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SyriaSource

Jul 13, 2017

Post Conflict Stabilization: Turkey and the End of Operation Euphrates Shield

By Aaron Stein, Hossam Abouzahr, and Rao Komar

On March 30, the Turkish military, backed by Syrian rebel groups, ended its seven month military operation dubbed Euphrates Shield in northern Syria. The Turkish aims were twofold: force the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) from the border and prevent the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from pushing west from its territory in nearby Manbij. […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Jul 13, 2017

Britain Needs to Reassess its Counterterrorism Strategy

By Elizabeth Ball

British Prime Minister Theresa May called for a re-evaluation of the United Kingdom’s counterterrorism strategy in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in Manchester and London.  This must be a top priority. The UK’s current counterterrorism strategy—CONTEST—is organized around four “work streams” also known as the four Ps: Pursue (to stop terrorist attacks), Prevent (to […]

United Kingdom

IranSource

Jul 13, 2017

New Documents about 1953 Iran Coup Enliven Regime Change Debate

By Malcolm Byrne

Sixty-four years on, the effects of the 1953 coup in Iran continue to resonate inside Iran and outside.

UkraineAlert

Jul 13, 2017

There He Goes Again. Putin Meddles in the South Caucasus

By Stephen Blank

Russia President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump likely agreed to restrict intervention in the affairs of third countries at the G-20 summit. This agreement, however, contradicts Russian foreign policy. In Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, Russia seeks to curtail the ability of these governments to pursue independent foreign policies. A series of recent probes […]

Russia The Caucasus

MENASource

Jul 12, 2017

Tension Among Local Yemeni Communities Due to Aid Imbalance

By Ghaidaa Motahar and Mohammed Al-Sabahi

In Yemen, the poorest country in the MENA region, more than two years of an ongoing conflict has resulted in a massive humanitarian catastrophe. Over seventeen million people are not able to adequately feed themselves and are frequently forced to skip meals. Seven million of these are severely food insecure, which means they do not […]

Yemen

SyriaSource

Jul 12, 2017

The Syrian Elite Forces and the Battle for Raqqa

By Abdulrahman al-Masri

Alongside the US-backed forces storming into Raqqa is the all-Arab tribal group, the Syrian Elite Forces (SEF), headed by former Syrian political opposition leader, Ahmad al-Jarba. The SEF is composed of primarily two influential Arab tribes in the northeast and eastern towns of Syria: al-Shu’aytat and Shammar. So far the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), led […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2017

Al Jazeera in the Eye of a Storm

By Giorgio Cafiero

Al Jazeera, the first state-owned pan-Arab news network, means many different things to Middle Eastern governments and citizens. The Doha-headquartered network has provided Arabs with a style of reporting that was unheard of in the region before its launch twenty-two years ago. In 2011, Al Jazeera’s coverage of Arab Spring uprisings shaped history by promoting […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2017

Emmanuel Macron and the Sense of Reality

By Nicholas Dungan

After the French presidential election completed its two rounds in late April and early May, France, Europe and many around the world breathed a sigh of relief that Emmanuel Macron’s victory had put a stop to the know-nothing populism evident in the Brexit referendum and the ascendancy of Donald J. Trump to the US presidency. […]

France

SyriaSource

Jul 12, 2017

The Turkish Military is Likely to Target Idlib Next

By Molham Ekaidi

Turkish media circles, especially those close to the government, are heavily discussing a Turkish military operation against, “terrorist networks.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself spoke of an impending military operation along the lines of “Operation Euphrates Shield, ” an operation that concluded in late March. The Turkish statement was accompanied by news of a […]

Syria

IranSource

Jul 12, 2017

Neocon Comparison of Iran and Soviet Union Profoundly Flawed

By Sina Azodi

After almost eight months, the Trump administration has yet to come up with a comprehensive Iran policy. The White House has grudgingly abided by its predecessor’s nuclear deal with Iran, while adopting a more hawkish tone toward Iran’s growing influence in the Middle East.

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