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Sep 4, 2025

Dispatch from Basra: Glimpses of hope in Iraq’s forgotten south

By Jon Wilks

Basra is proving to be part of a broader trend: improved security and visible reconstruction, despite persistent corruption and dysfunction.

Iraq Middle East

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Aug 29, 2025

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

By 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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Aug 28, 2025

The Gulf’s dark horse: Why Oman can seize a global trade realignment

By Nic Adams

While economic uncertainty is gripping many countries around the world, Oman has remained a steadfast defense and economic partner of the United States.

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Nov 10, 2020

The US election was all Iranians talked about for the past week

By Holly Dagres

The Iranian establishment has repeatedly claimed that a Democrat or Republican wouldn’t matter for Iran, but the general Iranian population begged to differ as it watched the vote-counting process with bated breath.

Iran Middle East

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Nov 9, 2020

Charai in The Hill: Biden’s big challenges

By Atlantic Council

Despite the major challenges that President-elect Joe Biden faces, including fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, uniting a deeply divided country, addressing economic recession, and more, Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai argues that there is a major opportunity for the United States to regain its place as a principled world leader under the new administration.

Africa Coronavirus

MENASource

Nov 9, 2020

Netanyahu must adapt to the new Washington

By Carmiel Arbit

The 2020 US presidential election may be the splash of cold water needed to chasten Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Iran Middle East

In the News

Nov 9, 2020

Badi in ECFR: Rethinking Governance: The case for European engagement with non-state armed groups
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Nov 9, 2020

Kadhim quoted in Al Jazeera on what a Biden administration means for the US-Iraq relations
Elections Iraq

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Nov 9, 2020

Lipner quoted in Foreign Policy on the the US presidential election
Elections Israel

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Nov 9, 2020

Nagorno-Karabakh: An unexpected conflict that tests and perplexes Iran

By Borzou Daragahi

More likely than not, a resurrection of a decades-old war on Iran’s sleepy northern border between two countries friendly to Iran was not high on the agenda of imminent threats—if on the list at all.

Iran Middle East

In the News

Nov 8, 2020

Ferziger in Foreign Policy: UAE, Bahrain Brace for a Chillier Biden Approach
Elections Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

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Nov 7, 2020

Pavel interviewed by TRT World on international implications of a Biden administration

By Atlantic Council

On November 7, Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Barry Pavel discussed what the Biden administration means for international affairs on Turkish international news channel TRT World. Pavel commented on how the Biden administration will respond to great-power competitors, nuclear proliferation, and climate change.

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Nov 7, 2020

El Gamal joins France24 to discuss what a Biden presidency will mean for MENA
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