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Category: Middle East

Middle East

A New Balance of Power in the Middle East? Consequences of the U.S. Abandoning the Kurds

Posted onOctober 23, 2019October 23, 2019

Smoke rising in Rasulayn after Turkish shelling. Photo Credit: Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. Turkey’s invasion into Northeast Syria in the wake of …

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Middle East

How Turkey’s “Safe Zone” Could Become a Killing Field for Syria’s Civilians

Posted onOctober 15, 2019

A woman and her children flee Northern Syria as Turkish forces advance. Photo source: REUTERS/Rodi Said. At a meeting in mid-September Turkish President Recep Tayyip …

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Middle East

Unfreezing the Status Quo: Palestinian Politics After Mahmoud Abbas

Posted onOctober 4, 2019

Palestinian President Abbas addresses the UN General Assembly. Photo Source: Reuter/Lucas Jackson. In mid-September, Israel held its second election in five months to determine the …

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US, Turkish, Russian Defense Chiefs Meet in Antalya, Turkey
Middle East, Russia

Prospects for Russo-Turkish Cooperation: Doomed with Time?

Posted onJuly 8, 2019July 30, 2019

US, Turkish, Russian Defense Chiefs Meet in Antalya, Turkey. Photo Credit: Department of Defense. By: James Millar, Columnist Threats of economic sanctions, cancellation of a …

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Official photograph of US, Russian, and Israeli officials.
Middle East, Russia, United States

In Historic Trilateral Summit, the U.S., Russia, and Israel Focus on Mutual Interests

Posted onJuly 3, 2019July 30, 2019

Official photograph of US, Russian, and Israeli officials. Photo Credit: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90. National Security Advisor John Bolton met with his Russian and Israeli counterparts, Nikolai …

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Middle East, Nuclear & Unconventional Weapons, Terrorism, United States

A Nuclear (em)Powered Middle East: Why the United States Cannot Afford a Counterterror Only Approach to the Region

Posted onMay 19, 2019July 29, 2019

The Barakah nuclear power plant in United Arab Emirates is seen in an undated photo released by the state-run WAM news agency. Photo Credit: Arun …

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Middle East, Russia, Terrorism

Spinning the Syrian Conflict: The Battle to Brand the White Helmets and the Future of Information Warfare

Posted onApril 15, 2019July 29, 2019

The White Helmets walk through debris in a rebel-held neighborhood of Aleppo. Photo Credit: AFP. By: Krystel Von Kumberg, Columnist Information is a contested resource in …

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Middle East, Terrorism, United States

Degraded Not Defeated: A Proposition for Forming a New US Security Strategy for Syria

Posted onApril 11, 2019July 29, 2019

The fall of the ISIS caliphate on March 23, 2019 marks a shift in Syria and the U.S. counterterrorism strategy for the future. Photo Credit: …

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Middle East, Terrorism

The Risks of Repatriating—Or Not—ISIS Foreign Fighters from the West

Posted onApril 10, 2019July 29, 2019

Islamic state fighters and their families walk as they surrendered in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria March 12, 2019. Photo Credit: …

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Middle East, Military & Defense

Israel’s Election and Deterrence in the Gaza Strip

Posted onApril 9, 2019July 29, 2019

Illustrative image of a kite with a Molotov cocktail prepared to be flown by Palestinians during clashes with Israeli security forces on the Gaza Israeli …

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