As the ISIS Tide Recedes
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Implications for the U.S. of the Brexit Vote
President Barack Obama attracted much attention, positive and negative, for his comments during his April trip to the UK, advocating for Britain to remain in the EU.  The invitation to come to...
Possibilities for a Turkish-Iranian Rapprochement
In this season of dramatic strategic surprises in the Middle East, seemingly almost anything is possible: Russia’s successful military re-entry into the region, America’s near abandonment of a...
The Next President's Choices on ISIS
Despite some recent successes against ISIS, including military strikes against top leaders such as Hajji Imam and the Russian-backed Syrian victory against ISIS in Palmyra, ISIS’s core control of a...
Can Baghdad Step Up?
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