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Mahfouz Had Originally Intended to Become a Philosopher. That He Became a Novelist Instead Was, for the Arabic Language, an Extraordinary Stroke of Fortune
We Must Save Ourselves from Ourselves
The Abraham Accords Laid the Groundwork, but the Current War Has Forged the True Alliance, as Iran Attacks Gulf Cooperation Council States
As a Major Non-Nato Ally, Morocco’s Economic Capacity Is a Direct Component of Regional Stability in the Maghreb and the Sahel
After the Supreme Leader’s Death, the Revolutionary Guards Are Holding Firm and Steering Iran Toward Escalation and Continued Repression
This Iranian Play Is Nothing New, and Panic Is Unwarranted
Israel’s Air Defences Are Holding, Even as Israeli and U.S. Air Power Operates Freely over Iranian Skies
Europe’s Reluctance on Iran Reflects More Than Diplomacy - It Reflects Vulnerability
Inside Hezbollah’s Justification for Renewed Conflict With Israel
Iran’s Leadership Crisis Ends With A Familiar Name And A Narrower Political Future.
Even After Battlefield Defeat, Tehran’s Networks May Shift Toward Global Revenge.
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Is a Devoted Son of the Islamic Republic Whose Rule May Take the Regime in an Even More Extreme Direction
What Could Change This Picture Is a Joint Us-Israeli Long-War Strategy to Bring Down the Iranian Regime by Supporting Both Armed and Civilian Opposition on the Ground
National Intelligence Council Products and National Intelligence Estimates Promote Groupthink
He Hanged Gays and Slaughtered Opponents, but He Had a ‘Bushy Beard and Easy Smile’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Has Adopted a Strategic Approach Toward Iran That Prioritizes the Survival of the Clerical Regime in Tehran
Westerners Suddenly Discover, with Belated Horror, That the World Is Not an Airbnb Catalogue and That History Does Not Pause to Let Us Check Out
If Washington and Jerusalem Are Serious in Their Stated Ambition of Destroying the Islamic Regime in Tehran, They Need of Allies on the Ground
Perhaps a Portion of the Huge Facility Can Become a Repository for Documents and Personnel Records Related to the Regime
The Polisario’s Collapse Is Now Accelerating in Real Time. Its Traditional Patrons Are Vanishing
Iran Intended Its Strikes to Pressure the U.S.-Israeli Operation to Stop. For Now, That Narrative Has Collapsed
Damascus’s Plan for Sweida Could Reshape Israel’s Northern Frontier
