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EgyptIdentity Politics and SectarianizationEgypt’s Security Challenges in the Sinai Belie the Government’s Rhetoric
Oct 26, 2017Gregory AftandilianClashes in the northern Sinai Peninsula that resulted in scores of deaths of Egyptian security forces have underscored the durability of the extremist insurgen…
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Saudi ArabiaDemocracy and GovernanceDomestic Troubles for the Saudi Arabian Leadership
Oct 24, 2017Imad K. HarbMohammed bin Salman’s challenge to established norms of governance in Saudi Arabia and the abrupt changes in its economic and social conditions may help pull t…
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LibyaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionLibya’s Complicated Search for a Leader
Oct 24, 2017Mohammed CherkaouiLibya faces an uneasy distinction between a fragile state and a failed state and has fallen between the cracks of a dispute over legitimacy, struggle for power…
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Imad K. Harb: Will Congress block arms sales to Saudi Arabia?
Oct 23, 2017Imad K. HarbThe Trump administration has re-opened the door to unlimited supplies, making congressional action crucial.Read more
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LevantSecurity and DefenseCongressional Update – Week Ending October 20, 2017
Oct 20, 2017Marcus MontgomeryI. Congress1) Legislation. This week, with the House of Representatives on recess and the Senate preoccupied with passing its version of a budget resolution, t…
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IraqConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Kirkuk Battle Is a Watershed Event for Iraq
Oct 19, 2017Abdulwahab Al-QassabThe Iraqi central government harnessed domestic and international support to abort the Kurdish referendum for independence, in the process weakening the KRG’s …
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LevantMigrants, Refugees, and IDPsThe Challenges of Turkey’s Operation in Syria’s Idlib
Oct 19, 2017Mustafa GurbuzTurkey is concerned about who controls neighboring Idlib Province in Syria but is equally interested in thwarting the Syrian Kurds’ plans for autonomy south of…
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IranSecurity and DefenseThe Art of (Decertifying) the Deal: Trump’s Iran Strategy and the Nuclear Agreement’s Future
Oct 17, 2017Charles W. DunneThe president’s decertifying the Iran nuclear deal does not terminate US participation in the JCPOA but opens the door to such a move, roils US relations with …
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Mostafa Gurbuz: Raqqa: a fatal blow to the Islamic state (in Portuguese)
Oct 17, 2017Losing Raqqa is certainly a fatal blow to the EI, whose legitimacy is built on the territorial claim.Read More
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IranUS Foreign PolicyCongressional Update – Week Ending October 13, 2017
Oct 13, 2017Marcus MontgomeryCongress debates Iran and its proxies; President Trump refuses to certify Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA and designates the IRGC a terrorist organization.
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LebanonDemocracy and GovernanceWill US, Saudi Pressure Deter Hezbollah in Lebanon?
Oct 12, 2017Joe MacaronGiven the current status quo in Lebanon, the best American and Saudi pressure can do is to make the country’s political environment unbearable for Hezbollah.
