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By Allison Minor
Between Iran and Gaza, Trump and Netanyahu will have a full agenda during the latter’s visit to Washington.
By Itai Melchior and Nir Boms
Israel will be wise to align its policy with those who seek to integrate Syria rather than with those who seek to fragment it.
By C. Anthony Pfaff
The future of US–Iraq relations is neither as dim as it may first appear, nor as promising as one might hope.
By Ibrahim Al-Assil
The bombing at Mar Elias Church is more than an isolated tragedy. It is a signal that Syria’s transition remains vulnerable to sabotage.
By Aaron Magid
With a struggling economy, little oil, and surrounded by wars, how has Abdullah remained in power for more than a quarter century?
Congressional delegation visit coincided with Israel and Iran squaring off in a direct military confrontation.
By Sahar Khan
Pakistan officials were quick to deny Iranian claims that Islamabad would engage in a nuclear response to a nuclear Israeli strike on Iran.
By Shahira Amin
Egypt's deterrence of the march are baffling to many, because the international initiative is in line with Egypt's declared position on Gaza.
By Sinan Hatahet
While Syria's political shift brings new hope, it also highlights the complex realities that still define the Syrian landscape.
By Sarah Zaaimi
The stakes are higher as two opposing rhetorics about the region's future are at play: Pan-Abrahamism and Revolutionary Islamism.
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