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Challenges Ahead For UAE-Iran Rapprochement

The UAE aims to position itself as an interlocutor with Iran and to reshape the mechanisms regulating the region’s geopolitical architecture

Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco

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Iran’s Dire and Growing Drug Shortage

Pharmacies have been forced to ration an array of products from formula for babies to critical medication such as insulin shots

Mohammad Reza Mousavi

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Philani Mthembu: South African Perspectives on Russia, China, and BRICS

Philani Mthembu, Executive Director at the Institute for Global Dialogue, shares the South African perspective on BRICS, China, and the war in Ukraine

Peter Slezkine

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Trump and Ishiba Meet for the First Time—Success, Maybe?

Ishiba’s high-stakes meeting with Trump ended with a pleasant surprise, but concerns remain

Yuki Tatsumi

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Testing Assumptions About US Foreign Policy in 2025

Members of the Reimagining US Grand Strategy team examine key assumptions about US foreign policy that will be tested this year

Christopher Preble • Evan Cooper • Emma Ashford...

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Can Ishiba Rise to the Occasion? Japan’s Leader Visits Washington

Ishiba’s meeting with Trump is a pivotal moment to prove his leadership and define his role as a "Japan First" prime minister

Yuki Tatsumi

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Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, January 2025

Yakuza leader pleads guilty to attempting to sell weapons-grade nuclear material, IAEA chief Grossi to visit Kyiv, and more drones sighted over US nuclear facilities

Christina McAllister • Braden Holt

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How Iraq Can Support Post-Assad Syria

Historic social and cultural similarities between the two peoples provide a natural platform for cooperation between Iraqi and Syrian universities, think tanks, intellectuals, artists and civil societies.

Kawa Hassan

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