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June 1, 2014
U.S. Policy Ramifications Of A Palestinian Unity Government Including Hamas
Funding: Section 7040 of the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act places limitations on U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority, including a prohibition on...
June 1, 2014
Hamas Participation In Palestinian Government Likely Won’t Trigger Cut-Off
After seven years of internecine conflict, the Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas joined forces today in a new interim government made up of technocrats. The government, led by current Prime Mi...
May 28, 2014
One Year After Gezi
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the massive wave of anti-government unrest in Turkey now known the “Gezi Park protests.” It began when a small group of environmentalists gathe...
May 23, 2014
Has Iran Exceeded JPOA Oil Export Limits?
Iran’s crude oil supertankers are likely exporting more oil than planned and agreed upon under the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA). The U.S. Department of State stated in its overview of the JP...
May 12, 2014
Turkey’s Inquiry into Corruption Charges Will Change Little
The Turkish parliament last week debated corruption allegations against four former ministers and...
May 9, 2014
Khamenei’s Ominous Nuclear Infographic
Prior to the technical negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program that took place in New York thi...
April 28, 2014
Mahmoud Abbas and the Holocaust
On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, responding to a question posed by a Rabbi, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud A...
April 22, 2014
American Missiles in Syria
Since the start of the Syrian civil war, the secular-leaning Free Syrian Army has repeatedly called for arm...
April 21, 2014
The Growing IRGC Challenge to Rouhani
Since his election last June, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been laboring to edge the Islami...
April 14, 2014
Dubai: A Hub for Illicit Transactions for Iran and Turkey?
Turkey was rocked by a report last month, leaked by the Istanbul Prosecutor’s office,...
April 10, 2014
Iranian Economy Continues its Modest and Fragile Recovery
Co-authored by Rachel Ziemba, Roubini Global Economics The debate of how much sanctions relief Iran received as part of the November 2013 interim nuclear agreement continu...
April 9, 2014
Foggy Bottom Targets Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
The Department of State today announced the designation of the Sinai-based jihadist group Ansar Bayt al Maqdis (A...
April 8, 2014
Is Iran on a Path to Exceeding Oil Export Limits?
Under the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) proposed by the P5+1, between January 20 and July 20, 2014, Iran is granted $7 billion in sanctions relief, which includes easing restrictions on oil exports...
April 8, 2014
Iran’s Central Banker Heads to IMF and World Bank
Dr. Valiollah Seif, governor of Iran’s Central Bank, arrived in Washington today to attend the spring meetings of the International...
April 7, 2014
Iran Continues to Destabilize Yemen
Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi last week called on Iran to stop fueling the two largest confli...
April 6, 2014
Russia’s Proposed Oil-for-Goods Deal with Iran
As nuclear negotiations continue this week in Vienna, Moscow appears poised to openly flaunt the U.S.-led Iran sanctions regime. The move could undermine the Obama administration’s assuranc...
April 3, 2014
AQAP’s Shifting Tactics in Yemen
Yesterday, al Qaeda militants staged a coordinated attack on a Yemeni military headquarters...
April 3, 2014
Qatar’s Arms Bonanza
Growing concerns over Iran’s nuclear program and other potential military threats from Tehran have made the Middle East one of the most active arms markets in world. According to the ...
April 2, 2014
The Return of ‘Palestine 194’
In a snub to the U.S-led Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts yesterday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas...
March 31, 2014
Turkey’s AKP Wins Local Elections, But Challenges Remain
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) emerged the victor from Sunday's municipal elections. With over 45% of the overall votes t...
March 31, 2014
“Resistance Economy” Regains Resonance in Iran
Iran’s top clerics have recently been busy urging the embrace of something called a “resistance economy” from the pulpit. Iran’s Supreme Leader,&n...
March 30, 2014
Controversial Kuwaiti Minister Offers to Step Down
Nayef al-Ajmi, Kuwait’s controversial government minister,...
March 27, 2014
Highlighting Hatred in Saudi Textbooks
President Obama is set to visit Saudi Arabia this Friday for discussions with Saudi officials...
March 26, 2014
The Ukrainian Crisis and the Northern Distribution Network
The U.S. Treasury Department levied more sanctions last week against key Russian officials...
March 20, 2014
Turkish Prosecutor’s Report Highlights Illicit Iran Transactions
Turkish headlines on March 14 focused on the contents of a 300-page report, allegedly penned...
March 17, 2014
The Fall of Yabroud and What’s Next for Syria’s Civil War
On Sunday, a day after the three-year anniversary of the start of the Syrian uprising, Assad regime forces and Hezbollah units reclaimed most parts of the rebel-held Syrian town of Yabroud. The r...
