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The Gulf’s water crisis: Why cooperation is crucial — and complicated (Naser Alsayed, John Calabrese – Middle East Institute)

On June 19, false reports of an Israeli strike on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant sparked alarm across the Gulf. Though denied by Israeli officials,...

How US Policy Is Taking Shape – From Libya To Iran (Middle East Institute)

Stephanie Williams, former US diplomat and deputy head of the UN mission in Libya, sits down with Brian Katulis for a wide-ranging conversation about...

Stateless Fighters, Stated Goals: Syria’s Precarious Balancing Act (The Soufan Center)

The fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 has not ended Syria’s security challenges, as episodes of sectarian violence and Islamic State resurgence...

What to expect as Trump’s tariff deadline looms (Atlantic Council)

First came “Liberation Day.” Now, after Independence Day, comes a day of reckoning for Donald Trump’s tariff regime. On July 9, a ninety-day pause...

Russian bulletproof hosting service Aeza Group sanctioned by US for ransomware work (Adam Janofsky – The Record)

A Russia-based company providing technical tools to ransomware gangs and digital drug dealers was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday. Aeza Group...

Cyberattack on Russian independent media had links to US-sanctioned institute, researchers find (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

A Russian hosting provider allegedly involved in a recent cyberattack against independent media organizations in the country is reportedly connected to a state-affiliated research...

International Criminal Court targeted by new ‘sophisticated’ attack (Alexander Martin – The Record)

The International Criminal Court announced on Monday that it had detected a “new, sophisticated and targeted cyber security incident” which it said was spotted...

Taxing high-emitting sectors could help pay for climate-induced loss and damage (Anna Åberg – Chatham House)

How to address ‘loss and damage’ caused by climate change was for decades a highly controversial topic in the UN climate negotiations. But, over...

Iraq’s fragile stability is threatened by a shifting Middle Eastern order. The region’s balance of power is being violently upended. It will be difficult...

For the first time in recent memory, Iraq has found itself on the margins of a major Middle Eastern conflict rather than at its...

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