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Exhausted from conflict and eager for growth, Middle Eastern rivals try talking IT WAS A surprising choice for a summer holiday. On August 18th Tahnoon bin Zayed, the national-security adviser of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), turned up in Ankara …

The ability of the Islamic State to expand its influence and territorial control depends on a range of state and social factors specific to each country in the region. Following the recent killings of Egyptian Copts in Libya and the attack on Tunisia’s Bardo Museum, the …

Even if ISIS loses Tikrit, they will remain a threat if the Iraqi government and sectarian Shia militias continue to persecute Iraq’s Sunni Arabs. For lasting victory, the Sunnis must be involved. As the US Chief of Staff, General Martin …