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February 28, 2013

Human Rights
The United Nations Elevates Syria and Sudan

It is always a mistake to conclude, after some untoward event at the United Nations, that the bottom has been reached. Just in the past few weeks there have been two new events that suggest there is …

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

November 4, 2011

Iran
Weekend Reading: Egypt vs. Tunisia, Turkey’s Constitution, and Between Ankara and Tehran

A woman prays inside the Mevlana museum in Konya (Osman Orsal/Courtesy Reuters) Bahey el-Din Hassan compares Egypt and Tunisia at their respective stages of post-uprising politics. Murat Yetkin…

Weekend Reading: Egypt vs. Tunisia, Turkey’s Constitution, and Between Ankara and Tehran
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

April 12, 2013

Iran
Weekend Reading: 1967 Borders, Sectarianism in Egypt, and the Options for Iran

Dahlia Scheindlin evaluates the pragmatism of Ghazi Hamad,  Deputy Foreign Minister of Gaza, who publicly recognized the 1967 borders last week. Tarek Osman provides his insight on the sectarian iss…

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

January 24, 2018

Turkey
The Entirely Rational Basis for Turkey's Move Into Syria

Nearly a century of mistrust of America and an obsession with defeating the Kurds sparked its operation in Afrin.

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

October 27, 2021

Middle East and North Africa
What Erdogan’s Struggles Mean for U.S.-Turkey Relations

An imprisoned opponent, dire economic conditions, and ongoing tensions with the United States all pose challenges to President Erdogan’s increasingly erratic leadership.

In Brief by Steven A. Cook Middle East Program