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Sharaa’s Closest Associates from His Days as Leader of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham Still Control the Most Important Portfolios in Government
As Iranians Have Withdrawn from the Streets, Pro-Regime Groups Have Moved in and Filled the Space
The Islamist Government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Has Systematically Shifted Blame Onto Uninvolved Individuals
Direct U.S.-Brokered Talks Between Israeli and Lebanese Representatives Are Set to Take Place in Washington This Week
Iraq Is in the Hands of Bodies and Individuals Answerable to Tehran
Libya’s Oil and Gas Infrastructure, Already Chronically Vulnerable, Now Sits Squarely in the Crosshairs of Gray-Zone Operations
The Death Toll of Christians Massacred on Palm Sunday in Nigeria Rises to 53: Just Background Noise in the Global Media Chaos
What Is Missing, and What Israel’s Own Experience of Deterrence Theory Makes Painfully Legible, Is a Victory Doctrine
The Prospect of Trump Bringing the U.S. Back Into an Unpopular War Without a Clear Path to Achieving His Goals Appears Remote
Digital and Grassroots Platforms Circulate Narratives of Civilizational Conflict
Intra-Shia Solidarity Deepens as War Escalates in Southern Lebanon
Beneath the Optics of Cooperation, Egypt Seeks Relief From Mounting Pressures
New Evidence Suggests Iranian-Backed Networks Still Operate Freely in Syria
The United States Was Blindsided by the Number of Missiles the Islamic Republic Possessed and Their Range
At an Anti-Israel, Pro-Islamist Press Conference, People Demanded Rights for Themselves That They Deny to Jews
While Legal Scholars Seek to Promote and Reinforce International Humanitarian Law, Their Subjectivity and Political Agendas Now Undermine It
The Abrupt Announcement of a Two-Week Ceasefire in the War Between the U.S., Israel, and Iran Resolves None of the Issues Which Caused the Conflict
The Tactical Triumph and Strategic Uncertainty of Operation Epic Fury
While Oversight Stalls, Tehran-Aligned Networks Continue to Operate in Plain Sight
Explosive Claims Point to Coordinated Pressure Campaign Targeting Wealthy Individuals
When Authoritarian Systems Feel the Pressure of Accumulated Illegitimacy, They Announce Elections
The U.S. And Israel Should Target the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Core Pillar of Repression: The Judiciary
Assad’s Fall Has Stripped Iran of Most of Its Assets in Syria, but Networks Remain and Could Be Leveraged to Open a New Front
