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June 18, 2014
Abbas Milani
Don't Expect Iran and the U.S. to Solve the Iraq Crisis Together
June 16, 2014
Bilal Y. Saab
Blame These Two Countries, Not the United States, for the Current Crisis in Iraq
May 11, 2014
John B. Judis
'The Admission': an Israeli Play Worth Seeing
But a right-wing group doesn't want anyone to see it
April 29, 2014
Ari Shavit
A New (and Plausible) Plan for Peace
Enough with the White House lawn ceremonies. Here's a real way forward.
April 7, 2014
Aaron David Miller
Five Lessons That Could Save John Kerry's Peace-Process Efforts
Negotiating like Jim Baker
March 28, 2014
Laura Dean
Egypt Just Sentenced 500 Dissidents to Die. There Are 15,000 More in Prison
March 25, 2014
John B. Judis
John Kerry's Peace Process Is Nearly Dead
And the fault is mostly Netanyahu's
March 20, 2014
Eric Trager
Egypt's Invisible Insurgency
Young Islamists are using Facebook to organize violent opposition
February 19, 2014
Marc Tracy
A New Appointment Causes Hope for Reality-Based Mideast Policy
February 18, 2014
Laura Dean
In One Egyptian City, the Arab Spring Spirit Has Not Been Snuffed
January 31, 2014
Alec MacGillis
The Inconsistency in Obama's Iraq-Haunted Thinking on Syria
January 26, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
Will the Next World War Start in the Middle East?
January 11, 2014
Kevin Lees
Ariel Sharon’s Most Enduring Legacy: The Emergence of Hezbollah
January 7, 2014
Frederick Deknatel
The Secret World of American Spies in the Middle East
December 26, 2013
Suzy Hansen
A Guy Who Lives in Pennsylvania May Be Taking Down the Entire Turkish Government
A profile of Fetullah Gulen, the prime minister's greatest enemy
December 11, 2013
John B. Judis
Is the Peace Process Falling Apart Already?
Kerry may be backing away from a "final status" agreement
November 29, 2013
Aaron Magid
The World Has Barely Noticed This Huge Political Development in Gaza
Hamas may be turning away from violence
November 12, 2013
Ben Birnbaum
Netanyahu Abhors the Iran Deal—And There's Little He Can Do About It
November 6, 2013
Ben Birnbaum
Avigdor Lieberman Is Back and Ready to Wreak Havoc
November 4, 2013
Ben Birnbaum
The Ted Cruz of Israel
Danny Danon is driving Bibi—and just about everyone else—crazy

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