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Middle East

Terrorism

The Threat Posed by Hezbollah

by The Cipher Brief

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Middle East

Afghanistan

Iraq

Syria

Terrorism

How to Kill Off A Withering Terrorist Organization

by Bruce Hoffman

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Iran

Middle East

Pakistan

Southeast Asia

United States

Terrorism

The Next Terrorist Threat

by The Cipher Brief

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Russia

Intelligence

International

Russia

Putin's Great Year

by Steven Hall

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North Korea

North Korea

Nuclear

The Next North Korean Summit

by Tim Willasey-Wilsey

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China

China

If the U.S. Doesn't Get China Right, Nothing Else Will Matter

by Christopher Johnson

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Middle East

Iran

Middle East

Saudi Arabia

Shifting Sands of the Middle East and the Impact on the Arab World

by Kenneth Pollack

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Middle East

The Changing Balance of Power in the Middle East

by Kenneth Pollack

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United States

Cipher Select

Special Operations

Special Operations Focuses Inward

by COL David Maxwell

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Iran

Iran

Iran in 2019: Cautiously Surviving

by Steven Ward

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