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Security and Defense
Millions Dead from Post-9/11 US Wars: An Unconscionable Cost
May 23, 2023David Kanbergs
Last week, researchers working with Brown University’s Costs of War project released a substantial report detailing the number of indirect deaths caused by the…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfSecurity and Defense
After Afghanistan, a New Biden Middle East Doctrine Takes Shape
Aug 19, 2021Imad K. Harb
If there are lessons to be learned from the disastrous end of the American war in Afghanistan, they would be most applicable to the countries of the Arab Middl…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfSecurity and Defense
Comments on the UAE’s Acquisition of the F-35
Sep 8, 2020Abdulwahab Al-Qassab
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to have condoned the sale of the advanced American F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the United Arab Emirates afte…
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IranSecurity and Defense
A Middle East Calamity Is about to Unfold
Jan 3, 2020Imad K. Harb
Killing Soleimani has put the Middle East at the edge of a dangerous abyss and hastened an inevitable confrontation between the United States and Iran.
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LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Trump’s Syria Decision and the Turkish Operation
Oct 10, 2019Radwan Ziadeh
Without American forces on the ground, Washington will not be able to realize its objectives in Syria, especially in confronting the Iran-affiliated militias t…
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IraqRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Disturbing Developments in Iraq’s Security Establishments
Oct 1, 2019Abdulwahab Al-Qassab
Interference by Iran and Iraqi political groups in the functioning of the Iraqi armed forces and security services has resulted in deteriorating discipline amo…
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Security and Defense
An Arab NATO? The Folly of Trusting Trump
Jul 31, 2018Imad K. Harb
The Trump Administration is said to be pushing for establishing a Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA). Discussions for the plan will be conducted during a su…