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Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrives to attend the Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad on March 23, 2019. (FAROOQ NAEEM/Getty Images)

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Pakistani Generals Want to Restore Their Golden Era & That’s Why Musharraf’s Team is Back

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 20, 2019

Commentary

5 Min Read

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks as a security staff member stands guard in foreground during a rally of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Ankara, Turkey, on March 28, 2019. (Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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Scapegoats of Wrath, Subjects of Benevolence: Turkey’s Minorities Under Erdoğan

Aykan Erdemir

Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, former member of the Turkish Parliament

Aykan Erdemir

Apr 19, 2019

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Long Read

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Transcript: Crisis in Yemen: A Strategic Threat to U.S. Interests and Allies?

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Doran & Lee Smith

Apr 18, 2019

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Long Read

United Nations (UN) special envoy to Libya Martin Kobler gives a press briefing at the UN Offices in Geneva on September 27, 2016. (FABRICE COFFRINI/Getty Images)

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Praise for Pakistani Food but Silence on Terror Won’t Help & German Envoy Must Know That

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 17, 2019

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5 Min Read

An Algerian protester waves a flag during an anti-government demonstration to demand an overhaul of the political system after long-serving president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned. (picture alliance/Getty Images)

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The West and Middle East Dictators

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Apr 16, 2019

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1 Min Read

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang accompanies Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony on March 20, 2017 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Israel Has Reached ‘Peak China’

Mario Mancuso

Visiting Senior Fellow

Mario Mancuso

Apr 15, 2019

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5 Min Read

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan makes a statement during the meeting with Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca in Ankara, Turkey on January 04, 2019. (Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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Imran Khan said Pakistan doesn’t have use for militant groups. Take it with pinch of salt

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 12, 2019

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5 Min Read

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir attends a meeting with his new 20-member cabinet as they take oath at the presidential palace in the capital on March 14, 2019. (ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)

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Sudan’s Bashir Must Face Justice for His Genocides

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Apr 12, 2019

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4 Min Read

On the eve of renewed sanctions by Washington, Iranian protesters demonstrate outside the former US embassy in Tehran on November 4, 2018, marking the anniversary of its storming by student protesters in 1979. (NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Iranian Revolution, Phase Two: Hidden in Plain Sight

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Apr 8, 2019

Commentary

5 Min Read

In the Media

Implications of the U.S. Recognizing Israel’s Sovereignty Over the Golan Heights

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Apr 2, 2019

In the Media

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu (R) show members of the media the proclamation recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights on March 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Commentary

Good Move on the Golan Heights