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February 4, 2015

United States
This Week: Jordan’s ISIS Battle and Egypt’s Crackdown

Significant Developments Jordan-ISIS. King Abdullah returned to a warm welcome in Jordan today after cutting short his visit to Washington yesterday. Abdullah’s move followed the release by ISIS of …

Al Jazeera journalists (L-R) Mohammed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed stand behind bars at a court in Cairo May 15, 2014 (Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

October 14, 2016

Iraq
Weekend Reading: Waiting on Mosul, Talking With Ghassan Kanafani, and Oman’s Houthi Policy

Reading selections for the weekend of October 14, 2016.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

June 23, 2017

Middle East and North Africa
Weekend Reading: Kurds in a State, Jordan and the GCC, and Muqtada al-Sadr's Next Act

Reading selections for the weekend of June 23, 2017.

SadrIraq
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

January 13, 2017

Turkey
Weekend Reading: Turkey’s Constitution, Wine in Lebanon, and Iraq’s Provinces

Reading selections for the weekend of January 13, 2017.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

August 9, 2011

Syria
Breakdown in Damascus?

The use of deadly force against peaceful demonstrators has been the hallmark of the Assad reaction to protests, and yesterday the King of Saudi Arabia referred to this practice as Assad’s "killing ma…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points