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Dec 19, 2025

Employment needs to take center stage in Gaza security plans

By Melanie Robbins 

The best way to undermine Hamas’s power in Gaza is to employ the people Hamas pays today.

Civil Society
Economy & Business

MENASource

Dec 18, 2025

Russia’s most important Middle East base is not where you think

By Frank Talbot

Before its future in post-Assad Syria was determined, Russia was actively searching for alternative strategic relationships in the region.

Defense Policy
Libya

MENASource

Dec 17, 2025

Is Iran’s Axis of Resistance turning toward Tunisia?

By Alissa Pavia

Tunisian President Kais Saied sees clear political advantage in drawing closer to Tehran.

Iran
Middle East
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Alyemany in Independent Arabia: Arab Lebanon, not Persian

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Dec 28, 2021

Fulton quoted in CNN on the US-China rivalry in the Middle East

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Dec 25, 2021

Fontenrose quoted in RadioFreeEurope on the rivalry between regional powers to fill the power vacuum in Afganistan

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Dec 22, 2021

Nia quoted in DawnMENA on the fate of the Iranian nuclear deal

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Dec 22, 2021

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Dec 22, 2021

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Dec 22, 2021

Slavin in The Washington Post: We should work more on ‘Plan A’ with Iran before moving to ‘Plan B’

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Dec 22, 2021

Libya’s long road to elections: ‘Unity cannot be a byproduct of a broken system’

By Yaseen Rashed

On December 17, the Atlantic Council’s North Africa Initiative held a panel discussion on “Libya: The long road to elections” on the democratic process in Libya, analyzing shortcomings and failures that threaten to derail the set election timeline.

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Dec 21, 2021

Farrand in New Degree Press: The Algerian dream: youth and the quest for dignity

By Atlantic Council

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Dec 21, 2021

Badi quoted in New York Times on the likely postponement of the Libyan elections

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