Khamenei's killing opens up a strategic abyss

Gulf states' delicate balancing act—maintaining security partnerships with the US while cautiously reopening channels to Iran—has been shattered

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy

Will Iran Become the Next North Korea?

[caption id="attachment_55254300" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A picture taken on August 20, 2010 shows an Iranian flag fluttering at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic next to a…

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Will al Qaeda Make a Comeback?

[caption id="attachment_55254295" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo flying Islamist flags as they…

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President Trump’s Syria Conundrum

[caption id="attachment_55254291" align="aligncenter" width="900"] US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in…

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Siemens’ Crimea Scandal

[caption id="attachment_55254232" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A man looks at electricity supply meters at a house in Simferopol on November 22, 2015. Crimea declared a state of emergency on…

Maia Otarashvili

The Problem With Syria's Demographics

[caption id="attachment_55254218" align="aligncenter" width="900"] DAMASCUS, SYRIA - JANUARY 31: In this handout provided by the United Nation Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Residents wait in line…

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Why Extremism Is on the Rise in Bangladesh

[caption id="attachment_55254221" align="aligncenter" width="900"] DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 22: Men study at the Jamia Rahmania Arabia madrassa, where Mufti Jasim Uddin Rahmani who is the the…

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Austerity Britain

[caption id="attachment_55254161" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May takes a sip of tea as she chats with youth activists during a visit to the Young Minds mental…

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Washington's Dead End in Syria

[caption id="attachment_55254175" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A 26-year old ex-military member from the US, nick-named by Kurdish fighters as Hewal Bahoz, poses for a photo on April 14, 2015, in…

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