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February 28, 2024
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Joe Biden Should Pay Close Attention to the Michigan Results
A campaign to vote “uncommitted” has shattered expectations in the Michigan Democratic primary.
February 8, 2024
Yousef Munayyer
Is Joe Biden Uniquely Indifferent to Palestinian Suffering?
He’s called the “empath in chief.” Try telling that to many Palestinian Americans and their supporters.
December 6, 2023
John B. Judis
Yes, Israel Is a Colonialist State. But Does That Matter Today?
There are two views of how and why Israel was founded—and the debate is crucial to thinking about how the present conflict might be resolved.
May 10, 2021
Jacob Silverman
What If Dictators and Autocrats Learn to Love Clubhouse, Too?
The popular chat app is exploding in popularity in some Middle Eastern countries. Can it keep its users safe?
November 24, 2020
Jacob Silverman
Mike Pompeo Is a Global Arsonist. Can Biden Put Out His Fires?
The secretary of state is igniting diplomatic infernos left and right, leaving the next administration with untold damage on its hands.
August 20, 2020
Trita Parsi
The Israel-UAE Deal Puts the “Forever” in “Forever War”
What binds Israel and its new Arab allies is not the threat from Iran but the threat of the U.S. military leaving the Middle East.
August 7, 2020
Zack Kopplin
How Mike Pompeo Built a Blood-for-Oil Pipeline
The State Department, a conservative-connected shell company, and a key Kurdish crime family team up to siphon Syrian oil for U.S. investors.
July 20, 2020
Paul Pillar
Moving Beyond Good and Evil in the Middle East
There are alternatives to America’s heavy-handed attempts at “helping” the region. It’s time to pursue them.
March 23, 2020
Daniel Benaim
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Michael Hanna
The Coronavirus Could Kill Millions. U.S.-Iran Hostilities Will Make It Worse.
Countless lives in America, Iran, and Iraq depend on leaders’ willingness to put down the sabers and cooperate.
October 24, 2019
Elizabeth Tsurkov
The Syria Withdrawal’s Other Victims
While coverage has focused on the plight of Kurds, more Syrian locals and NGO workers face arrest and torture in the vacuum Trump created.
August 19, 2019
Magazine
Ken Silverstein
Shock Corridor
The first inside report from an ICE mental health facility
January 9, 2019
Brian Katulis
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Daniel Benaim
How About Some Candor in Middle East Policy?
Three things Mike Pompeo should say in Cairo this week, but probably won't
April 7, 2017
Magazine
Tony Horwitz
The Spy Who Loved Me
What I learned from my own contacts with Russian intelligence agents.
May 13, 2016
Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.
Is the U.S. Military Strategy Doing More Harm or Good in the Middle East?
Why the Obama administration's "light footprint" strategy might be counterproductive.
May 13, 2016
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Mikaela Lefrak
What Does It Mean to Be Beautiful in Dubai?
An Emirati shopping mall offers a glimpse into the world of Muslim fashion.
December 23, 2015
Ryan Kearney
The Sri Lankan housemaid who faced a stoning death in Saudi Arabia will live—in prison.
December 7, 2015
Peter Dombrowski
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David Alpher
National Security Experts React to President Obama’s Speech on ISIS
October 6, 2015
Mikaela Lefrak
This Is What a Modern Bride in Afghanistan Looks Like
April 23, 2015
Ahmed Benchemsi
Invisible Atheists
The spread of disbelief in the Arab world
March 13, 2015
Mehdi Hasan
How Islamic Is the Islamic State? Not at All.
What The Atlantic got wrong about ISIS
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