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Middle East
May 22, 2017
Ryu Spaeth
Donald Trump’s big Middle East trip just took its predictable turn for the worse.
May 19, 2017
Daniel Benaim
What We Know About Donald Trump’s Middle East Policy
He faces numerous possible pitfalls in his first official trip to the region—as well as opportunities.
April 7, 2017
MagazineTony Horwitz
The Spy Who Loved Me
What I learned from my own contacts with Russian intelligence agents.
August 31, 2016
Michael Hardy
The Crazy College of Qatar
What happens when a Texas community college opens a campus 8,000 miles from home?
May 13, 2016
Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.
Is the U.S. Military Strategy Doing More Harm or Good in the Middle East?
Why the Obama administration's "light footprint" strategy might be counterproductive.
May 13, 2016
MagazineMikaela Lefrak
What Does It Mean to Be Beautiful in Dubai?
An Emirati shopping mall offers a glimpse into the world of Muslim fashion.
December 23, 2015
Ryan Kearney
The Sri Lankan housemaid who faced a stoning death in Saudi Arabia will live—in prison.
December 7, 2015
Peter Dombrowski , David Alpher
National Security Experts React to President Obama’s Speech on ISIS
October 6, 2015
Mikaela Lefrak
This Is What a Modern Bride in Afghanistan Looks Like
April 23, 2015
Ahmed Benchemsi
Invisible Atheists
The spread of disbelief in the Arab world
March 18, 2015
Ben Birnbaum
Benjamin Netanyahu Will Not Win Another Election
And four other takeaways from Israel's contest
March 13, 2015
Mehdi Hasan
How Islamic Is the Islamic State? Not at All.
What The Atlantic got wrong about ISIS
February 15, 2015
Jeremy Bowen
"If You Kill the People They'll Be Against You"
An interview with Bashar al Assad
January 30, 2015
Gerard Russell
Is Christianity Doomed in the Middle East?
November 26, 2014
Amir Tibon
The Secret Back Channel That Doomed the Israel-Palestine Negotiations
October 24, 2014
Eric Trager
Mubarak Nostalgia is the Winning Strategy in Egyptian Politics Right Now
October 20, 2014
David Schenker
There's a Worrisome Amount of Support in Jordan for the Islamic State
October 6, 2014
Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Qatar Is a U.S. Ally. They Also Knowingly Abet Terrorism. What's Going On?
September 15, 2014
Simon Henderson
This Photo Explains the United States' Relationship with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's existential struggle with Iran has drastic implications for the Middle East
September 15, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama's Scariest ISIS Comment Yet: 'I'm Not Going to Anticipate Failure'

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