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Persian Cultural Nostalgia as Political Dissent

As dissent against Iran's Islamic Republic grows, nostalgia for the country's pre-Islamic past legacy is rising. From Sarah Katz at Middle East Quarterly.

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Why Russia Wants Lebanon

Russia's attempts to draw Lebanon into its sphere of influence by placing it under Moscow's air defense umbrella and selling weapons to Beirut have been discussed by American experts for years. Some analysts argue that...

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American Islamism Flourishes under Trump

On the campaign trail, presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke clearly and forcefully of the threat posed by radical Islam. During a speech in Youngstown, Ohio, in August 2016, the presidential candidate said that defeating...

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Turkey: Jihadist Highway Revisited

Turkey remains a haven for terror financing schemes. From Burak Bekdil.

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The Fight for ISIS's Old Territory Is Just Beginning

A host of forces, from Turkish and Iranian proxies to Russian troops and Syrian government forces, are jockeying for control of the lands that once were held by the Islamic State.

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Turkey's Open Secret: Fake Secularism

In theory, Turkey has a secular regime. Its constitution dictates the state and its institutions to be at equal distance to every faith, including no faith. In theory, discrimination based on religious belief is a criminal...

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Turkey Is Trying to Take over the Mediterranean, through Libya

Turkey is seeking regional power not seen since the Ottoman Empire more than 100 years ago. From Seth Frantzman.

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Secret U.S. Efforts in Latin America Keep Jihadis Out

Unlike the EU, the U.S. built a regional security infrastructure to interdict migrant-terrorists before they could infiltrate. From Todd Bensman.

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Event: Is Turkey Coming Back? Updating U.S. Policy

Once an ally of the United States, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Turkey has increasingly positioned itself as an enemy of the West in nearly every way that it’s possible to do so, such as nuclear weapons aspirations, support for local Islamists in the U.S. and Europe, aggression in Syria, flooding Europe with migrants, and tyrannical oppression of its own citizens.

Watch the live broadcast of the Middle East Forum’s December 9 conference on Turkey in Washington, DC, at 12:10 PM EST on YouTube or Facebook.

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Turkey Is Trying to Take over the Mediterranean, through Libya
by Seth Frantzman (Dec 3, 2019)
President Trump's Embrace of Erdogan Should End
by Gregg Roman (Nov 14, 2019)
Erdoğan's Turkish Delight: The Dangerous Reign of Ankara's Corrupt President
by Daniel Pipes (Nov 13, 2019)
How Could the Turks Not Know Where Baghdadi Was Hiding?
by Seth Frantzman (Nov 3, 2019)
Turkey's $27 Billion Plan to Resettle Northeast Syria
by Seth Frantzman (Sep 29, 2019)
Islamist Archipelago: The Turkey-Qatar Nexus
by Jonathan Spyer (Sep 19, 2019)
Next for Turkey? Nuclear Weapons!
by Burak Bekdil (Sep 18, 2019)

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