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Federal News Service, April 11, 2012

FRANK ANDERSON, president, Middle East Policy Council Good morning, everyone, and thank you for coming. I’m really grateful ...

Joshua Landis, Spring 2011

Will President Bashar al-Asad make it to 2013? Chances are he will. Despite his regime's rapid loss of legitimacy, its ...

Jahangir Amuzegar, Spring 2011

Over the last three decades, Iran has been a prominent feature of the world press and global media. Not ...

Denise Natali, Spring 2011

The entry of ExxonMobil into the Kurdish oil market has sent shock waves throughout Iraq's energy sector and its political ...

Nathaniel Kern, Matthew M. Reed, December 15, 2011

Earlier this year, Ayatollah Khamenei claimed that the unrest seizing the Arab world was inspired by the Iranian ...

Abdulla al-Suwaidi, Winter 2010

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has just celebrated its fortieth anniversary as an independent state. Forged, in 1971, of seven ...

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