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Feb 20, 2026

Iran’s regime is suffering from strategic vertigo. Its next misstep may be its last.

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Michael Rozenblat</span>

Iranian leaders continue to see their major decisions backfire. Will they choose obstinance again in ongoing talks with the US?

Conflict Iran

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Feb 20, 2026

Syria is not Libya, but it could become one if the world looks away

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Kurt Davis Jr.</span>

There are lessons from Libya's fragmentation and collapse that can be applied now as Syria sits at a similar inflection point.

Conflict Libya

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Feb 18, 2026

Israel needs a fundamental shift in its foreign policy

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Amir Asmar</span>

Israel's international standing has been tarnished by its conduct in Gaza, but the apparent end of the war presents a unique moment for reexamination.

Conflict International Norms

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Feb 15, 2026

Six reasons why Trump should choose the military option in Iran

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Michael Rozenblat</span>

The benefits of fundamentally changing—or even eliminating—the Islamic Republic could outweigh the risks if the alternative is an emboldened, undeterred Iran.

Conflict Iran

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Feb 5, 2026

How Iran’s water bankruptcy seeped into the protest movement

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Nik Kowsar</span>

Many of Iran's protest hubs overlap with areas where severe water shortages in recent years have made life increasingly difficult for people.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

MENASource

Feb 5, 2026

How Israeli technology could help solve Iran’s water crisis

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Joseph Epstein and Dalga Khatinoglu</span>

Iran faces a stark choice: find ways to access the world's most advanced water technologies, or continue toward a crisis.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

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Feb 5, 2026

Washington’s UNRWA report shows how public discourse is divorced from reality

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Melanie Robbins </span>

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees has become a proxy theater for unresolved political questions.

Education International Organizations

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Feb 3, 2026

Why the Muslim Brotherhood is staying calm amid crackdowns in Jordan

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Aaron Magid</span>

Despite widespread popularity, the Islamist faction did not organize large-scale protests, lowered its media profile, and avoided attacks.

Extremism Intelligence

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Jan 29, 2026

Why Syria’s government must turn inward in 2026

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Gregory Waters</span>

Necessary domestic reforms include continued security reforms, economic development, and writing a new constitution.

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

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Jan 28, 2026

Syria’s Kurds could be al-Sharaa’s partners in rebuilding. Why did Damascus assault them instead?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Amy Austin Holmes</span>

The offensive on Kurdish neighborhoods was the third wave of sectarian violence after the targeting of Druze and Alawites.

Democratic Transitions Middle East
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