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Why Russia Is Biding Its Time on Nagorno-Karabakh

Many observers have expressed surprise that in the new war that has broken out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno…
To Prevent Proliferation, Stop Enrichment and Reprocessing in the Middle East

Victor Gilinsky There is a risk of a nuclear cascade across the region. The United States can stop it by enforcing the g…
Nagorno Karabakh, the small Thirty Years’ War in the Caucasus

Giancarlo Elia Valori From 1618 to 1648 Europe was shattered by the violent and relentless conflict between Protestants …
Forget Counterterrorism, the United States Needs a Counter-Disinformation Strategy

Brian Raymond If the U.S. government wants to win the information wars, Cold War-era tactics won’t cut it anymore. A “mi…
Do not panic, we are Chinese. China’s response to the pandemic.

Giancarlo Elia Valori In Europe, in the United States and in South America, the feared second wave of Covid-19 epidemic …
Religious conflicts around the globe and a solution

Amna Shaukat “When adherents of one faith take to the extreme and force their religious views on those of other faiths, …
Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

James M. Dorsey Political scientists Alan Chong and Quang Min Pham bring with their edited volume, Critical Refle…
Economies of The Future & Displaced Workers

Nassem Javed Pandemic may be over within the next 1000 days but the economic recovery may linger another next 10,000 day…
Nagorno-Karabakh: The Interplay of Community, Ambition and Strategy

Harish Thakur Death toll has risen to thousands since the two ex-Soviet republics battle over the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK)…
Global Action is Urgently Needed to Reverse Damaging Jumps in Extreme Poverty

For the second time, the rate of extreme poverty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region jumped again, nearly …
Can Lebanon Survive As It Is?

Michael Young Much attention in recent weeks has been focused on the aborted formation of a new government according to…
Changing attitudes towards religiosity: A double-edged sword for Arab rulers

James M. Dorsey Public opinion polling in the Arab world suggests that autocratic leaders like Saudi Crown Prince Moham…

OPINION

Middle East

War on terror: war of ideologies

March 25, 2019

The war on terror entered a new phase with the emergence of a new generation …
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Russia Is Winning the Sanctions Game

March 14, 2019
Jordan to face numerous security challenges

March 1, 2019
Geopolitics, the black swan in Saudi-Indian relations

February 17, 2019
The Turkey-US Crisis

January 12, 2019

Terrorism & Extremism

Jordan to face numerous security challenges

March 1, 2019

Terrorism is a security and political challenge that Jordan will face in the next decade. …
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The future of the terrorist phenomenon in the Middle East

March 1, 2019
Future risk of jihadists on Jordan’s security

February 17, 2019
Did Jordan king visit Moscow to avert disaster in the region?

February 19, 2018
Turkish-Kurdish war or Daesh civil war?

January 25, 2018

Interviews

#Peace4Mideast

Say YES! to #Peace4Mideast

October 4, 2016

We are appealing to all people of conscience and especially 1.3 billionMuslims around the world …
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