Nicole Robinson is a research assistant in the Allison Center for Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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“This is not a revolution,” Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr proclaimed this week in a televised address to supporters after two days of the worst violence… Read More
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The world watched a year ago as Taliban fighters stormed the presidential palace to seize power again in Afghanistan. The swift fall of Kabul came… Read More
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Captagon sounds like the name of a substance from a science fiction novel. Originally compounded as a pill to combat narcolepsy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, captagon… Read More
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Over the last month, there has been a blossoming of activity to advance the Abraham Accords across the Middle East. Visits by Israeli Defense Minister… Read More
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Yemen’s Houthi militants have escalated ballistic missile and drone strikes on the United Arab Emirates as part of their war against the Saudi-led coalition that… Read More
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Over the past few months in Lebanon, tensions have been slowly escalating with the continued collapse of the economy, deteriorating living conditions, and the investigation… Read More
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On Sept. 15, 2020, President Donald Trump brokered the signing of the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and Israel… Read More
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America has two main objectives in Iraq: counter Iranian influence and combat radical Islamists. Fortunately, the official results of Iraq’s recent parliamentary elections create an… Read More
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Over the past two months, the Biden administration has shown a willingness to revive negotiations with Iran on the flawed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,… Read More
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Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt agreed to restore ties with Qatar during the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council Summit on Tuesday. The agreement marks the end of a dispute that has divided the Persian Gulf region since 2017. … Read More
