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1. Russia’s Yes Vote on Syria Aid Will Come With a Price

2. Iran’s New Budget Perpetuates Economic Challenges

3. Family Rule in Iraq and the Challenge to State and Democracy

4. An Heir and a Spare? How Yemen’s “Southern Hezbollah” Could Change Iran’s Deterrent Calculus

5. Exploiting a "Vast Jihad Arena": The Islamic State Takes Territory in Mali

6. The Palestinian Authority Thirty Years After Oslo

7. A "System of Systems" Approach to Countering Drones: Examining Recent Operations from the Middle East to Ukraine

8. The Next Generation of Iranian Ballistic Missiles: Technical Advances, Strategic Objectives, and Potential Western Responses

9. How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Is Reshaping the Global Arms Market: Implications for the Middle East and Beyond

10. The Regent of Allah: Ali Khamenei's Political Evolution in Iran

11. Cash Cabal: How Hezbollah Profits from Lebanon's Financial Crisis

12. Arming the Revolution: Trends in Iranian Defense Spending, 2013–23

13. Is Iran Looking to Inspire Shia Homegrown Violent Extremist Attacks?

14. Saudi Normalization with Israel, Domestic 'Transformation,' and U.S. Policy

15. Turkey's Pivotal 2023 Elections: Issues, Potential Outcomes, and What Comes After

16. Turkish Backlash: How Street Interviews Spread Anti–Syrian Refugee Sentiment

17. Disaster Dynamics: Assessing Middle East Responses to the Turkey-Syria Earthquake and Other Destructive Events

18. Iran’s Nuclear Endgame Warrants a Change in U.S. Strategy

19. Striking Back: Iran and the Rise of Asymmetric Drone Warfare in the Middle East

20. Turkey’s Growing Ukrainian and Russian Communities

21. Rhetoric Meets Reality in Jawlani’s Push for Self-Sufficiency

22. Biden Sees Oil as Key to His Visit, but Does Riyadh Agree?

23. How to Respond to China’s Growing Influence in the Gulf

24. Arab Syrian IDPs of Tal Rifaat also Want to Go Home

25. Looking for Legitimacy: Taliban Diplomacy Since the Fall of Kabul

26. Iraq’s Constitutional Moment?

27. How Iran’s Protests Differ from Past Movements

28. Scoring Iraq’s New Government: Metrics for Preserving U.S. Interests

29. Snapback Sanctions on Iran: More Bark Than Bite?

30. Changing Population Patterns Will Reshape the Middle East

31. A Stabilizing Factor: Oman’s Quiet Influence amid Mounting Uncertainty in the Gulf

32. Rethinking U.S. Efforts on Counterterrorism: Toward a Sustainable Plan Two Decades After 9/11

33. Sustained Counterterrorism Efforts Remain Key to Preventing Attacks in Jordan

34. In the Service of Ideology: Iran's Religious and Socioeconomic Activities in Syria

35. Defining a Realistic Policy Toward Erdogan's Turkey: Advice for the Biden Administration

36. Seizing Opportunities and Strengthening Alliances in Northwest Africa: Ideas for Policy Toward Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

