Why is Israel expanding its offensive in Gaza and what does it mean for the Middle East? Expert Q&A
Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza in March, blaming Hamas for rejecting a new US proposal to extend the ceasefire ...
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Shadows of Empire: Africa and the Middle East’s Struggle Against Foreign Oppression
The struggle of Africa and the Middle East against foreign oppression did not end with the fall of colonial empires. Instead, ...
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U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence
The ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the ...
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How to Match Ends and Means in the Middle East
DENNIS ROSS is Counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a Professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of Statecraft 2.0: What America Needs to Lead in a Multipolar World ...
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Israel again expands Gaza war as Netanyahu vows he’s changing the Middle East. The endgame is unclear as ever
It has become a familiar refrain: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he is “changing the face of the Middle East.” It is, he says, “a war of rebirth.” It is, in a sense ...