List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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trumpnsc The Deep State Comes to America
In Egypt and Turkey, grand government conspiracies are a reality. In the United States, they're little more than fantasy.
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Smoke billows as Iraqi forces attack Mosul airport during an offensive to retake the western side of the city from jihadists of the Islamic State group on February 23, 2017. Iraqi forces entered Mosul airport, which lies on the southern edge of the city, for the first time since the Islamic State group overran the region in 2014. Control of the base and airport would set government forces up to enter Mosul neighbourhoods on the west bank of the Tigris, a month after declaring full control of the east bank. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) Iraqi Army Ahead of Schedule in Fight For West Mosul, U.S. Officials Say
After the brutal slog to clear eastern Mosul, Baghdad is throwing all its chips on the table to finish off the last ISIS stronghold in Iraq.
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trumpiran Trump Can’t Deal With Iran If He Doesn’t Understand It
Tweets about putting Iran "ON NOTICE" are no replacement for appreciating the sources of Iranian conduct in the Middle East.
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mbjordan The Trump Administration’s Islamophobic Holy Grail
Designating the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group would cripple U.S. foreign policy and launch a domestic smear campaign.
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gettyimages-635499434 Donald Trump Will Design a New Middle East
Welcome to the main stage in the world’s ongoing search for a new political order.
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US President Donald Trump announces US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster (L) as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Book excerpt — national security advisor at war: McMaster as a colonel in Iraq
In sum, he basically was the first commander to get things right in Iraq.
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US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster looks on as US President Donald Trump announces him as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) From ‘Dereliction of Duty’ to Trump’s White House
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster’s battlefield experience and intellect make him ideally suited to run the National Security Council. But he will have to vie for influence with ideologues like Stephen Bannon.
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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2017. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) President Trump’s Terrible One-Month Report Card
How to assess the damage after the first 30 days.
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GRAND JUNCTION, CO - OCTOBER 18: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) jokes with retired Gen. Michael Flynn as they speak at a rally at Grand Junction Regional Airport on October 18, 2016 in Grand Junction Colorado. Trump is on his way to Las Vegas for the third and final presidential debate against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) Flynn Pressured U.N. on Israel Vote Before Taking Office
A month before inauguration, President Donald Trump’s would-be national security advisor sought to scupper a U.N. resolution condemning Israel.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: David Friedman testifies on his nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee February 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. During yesterday's news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President backed away from the longstanding U.S. policy of a two state solution in the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Takes It All Back
David Friedman spent a lifetime criticizing anyone to the left of Bibi Netanyahu. Now he says he’s sorry.
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netanyahutrump Trump’s Two-State Tap Dance Won’t Last
Despite the president's recent remarks, the two-state solution is still the only path to Middle East peace that serves U.S. interests.
