although significant obstacles may still derail the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) election scheduled for May 22, the forma ...
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A new US intelligence report that finds Russia interfered in the 2020 election to help Donald Trump and hurt Joe Biden also unders ...
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The meeting between senior Biden administration officials and their Chinese counterparts marks the first face-to-face opportunity ...
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On March 5, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum with Bassma Kodmani, Robert Ford, and James Jeffrey. Kodmani is a ...
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At a time of shrinking budgets and a fast-growing deficit, the need to rationalize U.S. investment in counterterrorism represents ...
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When is a failed Iran-instigated attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities a problem? Answer: When a new administration in Washington ...
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On February 4, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that his department would start a global force posture review of Americ ...
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The challenge of Russia in the Middle East may appear a narrow one. And given the strong domestic push to end “forever wars” and w ...
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As part of his March 5-8 trip to Iraq, Pope Francis will visit the holy city of Najaf to meet with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, ...
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As President Biden ponders Washington’s best approach to the Syrian quandaries that bedeviled the previous two administrations, it ...
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