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The Lebanese pound is in freefall. While officially the government pegs it at 1,500 to the U.S. dollar, the black market rate now approaches...
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The Lebanese pound is in freefall. While officially the government pegs it at 1,500 to the U.S. dollar, the black market rate now approaches...
In the run-up to the November 3, 2020 elections, a staple of the U.S. foreign policy debate was about the wisdom and efficacy of...
By any objective measure, strikes against secondary facilities in retaliation for targeting key state assets show restraint. Such were President Joe Biden’s February 25...
President Joe Biden is still debating with his senior advisors whether to stick to a 1 May withdrawal date for Afghanistan, seek an extension...
Just 36 days into his presidency Joe Biden has launched airstrikes against Iranian‐backed militias in Syria. It is an ill‐advised move for several reasons. Perhaps most troubling, it...
In mid-February, U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for the first time since Biden entered the Oval Office. The...
Masoud Barzani, Iraqi Kurdistan’s long-time president, handed the reins of power to eldest son Masrour Barzani in 2019 when he shifted nephew Nechirvan to...
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced yesterday that President Joe Biden will “recalibrate” diplomacy with Saudi Arabia. In effect, this means the White...
It is a common assumption underlying debate about Iran policy: Iranian politics are a struggle between hardliners and reformers, and U.S. and European actions...
In the run up to 2003’s disastrous Iraq War, the Bush Administration lobbed forth every possible reason it could to increase public support of...