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Of particular focus and interest are the minorities, women, and the youth populations across the region and how they are affected by the changing environments.

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Egypt and Yemen, Take Two

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Sep 10, 2025

Ten questions (and expert answers) on Operation Inherent Resolve’s end in Iraq

This new frontier in the US-Iraq relationship leaves many opportunities, challenges and unknowns. Our experts unpack it all.

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Egypt and Yemen, Take Two

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Sep 8, 2025

Haftar’s long game: Dynastic power and diplomatic leverage in Libya

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Karim Mezran and Dario Cristiani

Haftar may be shaping not only the current political landscape, but is also positioning himself—and his family—for long-term influence.

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Egypt and Yemen, Take Two

MENASource
Aug 29, 2025

Is the cautious China-Iran military cooperation at a turning point?

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Jean-Loup Samaan

With a new war between Iran and Israel still an immediate threat, China might need to ask itself: Is cooperation with Iran worth risking its diplomacy model in the Gulf?

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Apr 9, 2015

Egypt and Yemen, Take Two

By MENASource

The escalation of the conflict in Yemen has mobilized the largest number of Arab forces in the past sixty years. Egypt represents a major partner in the Saudi-led Arab coalition that has conducted regular air strikes against rebel Houthi positions with the stated goal of returning ousted President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi to power.

North Africa Yemen

MENASource

Apr 8, 2015

Egypt and Yemen 53 Years Later

By Yasmine Farouk

Fifty-three years after Gamal Abdel Nasser’s failed adventure in Yemen, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is rallying under that same banner of pan-Arabism, and Egypt is once again involved in Yemen’s domestic affairs. Unlike under Nasser, however, rather than trying to counter Saudi Arabia’s regional interests, Egypt is jumping on the bandwagon with the kingdom, […]

North Africa Saudi Arabia

MENASource

Apr 8, 2015

Arming the Kurds to Defeat ISIS in Mosul

By Wladimir van Wilgenburg

Buttressed by anti-ISIS coalition airstrikes, Kurdish forces (Peshmerga) have successfully maintained their front lines against the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL). Both Baghdad and Washington need the Kurds to strike at ISIS in the symbolic city of Mosul, but some in the US government fear that directly arming the Kurds could encourage a future war […]

Iraq

MENASource

Apr 8, 2015

Top News: US Expedites Arms Shipments to Saudi Arabia

By MENASource

The United States is speeding up arms supplies and bolstering intelligence sharing with a Saudi-led alliance bombing a militia aligned with Iran in neighboring Yemen, US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.

MENASource

Apr 8, 2015

Top News: Dialogue Meeting to Discuss Egypt Parliament Law Reforms Hampered by Disagreement

By EgyptSource

A meeting aimed at eliminating constitutional gridlock standing in the way of Egypt’s long-delayed parliamentary elections ended abruptly on Tuesday. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ibrahim al-Heneidy said that Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab was forced to end the meeting with political parties and other national figures after verbal clashes erupted among the attendees.

MENASource

Apr 8, 2015

EconSource: Libya’s Rival Forces Warn Tobruk Government Against Independent Oil Sales

By EconSource

Libyan forces opposed to the country’s internationally recognized government in Tobruk have warned it that any attempts to export oil independently would force them to take military action to seize oil ports and facilities.

MENASource

Apr 8, 2015

US-Iran: Deal or No Deal, This Is Not the Question

By Hanin Ghaddar

The June 30 deadline will make or break the US-Iran nuclear deal. Until then, the preliminary accord, its interpretation, and implementation will be the center of attention for all stakeholders. However, less attention will be given to the developments in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Lebanon.

Iran Iraq

MENASource

Apr 7, 2015

The US-Iran Nuclear Agreement: It’s not the Details, It’s the Context

By Faysal Itani

The public debate over the US-Iran nuclear deal’s merits has largely focused on its technical details, protocols, and simplistic generalizations about Iranian goodwill (or lack thereof). But equally important are the geopolitical and strategic environments in which a deal is reached and US conduct in negotiations.

Iran Syria

MENASource

Apr 7, 2015

Iran: All About Nukes?

By Frederic C. Hof

Imagine a fistfight between a National Football League lineman and say, a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Imagine the lineman, after effortlessly decking the Senior Fellow, offering a second round, but with one key difference: each fighter would be armed with a .38 Special.

Iran Syria

MENASource

Apr 7, 2015

Top News: Houthis Claim to Have Seized Weapons Meant for Pro-Hadi Forces

By MENASource

Weapons dropped from the air by the Saudi-led coalition for popular committees fighting the Houthis in Aden have fallen into Houthi hands, according to the Houthis.

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