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Going Forward on Egyptian-American Relations
Feb 21, 2017Egypt recently marked the sixth anniversary of the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak and his handover of power…
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Libya after ISIL: What Will Trump Do?
Feb 15, 2017It is safe to say that at present, Libya might not be high on the agenda of President Donald…
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General Flynn, We Hardly Knew You
Feb 15, 2017After serving only 24 days as President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, Lt. General Michael Flynn has resigned, leaving…
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Receiving Netanyahu, Trump Must Emphasize America’s Interests
Feb 14, 2017Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes to Washington this week to officially reset US-Israeli relations after the chill of the…
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Developments in Yemen and American Strategic Calculations
Feb 8, 2017It has been three years since Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference concluded its work to set the stage for a…
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Iran and Trump’s Strategy in the Gulf Region: What’s Next?
Feb 8, 2017Iran’s recent launch of a medium range ballistic missile played to the Trump Administration’s expectations of Iranian behavior regarding…
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“America First” Will Compromise Homeland Security and Disrupt American Soft Power
Feb 7, 2017The Trump Administration’s two promises—pursuing an “America first” policy and exterminating radical jihadism—require an investment in American soft power…
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General Mattis and Iraq: Motivations and Apprehensions
Feb 3, 2017The appointment of retired US General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense comes during cautious times for both Iraqis…
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Netanyahu Unrestrained: The Trump Effect on Israeli Politics
Feb 3, 2017BackgroundSince 2009, there have been two constants in the American-Israeli relationship: Barack Obama was President of the United States…
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Jordan’s King Abdallah in Washington: ISIL and Jerusalem
Feb 1, 2017In what was described as a working visit, Jordan’s King Abdullah II arrived on January 30, 2017, and became…
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Ten Days of Trump: Prospects for Democracy and Human Rights vis-à-vis the Arab World
Feb 1, 2017In his first 10 days in office, President Trump signed executive orders and made statements that greatly influence US…
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Strategic Costs of the Muslim Ban
Jan 30, 2017The Trump Administration’s first week has clearly exposed both its limited depth in strategic thinking and, worse, its lack…
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A World Between bin Laden and Breivik: Supremacist Ideologies Shaping the 21st Century
Jan 26, 2017From Austria, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, and elsewhere on the European continent, right-wing political parties are on the rise. Nationalism,…
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Iraqi Kurdistan’s Bid for Independence: Challenges and Prospects
Jan 26, 2017Masoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraqi Kurdistan, has expressed his expectation for “a…
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Forget Paris. It Won’t be Hard
Jan 25, 2017The Paris Peace Conference of January 15, 2017, barely amounted to a singular blip on radar. Some 70 countries…
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Syria and Iraq in the Age of Trump: Challenges to American Interests
Jan 25, 2017Now that the Trump Administration has taken over the reins of American diplomatic and military power, questions arise about…
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President Trump and the Republican Congress: Smooth Sailing or Choppy Waters?
Jan 25, 2017For only the third time since 1929, the Republican Party will control the House, Senate and the White House…
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Aoun in Riyadh: A Test for Lebanon’s Foreign Policy
Jan 25, 2017In November 2014, General Michel Aoun told the Lebanese daily newspaper, As-Safir, that the late Saudi foreign minister Saud…
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Oman’s Needed Adjustment During the Trump Presidency
Jan 18, 2017The Sultanate of Oman has arguably always been an outlier regarding unified Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) action since the…
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Turkish-Iraqi Relations: Old Trends and Future Possibilities
Jan 17, 2017Relations between Iraq and Turkey have been cordial and cautious since Iraq became independent of Ottoman suzerainty after WWI,…
