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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte finds his alliance between Iran and a hard place. AP Photo/Virginia Mayo

NATO’s internal cohesion is being threatened (again) – but in pushing for support on Iran, Trump may risk eroding US influence on the alliance

Michael A. Allen, Boise State University; Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University

NATO members have been divided before. But the war in Iran could prove particularly troublesome for an alliance founded at the beginning of the Cold War.
DUP leader Arlene Foster keeps a watchful eye over Nigel Dodds, her man in Westminster. PA/Brian Lawless

Election 2019: what’s at play in Northern Ireland?

Jamie Pow, Queen's University Belfast

The contests in this part of the UK are so unique that they are rarely included in national polling. And this year is no exception.
The World Trade Center burns after being hit by planes in New York Sept. 11, 2001. Reuters/Sara K. Schwittek

Why al‑Qaida is still strong 17 years after 9/11

Tricia Bacon, American University School of Public Affairs

An unprecedented onslaught from the US hasn’t destroyed the terrorist organization. What is the secret of its resilience?

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