March 14, 2014
Why Russia Won’t Let Crimea Go
Last week, as Russian forces tightened their grip on the Crimean peninsula, the Russian Navy...
March 13, 2014
The Anatomy of Turkey’s “Gas-For Gold” Scheme with Iran
Co-authored by Rachel Ziemba Headlines alleging corruption in Turkey continue to hammer the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Among the most damaging are...
March 10, 2014
Russia’s Powerful Weapon in the Crimea Crisis: Natural Gas
Russia has solidified its military and...
March 10, 2014
The Limitations of al Qaeda’s New English Webzine
Al Qaeda announced this weekend the forthcoming publication of a new Englis...
March 7, 2014
Saudi Arabia Moves Against the Muslim Brotherhood
Saudi Arabia escalated its campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood today by including the organization on a controversial new list of terrorist movements. This new step comes in the wake of a sim...
March 6, 2014
The Syrian “M-302” Rockets Intercepted on the Red Sea
Early Wednesday morning, a special operations unit of the Israeli navy conducted what appears to be a long-planned...
February 14, 2014
Turkey Remains on Terror Finance ‘Gray List’
The Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, the international body for setting the global standards to combat terrorist financing, held its plenary session this week in Paris. In the days before th...
February 12, 2014
Mali’s MUJWA Ascendant
Four Red Cross workers and one other aid worker disappeared on Saturday while driving between Gao and Kidal in Mali. On Tuesday,...
February 12, 2014
The IRGC Challenges Rouhani on Missile Tests, Pyongyang Visit
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) test-fired the latest generation of its laser-guided surface-t...
February 11, 2014
Tunisia’s Heavy-Handed Counter-Terror Operations
Co-authored by Bridget Moreng Tunisian security forces Saturday night gunned down a suspect in the assassination of one of the country’s leading secularist politicians. It was the secon...
February 10, 2014
The Islamic Republic of Iran at 35: The Anti-American Narrative Endures
February 11 marks the 35th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. It is a national holiday, marked by speeches delivered by Iran’s revolutionary leaders. As was the case...
February 5, 2014
Understanding Al-Qaeda’s ISIS Expulsion
Al Qaeda announced on Sunday that it was no longer affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The statement shunning this former Iraqi af...
February 3, 2014
Can Rouhani Deliver After Davos?
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Hassan Rouhani expressed his hopes for the further easing of international sanctions against Iran. He also delivered an ...
January 28, 2014
SAMs in Egypt’s Sinai
Just as the rubble was cleared after a series of bombings in Cairo, reports emerged from North Sinai on Satur...
January 27, 2014
The 1994 Argentina Bombing Perpetrators: Where Are They Now?
One year ago today, on January 27, 2013, Argentina announced a memorandum of understanding with Iran for a “tr...
January 27, 2014
Erdoğan’s Trip to Tehran
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will make a two-day official visit to Tehran on January 28 to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Erdoğan is expected to sign a strategic coo...
January 23, 2014
Turkish Flotilla Charity Tied to Terrorism Again
Serbian news agencies reported this week that a Turkish charity, best known for organizing a 2010 flotilla to Gaza th...
January 21, 2014
Political Divisions and the Fate of Iran’s Nuclear Concessions
The Western media is hailing Tehran’s suspension of uranium enrichment in return for “limited, targeted and reversible sanctions relief for a six-months period” as a diplomatic...
January 20, 2014
World Bank Data: Iran’s Economy Recovering
Co-authored by Rachel Ziemba Iran’s economy is showing early signs of recovery. In its recently-released...
January 15, 2014
Iran’s Foreign Minister Pays Respects to Hezbollah’s Terror Master
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif laid a wreath on the grave of Imad Mughniyeh on Monday. Hezbollah's infamous military commander, Mughniyeh was responsible for a...
January 13, 2014
With Sanctions in Doubt, Trade Delegations Flock to Iran
Upon the announcement of the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action (JPA) between Iran and the six world powers (P5+1) on Sunday, President Barack Obama...
January 10, 2014
The Banking Provisions in the Joint Plan of Action Between Iran and the P5+1
Co-authored by Saeed Ghasseminejad Sanctions against Iran’s banking sector have restricted Iran access to financial markets and services. Iran’s exclusion has had an...
January 9, 2014
Iran’s Majles Threatens 60% Enrichment After Obama Administration Enforces Sanctions
Critics are taking aim at 51 U.S. Senators for proposing legislation that would impose additional sanctions on Iran if it vio...
January 6, 2014
Failure of U.N. Peacekeeping in Lebanon
The Iranian-spawned terrorist group Hezbollah is smuggling advanced guided-missile systems into Lebanon, according to a report last week in...
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