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The oil-rich lands of the Middle East sit at the crossroads of civilization, abutting Europe, Africa, and Asia. Ongoing challenges, including Iran’s nuclear program; Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation; rapid population growth; conflict and upheaval in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan; and a changing climate are shaking geopolitics far beyond the region’s sun-scorched lands. In this space, we will chronicle and assess the events that are shaping the region as well as discuss what ro…
almost 2 years ago
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While the costs of mitigation and adaptation reforms will be high, the price of
inaction is immeasurable.
over 2 years ago
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The fallout from the Russo-Ukrainian war has abruptly exposed the tensions
between the United States and its Middle Eastern partners.
over 2 years ago
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President Joe Biden’s commitment to supplanting Russian energy production has
provoked a flurry of recent diplomacy with several oil-producing nations,
including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Iran.
almost 3 years ago
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The sources of tension between Iran and Azerbaijan run deep, and, regardless of their recent rapprochement, more aggression could be in the offing.
almost 3 years ago
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A new U.S. policy that sees Syria readmitted into the regional fold is not
intended to “reward” Bashar al-Assad for his barbarous behavior over the last
decade, but for the United States to pick winners and losers in the Middle East.
almost 3 years ago
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Can migration be a solution to the various demographic challenges facing many
nations, or is it a challenge in its own right? How should states adapt to
and/or mitigate the effects of changing demographics and influxes of migrants?
about 3 years ago
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If the United States wants to keep Turkey close and remain in the driver’s seat in Syria, it must assuage Ankara’s concerns, not let them fester.
about 3 years ago
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Should Joe Biden seize the opportunity of his administration’s Nuclear Posture
Review to redefine the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. security planning? How
should U.S. policy change to address the proliferation threats that the United
States is facing?
about 3 years ago
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Much as peace in Palestine has become less important to the Arab Gulf states’ foreign relations, so too does the Middle East’s silence on Xinjiang suggest that today’s regional governments are willing to compromise on peripheral interests if it means ensuring core ones.
about 4 years ago
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The allegation that Turkey has sent Syrians to fight in the Caucasus region is troubling, but not unbelievable.
about 4 years ago