Against the backdrop of simmering protests, endemic economic challenges, the continuing struggle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, ...
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in his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly as president, Joe Biden on Tuesday showed no sign of regret for his has ...
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on September 9, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command announced that it was forming Task Force 59 (TF 59) to test new unmanned air, su ...
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on September 16, Iran’s newly inaugurated President Ebrahim Raisi will embark on his first foreign trip to attend the twentieth-an ...
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The following is an excerpt from Dr. Levitt's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs. Dow ...
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When Lebanese took to the streets in October 2019 to rail against government corruption, a lack of accountability, and runaway con ...
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The cascade of crises in Afghanistan has left many Americans wondering if our credibility on the world stage has suffered a mortal ...
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The following is an excerpt from an essay originally published in SHADE MED 2021: Sharing Security, Culture and Values for a Share ...
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On August 13, Iraqi militia leader Hamid al-Yasiri delivered an unprecedented public denunciation of Iran-backed armed groups oper ...
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former assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs diagnoses the country's incapacitated institutions and prescribes rem ...
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