‘Credibility is on the line’ has long been a refrain guiding U.S. foreign policy.
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The region may become less of a target for groups seeking to pressure the United States. But the Kurds also have less security support now, should they need it.
A recent study estimates that one in three civilans in Ukraine meet the criteria for PTSD or CPTSD.
Sokhanvari’s work asks what remains after a life has been pushed out of history – and whether a portrait can resurrect a woman consigned to oblivion.
The pact with Turkey and Pakistan has evolved quickly from a vague political commitment. Riyadh hopes it will help it navigate a thorny Middle East crisis.
It signals a departure from the approach of the Starmer government.
Over a dozen countries depend on the Bab al-Mandab Strait for more than half of their maritime trade by value.
The UN general assembly meeting brought together many leaders whose countries are locked in conflict.
Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis in Yemen will force its new defence partners Turkey and Pakistan to confront some difficult questions.
Seizure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait complicates a widening conflict in the Persian Gulf. It also risks reigniting Yemen’s civil war.
The African shoreline is now much more valuable to outsiders who want to monitor, contain or outflank the waterway opposite them.
The resumption of fighting, paired with the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, complicates regional strategy and energy policy for the Gulf powerhouse.
The recent Houthi advance has revived the seemingly endless conflict between Saudi Arabia and its antagonists in Yemen.
The move suggests Iran and its allies are settling in for a long war. That could mean pain for the global economy.
Informant culture is so embedded in everyday Iranian life that there are common Persian terms to describe it.
Japan is one of the countries most affected by restrictions placed on one of the world’s most important choke points.
The Burnham government has announced it will sanction all trade in goods and services from illegal settlements in the West Bank.
The US president does not have a convincing story to tell about the Iran confict.
With food inflation over 128%, ordinary households are seeing – and documenting – the impact of sanctions at the checkout.
This is a crucial moment for international law in the face of concerted efforts by the Trump administration to undermine and discredit it.
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Director, Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), Deakin University
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Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in International Politics, UCL
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Professor of the Practice of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Director of Dickinson Program in New Zealand & Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Otago, Dickinson College