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Algeria-UAE: A North African Fault Line in the Arab Reshuffle
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In February 2026, Algeria officially announced its intention to terminate a bilateral air transport agreement signed with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2013. The following day, the Algerian president, without explicitly naming the...
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Jewish Religious Anti-Zionism and the Contemporary Israeli–Palestinian Conflict
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The internal relationship between Judaism and Zionism has long been one of the most contentious issues in modern Jewish history. Alongside a strong current within Judaism that accepts Zionism as a legitimate –...
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Will Diplomacy Triumph? The Arab Gulf States Amid Regional Tensions
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Diplomacy will succeed if the Arab Gulf states are united in confronting common threats. However, the escalating tensions between the US and Iran might destabilize the regional balance and shift the Middle Eastern...
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Shiite Quietism May be the Road to Iran’s Transformation
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The unspeakable tragedy unfolding in the streets of Iran just recently left the world aghast. Many wonder how a system claiming divine legitimacy can turn on its own people. In the wake of...
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Huge Potential, Huge Challenges: Czech Business in Syria
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The reconstruction of post-war Syria will, according to conservative World Bank estimates, cost 216 billion USD. If modernization is considered, the amount could reach 300 billion, or even 1 trillion. This figure primarily...
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​A Change in Allies? U.S. Abandons SDF to Leave Syria
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Last year, U.S. Ambassador Tom Barrack, on Dec. 13, underlined that U.S. forces remain deployed in Syria solely to finish the job of defeating ISIS once and for all. After Dec. 13, a...
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The United Arab Emirates in a Multipolar World Order: An Analysis of the UAE-Russia Strategic Partnership 
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Russia has become a vital economic partner to the UAE, but this relationship does not extend beyond other dimensions. The United States is still playing a key role here, expanding its cooperation with...
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Iran Would Need a Gandhi
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The horrific death toll notwithstanding, Iran seems to be just as far from regime change as it was in the aftermath of the former, heroic but futile uprisings against an oppressive regime most Iranians...
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Kurdish-Damascus Relations Move to Escalation
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Heavy clashes broke out in Aleppo City on January 6 between the Kurdish Asayish and Syrian security forces after January 4 talks between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Interim Government failed to...
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Transiting MENA (Dis-)Order: Political, Social, and Economic Impacts: Khayrion’s Second Annual Conference
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On 5-6 December 2025, Khayrion hosted its second annual conference at Budapest’s prestigious Ludovika Akadémia, home to Hungary’s University of Public Service, co-host of the event, to discuss the impact of what –...
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