Advancing Stability and Opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa
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The Imperialist Push of Saudi Arabia Explained Through the Greater Horn of Africa
The moderation MbS champions is not a theological opening. It is the final stage of an imperial project begun with…
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The risks of Trump’s peace plan: Two Gazas and an annexed West Bank
Trump’s plan could doom aspirations for a unified Palestinian state. European and Arab states should pressure Washington before it’s too…
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The Saudi–Iranian Détente: A Strategic Imperative
Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement is Fragile, but Hangs On: Diplomatic engagement between Iran and Saudi Arabia has persisted despite the shock of…
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MBS, Guardian of Holy Places, Master of the Unholy Game
How the House of Saud weaponized Islam, at home and abroad, while its elite played by entirely different rules
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What Nouri al-Maliki’s prime minister bid tells us about Iraq
The surprise return of the controversial former leader has revealed that Iraq is still a US–Iran battleground.
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Syria’s Constitutional Void: Power Without a Framework
Syria entered 2026 without the constitutional architecture needed to hold its political transition together. More than a year after the…
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Iran’s Strategic Standoff with the West and the Risks to Regional Stability
Tensions between Iran and the United States have once again become one of the central elements shaping the security environment…
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The killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is the end of a political era in Libya
Saif al-Islam wielded little influence over the current running of the state. But his presence was still a political and…
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The Radicalization of Moderate Islam by MBS
What is occurring in Saudi Arabia is best understood as the restructuring of religion toward this end: religious authority is…
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What Drives Iranian Protests? Voices from the Streets
Demonstrations in cities across Iran appear to be panicking the regime, leading to internet blackouts and fears of reprisals over…
