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Iran’s Fear of the Popular Figure: The Execution of Navid Afkari

Nir Boms and Shayan Arya

Although Navid Afkari lost the fight for his life, he will be always be remembered as a true Iranian champion.

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Response to Abraham Accords Suggests Dwindling Role of Jerusalem in Sunni Terrorist Rhetoric

Mohamed Mokhtar Qandil

Surprisingly, major Sunni terrorist organizations have largely disregarded or made only passing reference to the recently signed Abraham Accords. In contrast, Erdogan and other Islamist actors have continued and even increased their public identification with the cause.

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Diplomatic Openings Amid Israel’s Syria Strikes

Danny (Dennis) Citrinowicz

Despite any operational achievements in Israel’s Syria campaign, we can say now that Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’—often referred to by its Hebrew acronym mabam—is suffering from a number of "comorbidities" hindering its strategic efficacy.

The Rise of Chinese AI in the Gulf: a Renewal of China’s ‘Serbia Model’

Wendy Robinson

AI has served as the foundation of China’s technological investments in Serbia and the Gulf States. The Gulf countries are the next critical arena where the United States needs to challenge growing Chinese influence.

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The Baku Balance: How Azerbaijan Juggles Israel and Iran

David Pollock

The current conflict in the Caucasus between Azerbaijan and Armenia is an extraordinary case where Israel and Iran, while both claiming neutrality, are actually tilting toward the same side: Azerbaijan.

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The Missing Economic Strategy in al-Kadhimi’s Government

Sadek Ali Hassan

Iraq’s current government lacks a robust policy of economic diplomacy needed to improve its international economic relations and therefore its domestic economic conditions.

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The Rise of Chinese AI in the Gulf: a Renewal of China’s ‘Serbia Model’

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Iran’s Fear of the Popular Figure: The Execution of Navid Afkari

Response to Abraham Accords Suggests Dwindling Role of Jerusalem in Sunni Terrorist Rhetoric

Diplomatic Openings Amid Israel’s Syria Strikes

The Rise of Chinese AI in the Gulf: a Renewal of China’s ‘Serbia Model’

The Baku Balance: How Azerbaijan Juggles Israel and Iran

The Missing Economic Strategy in al-Kadhimi’s Government