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Sep 19, 2025
How Israel’s strike on Doha is forcing a Gulf security reckoning
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Giorgio Cafiero
Israel’s September 9 military strike on Qatar marks a major escalation in regional tensions and presents Doha with an urgent new security dilemma. For Qatar, the attack raises fears of joining a growing list of Arab states that have been subjected to Israeli military aggression. Although the strike targeted Qatar specifically, the other Gulf Cooperation […]
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Sep 19, 2025
Snapback sanctions threaten to further derail Iran nuclear deal hopes
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Rob Macaire
Now would be the best time for the West to negotiate a deal with Iran—but snapback sanctions threaten a derailing into further confrontation.
MENASource
Sep 18, 2025
Libya’s stalled transition: When domestic spoilers meet foreign interests
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Luis Aleman and Karim Mezran
Libya’s stalled transition has not happened by chance; it has been deliberately engineered into paralysis by both domestic spoilers and foreign powers.
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