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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)
Middle East
Middle East
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Iraqi Yazidis protest outside the United Nations office in Arbil, Iraq, on August 2, 2015 in support of women from their community who were kidnapped by ISIS. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
Experts
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
