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New and Revived Energy Partnerships Boost Turkey and East-West Trade Routes (Burak Can Çelik – Stimson Center)

Iraq’s Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline resumed oil flows on September 27 for the first time since early 2023. Under a US-mediated agreement between Iraq, the Kurdistan...

Securing the Open Frontier: Voluntary Standards for Open-Source Security (Giulia Neaher – Stimson Center)

Open-source software (OSS) is key to much of the technology that powers modern life, making it a critical area of interest for cybersecurity policy....

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 25, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The Kremlin is attempting to leverage the visit of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev to the United States to spread Kremlin...

Sixty-five nations sign first UN treaty to fight cybercrime, in milestone for digital cooperation (UN News)

Sixty-five nations have signed a landmark United Nations treaty in Hanoi aimed at tackling cybercrime – a move Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a...

The Window to Counter Russia in Syria Is Closing (Anna Borshchevskaya – The Washington Institute)

Russia is quietly reconsolidating influence in Syria. The fall of Moscow-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad almost a year ago ushered in a once-in-a-generation opportunity...

China’s Push for Satellite Cooperation in the Middle East (Henry Tugendhat – The Washington Institute)

In late September, China hosted the fifth China–Arab states BeiDou Cooperation Forum. Launched in 2017 with scientists from the Arab League and the China...

No Real Alternative: Why the Gulf Will Rely on the U.S. (James Jeffrey, Elizabeth Dent – The Washington Institute)

Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, on September 9 jarred the region and spurred a new outburst of skepticism about the value...

Coal, Oil, Gas, and Nuclear: Risks in Turkey’s Growing Energy Demands (Mustafa Enes Esen – The Washington Institute)

Turkey’s energy demands are projected to rise significantly in the coming decades, with Turkish officials estimating that over the next thirty years, the country’s...

Forging Syrian National Unity Is Key to Regional Peace (James Jeffrey – The Washington Institute)

The Gaza ceasefire has been the culminating step in a dramatic reordering of the Middle East. With the crushing defeat of the Islamic State...

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