Iran’s Support of Iraqi Shia Militias Ensures Dependency and Loyalty
CENTCOM’s release of interrogation reports of Qais al-Khazali and a survey of combat fatalities shed new light on Iran’s relationship with Shia militias in Iraq.
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Yemen’s War: No Longer Forgotten, but Still Unresolved
There are signs Yemen's war is no longer "forgotten," but is it any closer to coming to an end?
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Prospects of New Yemen Talks
Ambassador Stephen A. Seche and Elizabeth Dickinson, senior analyst at the International Crisis Group, discuss the prospects of the upcoming Yemen talks in Geneva.
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Fractured Iraqi Shia Militias in Syria
In the midst of the civil war in Iraq, and as ISIL was threatening the central government in Baghdad, why were Iraqi Shias prioritizing Syria instead of defending Baghdad?
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Maximal Pressure, Minimum Impact: How US-Iranian War of Words is Unlikely to be Matched with Action
Are the United States and Iran preparing to go to war? The prospect has certainly advanced considerably since Donald Trump became president and, particularly, when he withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement.
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Four Decades in the Making: Shia Afghan Fatemiyoun Division of the Revolutionary Guards
Iran has provided support to Shia and Sunni Afghan militants for four decades, increasing its presence to fill the power vacuum.
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Using Syria as a Training Ground: The Case of the Pakistani Zeinabiyoun Brigade
The Zeinabiyoun Brigade remains one of the least known and most understudied foreign Shia militias operating in Syria.
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Regional Challenges Dominate U.S.-UAE Discussions During Pompeo Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent international tour – beginning with contentious meetings in North Korea and ending at the controversial NATO summit in Brussels – included a less dramatic but nonetheless very important stop in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.
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Ethiopia-Eritrea Reconciliation Offers Glimpse into Growing UAE Regional Influence
On July 9, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a historic peace accord and a set of trade and security agreements ending a long-running conflict that has been a key regional fault line destabilizing the Horn of Africa.
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Draw Closer to Moscow
While on a “working visit” to Moscow, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan met June 1 with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the two leaders signed a Declaration of Strategic Partnership between Russia and the United Arab Emirates.
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