37. Syria at the Center of Power Competition and Counterterrorism

38. Defining a Mature, Balanced Relationship with Saudi Arabia: An Urgent Task for the Biden Administration

39. The 2021 Iranian Presidential Election A Preliminary Assessment

40. Asset Test 2021: How the U.S. Can Keep Benefiting from Its Alliance with Israel

41. The Coming Iran Nuclear Talks: Openings and Obstacles

42. Counterterrorism Under the Trump Administration A Fractured Response to a Diversified Threat

43. Building Bridges for Peace: U.S. Policy Toward Arab States, Palestinians, and Israel

44. Turkish-Egyptian Relations after Erdoğan’s Sacrifice of the Muslim Brotherhood

45. NATO in Iraq: Not a Surge

46. Kidnapping and Extortion in Regime-Controlled Syria

47. Investing in Jordan Through Support for Social Enterprises

48. After Sparking the Arab Spring, Is Tunisia Still a Success Story?

49. Collective Memory of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution: Surveying Egyptians a Decade After

50. Turkey's Opposition vs. the AKP: Measuring Messaging

51. Promoting Women's Economic Activity in Jordan

52. Protests and Regime Suppression in Post-Revolutionary Iran

53. Prospects for Syrian Kurdish Unity: Assessing Local and Regional Dynamics

54. A Paris Reset on Hezbollah? Implications for French Interests and Regional Security

55. A New West in the Middle East: Toward a Humbler, More Effective Model of Transatlantic Cooperation

56. The IRGC Lifts Off: Implications of Iran's Satellite Launch

57. Taking Back the Neighborhood: The IRGC Provincial Guard's Mission to Re-Islamize Iran

58. Wrestling with Annexation: The Elusive Search for a Policy Rationale

59. Qatar Without Tamim Sudden Succession Essay Series

60. A Nation Divided: Palestinian Views on War and Peace with Israel

61. Green Without Borders: The Operational Benefits of Hezbollah's Environmental NGO

62. Avoiding an Epic Mistake: The Case for Continuing the U.S. Mission in Sinai

63. Palestinian Politics After Abbas Sudden Succession Essay Series

64. Iran's Evolving Approach to Asymmetric Naval Warfare: Strategy and Capabilities in the Persian Gulf

65. Honored, Not Contained: The Future of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces

66. The Outlook for Turkish Democracy: 2023 and Beyond

67. A Short-Term Diplomatic Agenda for the Syrian Puzzle

68. Varied Reactions in Syria to Biden Victory

69. The Rise of Kata’ib Hezbollah’s Hegemonic ‘Resistance’

70. Hezbollah Has Created Parallel Financial and Welfare Systems to Manage the Current Crisis

71. How Does Indonesia View the Prospect of Normalization with Israel?

72. In Search of a Semi-Autonomous Region in Northeastern Syria

73. Israel and the UAE on Iran: Shared Foe, Different Perspectives

74. Washington’s Stance on Syria and Iraq and The Widening Rift with Kurds in Iran

75. The Beirut Disaster: Implications for Lebanon and U.S. Policy

76. Beyond the Ceasefire in Libya

77. Navigating a Growing Chinese Influence in Iraqi Kurdistan

78. Iran-South Korea Humanitarian Trade Requires U.S. Assurances

79. Arab Media Reactions to U.S. Protests: How Regional Considerations Shape Media Coverage

80. The Future of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces

81. With COVID-19, Iran’s Dependence on China Grows

82. As Israel’s Kingmaker Gets Off the Fence, Gantz Gets a Boost

83. Ceasefire or Escalation in Libya?

84. Challenges Await Oman’s New Sultan as Mourning Period Ends

85. Continuity vs. Overreach in the Trump Peace Plan (Part 1): Borders and Jerusalem

86. Continuity vs. Overreach in the Trump Peace Plan (Part 2): Security, Refugees, and Narratives

87. Centering Iraq Policy on Human Rights and Fair Elections Michael Knights

88. Europe Is Creating an Opportunity for Iran Talks, and Washington Should Take It

89. Idlib and Its Environs: Narrowing Prospects for a Rebel Holdout

90. Iranian Succession and the Impact of Soleimani’s Death

91. Making the Most of the Berlin Conference on Libya

92. Eight Reasons Why the United States and Iraq Still Need Each Other

93. How Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia’s Message Framing Primed Its Members to Become Recruits for the Islamic State

94. Iran’s Supreme Leader Responds to the Soleimani Assassination

95. Hezbollah Has a New Strategy to Survive Lebanon’s Financial Crisis

96. Establishing a Response Ratio for Iranian and Proxy Attacks

97. Latest Battle for Idlib Could Send Another Wave of Refugees to Europe

98. New Khamenei Speech Underlines the Importance of Popular Support for the Regime

99. Escalating Houthi Offensives in Yemen: U.S. Options

100. The Coronavirus in Iran (Part 2): Regime Culpability and Resiliency