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- "Pressure Putin," The Washington Times
- "The Iran Nuclear File," FDD's The Iran Breakdown
- "Iran v. The Islamic Republic," FDD's The Iran Breakdown
- "Iran Before the Revolution," FDD's The Iran Breakdown
- "Crossroads of Competition: China in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands," Testimony for U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
- "Aiming for Parity With U.S., China Announces Increase in Science and Technology Spending," FDD Policy Brief
- "Syria’s New Constitution: A Shift Toward Unchecked Presidential Powers," FDD Policy Brief
- "Turkey Arrests Presidential Candidate Ekrem Imamoglu," FDD Policy Brief
- "UNESCO Remains Detrimental to U.S. Interests Despite Attempts at Reform," FDD Policy Brief
- "US continues operations against the Houthis," FDD's Long War Journal
- "Israel launches ‘extensive strikes’ against Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza," FDD's Long War Journal
- "Iran urges the Houthis to de-escalate ‘tensions,’" FDD's Long War Jouranl
- "Syrian authorities continue crackdown on Hezbollah and its affiliates," FDD's Long War Journal
- "IDF operations in Lebanon and Hezbollah casualty announcements over the past week," FDD's Long War Journal
- "Israel Signs Deal to Give Azerbaijani State Oil Company Gas Exploration Rights," FDD Flash Brief
- "Israel Announces New Ground Operations in Gaza," FDD Flash Brief
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