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Expert Benyamin Poghosyan on why Armenia's peace bid with Azerbaijan, Turkey is proving so hard Jul 3, 2024
Vali Nasr explains why Iran's presidential elections matter and how a Western-friendly heart surgeon might win Jun 20, 2024
Why Iran is stronger, Israel more vulnerable, and the US needs to engage more in the Mideast Jun 13, 2024
Syrian-Kurdish leader Salih Muslim says it's the people, not US or Turkey, who decide local elections in northeast Syria Jun 4, 2024
Why did Kuwait, one of the most democratic countries in the Mideast, take a sharp autocratic turn & what comes next? May 15, 2024
As Greek PM heads to Ankara to meet Erdogan, is this truly 'a new era' between Turkey & Greece? May 9, 2024
Turkey’s former PM Davutoglu, who met Hamas leaders this week, outlines their demands for peace May 2, 2024
Sister of Israeli-Russian scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held by Iran-backed Shiite militia, calls for US military sanctions on Iraq Apr 25, 2024
Iran established deterrence against Israel proving through its actions it could do more harm, says academic Hassan Ahmadian Apr 17, 2024
What path lies ahead for Turkey after Erdogan's stunning local election defeat? Commentator Kadri Gursel explains Apr 14, 2024
How the West began losing the Middle East since start of Syria war, French academic Fabrice Balanche explains Mar 21, 2024
Will Turkey's Erdogan seize back Istanbul and fully secure his regime in March 31 elections? Mar 14, 2024
Palestinian children face unspeakable suffering says American doctor who treated them in Gaza Feb 20, 2024
Sweden did not take Turkey's terrorism concerns seriously enough says former Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde Feb 15, 2024
Does Turkey really support ISIS and, if so, why did ISIS just attack it again? Expert Aaron Zelin explains Feb 5, 2024
Does Iran control Shiite militias that are attacking US forces in Iraq and Syria? Two leading experts weigh in Jan 29, 2024
German federal prosecutors petitioned to launch war crimes case against Turkish-backed Sunni factions abusing Kurds in Syria Jan 25, 2024
Kuwaiti academic says Red Sea escalation with Yemen's Houthis won't end without US pressure on Israel to end Gaza war Jan 18, 2024