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Elfadil Ibrahim

Yemen Ahmed al-Rahawi
Middle East

Israel playing with fire in Yemen

The assassination of the Houthi prime minister marks a turning point in a now fully regionalized conflict

Thomas Barrack
Middle East

Tom Barrack has an offer that Lebanon simply can't refuse

The Trump envoy's plan to defang Hezbollah has a few holes, however.

El Sisi Netanyahu
Middle East

Why Egypt can't criticize Israel for at least another two decades

A record gas deal exposes a strategic vulnerability as Cairo trades political autonomy for energy security

Nairobi protests Kenya
Africa

Why is Washington's relationship with Kenya suddenly in tatters?

A Senate push to revisit Nairobi's status as 'Major Non-NATO Ally' signals wider American discomfort with the traditional African stalwart

Kurdistan drone attacks
Middle East

Kurdistan oil is the Bermuda Triangle of international politics

The U.S., Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Kurds — they all have interests here but risk touching off a war if they each have their way