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Afghan Government Stuck in Perpetual Taliban-ISIS Cycle

On February 29, 2020, the United States and the Taliban signed a peace deal in Doha, Qatar. The deal has been one of the most contentious treaties in recent history, as it proponents praise it for…

 Ali El Shamy 29, May 2020

Why the US-Taliban Deal is Bound to Fail

Late last week, the Taliban and the US signed a historic peace deal. This seemed like a landmark moment in the US’s almost two-decade presence in Afghanistan as for the first time a glimmer of hope…

Ali El Shamy 06, Mar 2020
(L to R) The Taliban's former minister of agriculture Abdul Latif Mansoor, former envoy to Saudi Arabia Shahabuddin Delawar, former culture and information minister Amir Khan Mutaqi, former deputy education minister Abdul Salam Hanafi, and Taliban negotiator Abbas Stanikzai attend the Intra Afghan Dialogue talks in the Qatari capital Doha on July 7, 2019. (Getty)

A Deal With the Taliban Is Only the First Step Toward Peace

After months of closed-door negotiations inDoha, Qatar,the United Statesappears close to finalizing a deal with theTalibanthat would end Washington’s 18-year war inAfghanistan. The agreement would…

John Walsh 13, Sep 2019
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The Israel-Houthi war achieves nothing and hurts both sides

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Killing Yemeni civilians further ruins Israel's global image. Meanwhile, the Houthis cannot defeat Israel militarily.

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As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.

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