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May 22, 2013 New Ideas for Cooperatively Preventing WMD Attacks from the Middle East The danger that weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from the Middle East will be used against the United States or its allies has been heightened by several recent developments. These develop... May 16, 2013 Why Iran’s Elections Will Not Be Democratic By FDD Staff Six hundred and eighty six Iranian citizens have... April 26, 2013 The Fight for the Judiciary in Egypt Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood government is attempting to put over three thousand judges into retirement, in an attempt to curtail the power of the judiciary. This is not the first time the Bro... April 26, 2013 Hezbollah’s Drone to Israel: Calculated Adventurism On Thursday, Israeli fighter jets shot down a drone off of Haifa’s coastline. The drone, according to a statement from the Israeli military, was identified as it flew north... April 23, 2013 Canada Plot Revives Concerns about Ties Between Iran and al-Qaeda The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced on Monday that it disrupted a plot to derail a VIA passenger tra... April 11, 2013 Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigning? Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad tendered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday, according to... April 8, 2013 Challenges Ahead for Lebanon’s Next Prime Minister On March 22, the Hezbollah-dominated government of Lebanon collapsed after its Prime Minister, Najib Miqati, resigned. Following consultations with members of parliament, President Michel Suleima... April 1, 2013 Hamas Leadership Selection: An Initial Assessment After months of fits and starts, Hamas finally completed its internal leadership elections,... March 29, 2013 African AQ Affiliate Groups Leave Signatures in Mali Al-Qaeda affiliated groups in northern Mali launched a... March 22, 2013 Israeli Leader Apologizes to Turkey for Fatal Ship Raid The New York Times - Read full story...... March 8, 2013 A Political Solution to an Economic Problem Two years after the uprising that toppled long-time President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is still struggling with a revolution that seemingly won’t end. Since late November, protests and casualti... February 11, 2013 The Winds of War in Lebanon Multiple sources suggest that the winds of war are blowing to Israel’s north, and that such a war could erupt very soon. Lebanese parliamentarian... February 8, 2013 Egypt’s Never-Ending Revolution Since January 25, Egypt has witnessed an unprecedented wave of nationwide protests which have left more than 60 people dead. The country remains in a state of lawlessness. The protests,... January 15, 2013 Pilgrims or Mercenaries? Iranian Hostages Freed by Free Syrian Army The Free Syrian Army last week released forty seven Iranian citizens and their Syrian...

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