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Why Some Palestinians Are Turning Against Hamas’ Rule in Gaza
How Venezuela Became a Forward Operating Base for Iran, Hezbollah, and Erdogan—and Why Its Collapse Matters
From the Israeli and Jewish Point of View, the Emergence of This State of Affairs Isn’t So Bad
This Is Not Merely a Legal Technicality; It Is the Final Act in a Decade-Long Consolidation of Power
Even If Iran’s Current Protests Intensify, a Clean Democratic Transition Is Unlikely
Protests Have Broken Out Across the Country. We’ve Been Here Before.
How the West Mistook Elite Activism for Moral Renewal in the Arab World
How Islam Severed Itself from the Biblical World That Once Made Its Scripture Intelligible
Regime Change Would Transform the Middle East—But Not Necessarily for the Better
A Disinformation Campaign Reveals the Somali Government’s Fear of Strategic Irrelevance
Opposition Lawmakers Allege Regulators, Bank Executives, and Political Figures Were Shielded as the Probe Was Narrowed
A Sunken Russian Freighter Reveals a Hidden Proliferation Route in the Mediterranean
Algiers Turns Humanitarian Branding Into A Soft-Power Weapon After Defeat At The U.N.
A Newly Emergent Group Outlines Its Ideology, Alliances, And Opposition To Post-Assad Syria
Losing Ground In The Red Sea, Cairo Turns A Gaza Rumor Into A Domestic Distraction
The Real Test Of Gaza’s “Day After” Will Be Whether Hamas Faces Any Meaningful Compulsion
Somaliland’s Independence Is Not Analogous To The “Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus”
How The Muslim Brotherhood Survived Crackdowns By Going Corporate
Recognizing Somaliland Defeats ‘Ilhan Omar’ Narrative And Strengthens U.S. Strategy
Court Records Reveal How Turkish Smuggling Networks Exploit Both The Canadian And Mexican Borders
How Egypt’s Satellite Program Undermines Western Intelligence Leverage
How European NGOs Laundered Humanitarian Aid Into Hamas’s War Machine
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