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Despite a Ceasefire Agreement, Clashing Visions of Central Authority and Kurdish Autonomy Are Driving Escalation in Hasakah and Along the Turkish Border
Public Religious Expression, Immigration, and Identity Debates Are Colliding in the U.K.’s Capital
Iran’s Long Memory of Foreign Concessions Explains Why Transactional Regime Change Would Fail
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
Washington Dithers as China Moves to Crush a Rare Pro-American Democracy
Europe’s Migration Deal Is Funding Authoritarianism and Opening North Africa to Iran and China
How Sharia-Based Restrictions on Church Repairs Sparked Mob Violence and State Appeasement
How Syria’s evolving Captagon trade is forcing Amman to abandon normalization and return to hard power
Why Athens Should Follow Jerusalem’s Lead in the Horn of Africa
Washington’s Push for an International Force in Gaza Risks Importing the Same Coalition Failures That Empowered the Taliban and Hezbollah
After Months of Silence, the Pro–Islamic State Group Reemerges by Claiming a Sectarian Attack on Alawites in Central Syria
Israel’s Break with Diplomatic Convention Opens a Strategic Opportunity for New Delhi in the Horn of Africa
With Gaza Talks Nearing a Cliff Edge, Israel’s Prime Minister Presses the Case for Deadlines, Deterrence, and Credible Military Escalation
As Algeria Fixates on Historical Grievance, Rabat Locks in Israeli Air Defense and Drone Power
Federal Court Finds Ankara Responsible for a Coordinated Assault by Erdoğan’s Security Detail on Peaceful Protesters in Washington
Cairo’s Naval Push Targets Ethiopia’s Lifelines And Punishes Israel’s Somaliland Move
Failed Military Integration And Competing Visions For Syria Fuel Renewed Tensions
