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Commentary

Egypt’s Delicate Balance: Maintaining US Support While Confronting Gaza Challenges

Exploring the potentially destabilizing factors that could undermine Cairo's role as a mediator between Hamas and Israel.
April 18, 2025
Mohamed Nabil El Bendary
Commentary

Language, Memory, and the Fragility of US–Iran Nuclear Diplomacy

For Iran, invoking the ‘Libya model’ brings complex dynamics to the forefront as Tehran weighs the risks of trusting and compromising with
April 17, 2025
Ludovica Castelli
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Russia, China, and the E-3 Root from the Sidelines As US and Iran Talk in Oman

Moscow does not want to see its military cooperation with Tehran tested by a collision between Washington and Tehran.
April 11, 2025
Ilya Roubanis
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China’s Unenthusiastic Economic Engagement with Taliban-Led Afghanistan

The Taliban once called China its “most important partner,” but China has been less than enthusiastic in building economic relations.
April 9, 2025
Sarah Godek
Commentary

Reimagining Levant Reconstruction in A Post Western Aid World

The Islamic Development Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development could create a joint Levant reconstruction fund to address the
April 8, 2025
Kawa Hassan
Commentary

Diplomacy or Conflict? Trump and Khamenei’s High-Stakes Gamble

Iran may be willing to move to direct diplomacy but will start out by insisting on a mediator – Oman – to
April 8, 2025
Shahir Shahidsaless
Commentary

Cyber Scam Centers: A Growing Flashpoint in China-Myanmar Relations

As China weighs its strategy toward Myanmar, the rise of cyber scam centers is an increasing concern for Beijing’s interests.
April 7, 2025
Sydney Tucker
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Back to the Future? The Implications of Growing Strategic Competition in the Arctic for the US-Japan Alliance

Growing U.S. attention toward the Arctic may push Japan’s defense establishment to dust off its Cold War playbook.
April 4, 2025
Yuki Tatsumi
Commentary

When the Cards Are on the Table, Will the UN Stand By the Interns?

Budgetary decisions over UN secretariat internship programs are under more pressure and strain at the United Nations than ever in history.
April 4, 2025
Nudhara Yusuf
Commentary

In Myanmar, A Tragedy Atop A Crisis

Aftershocks, airstrikes, and aid restrictions hamper emergency response efforts, but fragile pauses on armed offensives offer some hope
April 3, 2025
Steve Ross
Commentary

Navigating Security, Economy, and Diplomacy in Post-Assad Syria

Syria’s interim government faces urgent security and economic challenges while seeking domestic and international legitimacy.
April 1, 2025
Alexander Langlois
Commentary

Pragmatism Shapes Growing GCC Engagement With the Taliban

The de-facto normalization of relations between GCC nations and the Taliban reflects the Gulf’s interest in seeing Afghanistan stabilize.
March 28, 2025
Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco
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