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King Abdullah Jordan
Middle East

Was Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood ban a bid to please Israel, Saudi?

King Abdullah wielded the nuclear option this week after 16 members were arrested in an alleged terror plot

USS Carl Vinson
Middle East

Deterrence or creep? US forces quietly surge back to Middle East

The military has significantly expanded its footprint, spurring questions about strategy and sustainability

Stars are aligned for Trump's troop withdrawal from Syria
Middle East

Stars are aligned for Trump's troop withdrawal from Syria

It likely won't lead to the violence and humiliation of other botched departures, including from the same region in 2019

Mike Huckabee Israel Palestine Gaza
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Huckabee justifies food blockade to people he once said don’t exist

Someone should tell the former governor that starving civilians is a war crime under US and international law

Pope Francis' legacy of inter-faith diplomacy
Global Crises

Pope Francis' legacy of inter-faith diplomacy

After similar outreach to Sunnis, the pontiff's 2021 meeting with Shia's Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani transcended boundaries and fostered co-existence

US Israel
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Former Israeli official leading Israel, Iran desk at the White House

Report comes amid sensitive talks over Tehran’s nuclear program