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Ahmed al-Sharaa has proven his doubters wrong and learned from Iraq and Libya to keep Syria from splintering and dividing.

How Syria's al-Sharaa learned from the failures of Libya and Iraq

To the surprise of many, Syria's interim president has neither removed Assad-era staff nor sought revenge on his key lieutenants. It has helped stop Syria from fragmenting.

Kamal Alam 14 December 2025

Iranians chant slogans and wave national flags as they celebrate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel at Enghlab Square in the capital Tehran on June 24, 2025.

ATTA KENARE / AFP

Now that the guns have fallen silent, what next for Iran?

Tehran will return to nuclear negotiations with far fewer cards. Even if it seeks a token gesture on enrichment, that could be rejected. Remaining options include capitulation or even civil war.

Wahid Abdel Maguid 27 June 2025

A sign on a building slide with a silhouette depicting US president-elect Donald Trump that reads, "Climate crisis won't stop for a climate denier" on November 18, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

LUIS ROBAYO / AFP

Has Trump’s second term killed off ESG?

The famed framework for evaluating a firm's environmental, social, and governance impact has informed investment choices for several years. Have Trump's White House edicts left it bruised, or buried?

Nazareth Seferian 03 April 2025

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr climb the blast walls surrounding Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone during protest against corruption in Baghdad, Iraq July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

The Political Elite and Crises of Governance

It is not an overstatement to say that studying the issue of the elite and its position in managing states and societies is one of the major approaches that contributes to understanding and…

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