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by David Pollock
Mar 8, 2009

Also published in Press TV (Iran)
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David Pollock
David Pollock

David Pollock was the Bernstein Fellow at The Washington Institute from 2007 until his death in 2024, focusing on regional political dynamics and related issues.

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