Engulfed: Reading the tea leaves on Qatar’s ostracization
Very rich, heavily armed states are engaged in brinkmanship in the world’s most conflict-prone region. This doesn’t end well – for anyone.
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Why Latin America could be the next frontier for Syrian refugees
Latin America presents a promising opportunity to resettle some of the millions of Syrian refugees in camps and urban slums in Europe.
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Podcast: Trump’s U-turns
A special Middle East Weekly episode this week looks at Donald Trump’s u-turns of U.S. policy in the region. Our team
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Prospects for peace in Syria: Can Trump help?
According to Robert Ford, former US Ambassador to Syria, there is “not much” the United States can do to shape the outcome of the conflict.
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ISIL may be losing on the battlefield. But it’s winning elsewhere.
The terrorist group aims to shrink the “grayzone”: the plane of coexistence between Muslims in the West and their non-Muslim countrymen.
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Podcast: The ‘Muslim ban’
Middle East Weekly explores the human cost of the White House’s approach to immigration policy, and what it means for U.S. foreign policy.
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Israel-Palestine: Can Trump seal the deal?
Trump prides himself on his deal-making abilities, but securing “the ultimate deal” between Israelis and Palestinians presents major challenges.
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