China’s relentless expansion of secure ports across the Indian Ocean through the Red Sea and the Mediterranean challenges long-held regional and international economic and sec…
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The last few weeks have been a disaster for a hoped-for peace process in Libya. Ex-general Haftar has beaten a retreat from Tripoli; Russia is sending in more military resourc…
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Despite its well-earned title as the birthplace of the Arab Spring and more importantly as the only democratic country to emerge from that upheaval so far, Tunisia, in additio…
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Are there lessons to be learned from protesters in Lebanon, Tunisia, and Algeria in how they are confronting institutional obstacles?
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King Mohammed VI’s speech on this 20th anniversary of his coronation emphasized the need for national progress in an intensely personal tone of anguish and hope.
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My colleague Ambassador Ed Gabriel (ret), President/CEO of the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL), recently gave a presentation about Christians in the Middle East, and it pushed me to consider the genesis of my own involvement in Middle East affairs. At a time when the headlines are full of [...]
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