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July 28, 2014
Uzodinma Iweala
A Book By Jimmy Carter Led Me to Work for Richard Branson
'Talking Peace' provided a perspective on leadership as a combination of stubbornness, a moral compass, and an appetite for risk
July 25, 2014
John B. Judis
Who Bears More Responsibility for the War in Gaza?
July 17, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
Israel Is Invading Gaza Because Netanyahu Is Out of Options
But he's still just dealing with the symptom, not the problem
June 25, 2014
Esther Breger
How Not to Write A TV Drama About Arab Dictators
To start, cast an Arab actor in the lead
June 24, 2014
Michael Knights
Saddam Hussein's Faithful Friend, the King of Clubs, Might Be the Key to Saving Iraq
Assuming, that is, the mysterious Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri is even still alive
June 24, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
You're Not Going to Believe Who's Claiming Obama Destroyed the Middle East
June 16, 2014
Bilal Y. Saab
Blame These Two Countries, Not the United States, for the Current Crisis in Iraq
March 28, 2014
Laura Dean
Egypt Just Sentenced 500 Dissidents to Die. There Are 15,000 More in Prison
March 25, 2014
John B. Judis
John Kerry's Peace Process Is Nearly Dead
And the fault is mostly Netanyahu's
February 18, 2014
Laura Dean
In One Egyptian City, the Arab Spring Spirit Has Not Been Snuffed
January 26, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
Will the Next World War Start in the Middle East?
January 7, 2014
Frederick Deknatel
The Secret World of American Spies in the Middle East
November 12, 2013
Ben Birnbaum
Netanyahu Abhors the Iran Deal—And There's Little He Can Do About It
November 6, 2013
Ben Birnbaum
Avigdor Lieberman Is Back and Ready to Wreak Havoc
November 4, 2013
Ben Birnbaum
The Ted Cruz of Israel
Danny Danon is driving Bibi—and just about everyone else—crazy
November 3, 2013
Laura Dean
The Young Egyptians Who Launched the Arab Spring Are Quitting Politics Altogether
October 22, 2013
Yossi Klein Halevi
The Story of an Israeli Paratrooper Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation
September 24, 2013
Eric Trager
Egypt's Muslim Brothers Have Three Options for Moving Forward After the Ban
September 20, 2013
Abbas Milani
More Reasons for Optimism About Iran's New President
September 13, 2013
Lara Setrakian
What You Need to Know About Syria Today

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