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December 6, 2018
Emma Ashford
A Guide to Saudi Arabia’s Influence in Washington
From propping up Trump hotels to donations from foreign agents
August 1, 2018
Jeet Heer
Was Rex Tillerson fired for trying to prevent a Middle Eastern war?
March 21, 2018
Daniel Benaim, Brian Katulis
The Passive Foreign Policy President
How Donald Trump's hands-off approach to Saudi Arabia squanders the U.S.'s leverage in the Middle East
January 19, 2018
Brian Katulis, Daniel Benaim
Trump’s Middle East Policy: The Good(ish), the Bad, and the Ugly
A look back at what the administration has accomplished in the region in the past year
June 26, 2017
Alex Shephard
Rex Tillerson is the most miserable person in the Trump administration.
June 22, 2017
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump and the State Department have two different Middle East policies.
June 20, 2017
Jessica Loudis
What Did Al Jazeera Do?
Amid diplomatic tensions, a great, troubled experiment in news faces pressure to close.
June 9, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump just contradicted his own secretary of state—again.
June 6, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump is recklessly going all in on Saudi Arabia.
June 5, 2017
Jeet Heer
This is what happens when you embolden Saudi Arabia.
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?
July 30, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
Israel-U.S. Relations Have Gotten So Bad That Everyone Believed a Likely Hoax
July 9, 2014
Pedro Pizano
Actually, Qatar Has No Business Hosting the 2022 World Cup
A professor at Northwestern's campus in Al Rayyan argues that the tournament will bring reform. Now a Northwestern student fires back.
June 9, 2014
Shaj Mathew
The World Cup Is About to Begin, and FIFA's Reputation Has Never Been Worse
May 19, 2014
Danny Vinik
FIFA Needs to Take the 2022 World Cup Away from Qatar. Now.
October 5, 2012
Fouad Ajami
How Sectarianism Blinds the Shia to the Horrors of Syria
August 7, 2012
Sophia Jones, Erin Banco
For Assad Defectors, Joining the Opposition Isn’t As Easy As It Sounds
June 25, 2012
Tyler Golson
The Civil War in the Syrian Opposition: How Long Can the Free Syrian Army Hold Off Its Islamist Rivals?
March 5, 2012
John McCain
It’s Time to Use American Airpower in Syria
December 1, 2011
David Schenker
How to Explain the Arab League’s Shocking Decision on Syria?

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