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The Rise of the Sunni Crescent in 2025:  The US and the Middle East
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The Rise of the Sunni Crescent in 2025: The US and the Middle East

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The big victors in the rise of a Lebanon-Syria-Jordan Sunni Crescent are Turkiye and the Sunni Arab Gulf monarchies

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In the Global Race for Electric Vehicle Dominance, the US is Falling Way Behind

In the Global Race for Electric Vehicle Dominance, the US is Falling Way Behind

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Syria’s incomplete security Transition has left gaps for Islamic State to Exploit

Syria’s incomplete security Transition has left gaps for Islamic State to Exploit

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Poll 55 Of Iraqis Would Feel Safer

Poll: 55% of Iraqis Would feel Safer without US Troops 67% Support Muqtada al-Sadr Associated Press reports a Coalition Provisional Authority poll of Iraqis taken […]

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21 Killed 62 Injured Three Big Bombs

21 Killed 62 Injured Three Big Bombs

21 Killed, 62 Injured Three big bombs went off in Iraq on Monday. One, in Baghdad, targeted foreign civilian contractors. The 13 dead from that […]

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Bushs European Allies Punished By

Bush’s European Allies Punished by their Publics J. Sean Curtin argues that Bush’s European allies have paid a heavy political price for supporting his Iraq […]

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Marines Visit Fallujah Cut Deal Az

Marines Visit Fallujah, Cut Deal Az-Zaman: US Marines went into Fallujah on Monday, meeting with General Muhammad Latif, commander of the Fallujah Brigade, and the […]

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Sistani To Consult With Kurds Us Seeks

Sistani to Consult with Kurds US Seeks Direct talks with Muqtada Az-Zaman: Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has decided to send a representative to Kurdistan to […]

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Debt and Dollars in Iraq Guest Editorial David Chambers Middle East Institute Thursday’s BBC story entitled “Iraqi debt write-off divides G8” hovers over the heart […]

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Iranian Influence In Iraq Robin Wright

Iranian Influence in Iraq Robin Wright of the Washington Post discusses the ways that US officials view Iran as seeking influence in Iraq. Her contacts […]

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Ebadi Us War In Iraq Set Back Iran

Ebadi: US War in Iraq set back Iran Human rights Barbara Slavin of USA Today profiles Shirin Ebadi, the Nobel prize winner for peace from […]

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