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

Filling the Vacuum in Libya

[caption id="attachment_55254171" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Members of the self-styled Libyan National Army, loyal to the country's east strongman Khalifa Haftar, patrol a street in central…

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The War After ISIS

[caption id="attachment_55254119" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani (C) attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's (not seen) meeting with…

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The Race for Deir Ez’zor

[caption id="attachment_55254116" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A convoy of US forces armoured vehicles drives in Syria on March 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN [/caption] Are the…

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The Names of Jihad

A Guide to ISIS' Noms de Guerre by Vera Mironova The situation was solemn, but hidden smiles played behind the eyes of those listening in. An Islamic State (ISIS) fighter was yelling for his…

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Calling Pakistan's Bluff

[caption id="attachment_55254096" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Pakistan army cadets take part in a guard of honour during an event to mark the birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali…

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How Erdoganism Is Killing Turkish Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55254077" align="aligncenter" width="900"] ISTANBUL, TURKEY - AUGUST 7: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during Democracy and Martyrs' Rally, held to…

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Britain’s Obstacles to Brexit

[caption id="attachment_55254034" align="aligncenter" width="900"] TOPSHOT - People walk over Westminster Bridge wrapped in Union flags, towards the Queen Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) and The Houses of…

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China’s Liaoning Power Play

[caption id="attachment_55254047" align="aligncenter" width="900"] HONG KONG, CHINA - JULY 07: Destroyer Yinchuan led by China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning arrives in Hong Kong Special…

Thomas J. Shattuck

Tunisia, a Success Story?

[caption id="attachment_55254041" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A Tunisian man drapped in the national flag reads graffiti written in French, "Stay standing Tunisians", along Mohammed Bouazizi…

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