The 2026 Lebanon-Israel talks have echoes in 1983

Largely forgotten by history, leaders in Beirut and Tel Aviv shook hands on a plan for normal bilateral relations 43 years ago, after yet another Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon.

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The Price of Sustaining Assad

[caption id="attachment_55254583" align="aligncenter" width="1848"] Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) meets with Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, 08 August 2005. (Getty)[/caption] by…

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Iran and the Kurds

[caption id="attachment_55254587" align="aligncenter" width="5352"] Iraqi Kurds fly Kurdish flags during an event to urge people to vote in the upcoming independence referendum in Erbil, the capital…

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Will Former ISIS Fighters Head to Myanmar?

[caption id="attachment_55254590" align="aligncenter" width="3840"] Rohingya Muslims, fled from ongoing military operations in Myanmars Rakhine state, make their way through muddy water after…

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How ISIS Is Transforming

[caption id="attachment_55254594" align="aligncenter" width="4116"] A member of the Syrian pro-government forces carries an ISIS flag as he stands on a street in the ancient city of Palmyra on March…

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Merkel's Next Steps

[caption id="attachment_55254596" align="aligncenter" width="5472"] German Chancellor and Chrstian Democrat (CDU) Angela Merkel signs autographs for visitors during a brief visit by Merkel to a local…

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Mr. Trump’s Afghan Plan

[caption id="attachment_55254437" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A U.S. Marine from 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, RCT 2nd Battalion 8th Marines Echo Co. takes up a fighting position after off…

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