List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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The United Nations headquarters in New York is shown in this photo taken 12 August 2003. AFP PHOTO DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) 13 International Relations Buzzwords That Need to Get Taken to the Woodshed
From “smart power” to “surgical strike,” the world would be a better place if these phrases were never said again.
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US National Security Adviser Mike Flynn speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2017. Flynn signaled a more hardline American stance on Iran Wednesday, condemning a recent missile test and declaring he was "officially putting Iran on notice." / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Will Likely Regret His Red Line on Iran
When Iran does act out again — which it will — we should not taunt Trump about being weak or bait him into acting militarily.
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The bright orange mushroom cloud caused by the predawn detonation of "Annie", part of Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Is Trump Trying to Tweet Us Into a War With Iran?
Even if the Trump administration wants to walk away from the nuclear agreement or provoke the Iranians to walk away, criticizing the nuclear deal was unwise.
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U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group fast-rope from a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during exercise Emerald Warrior 2011 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. DeNoris Mickle, U.S. Air Force/Released) SitRep: Trump’s Iran Warning; SEAL Raid Disaster; Putin Testing Trump; Inside the New NSC
Wikileaks Targets French Election; Mexico and Australia Messes; SEALs Fly Trump Flag
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CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 18: Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn delivers a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicks off on July 18. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Flynn calls out Iran
National Security Advisor Michael Flynn just called out Iran in the White House briefing room.
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An Iraqi boy, whose family fled the violence due to the ongoing operation by Iraqi forces against jihadists of the Islamic State group to retake the city of Mosul, eats while waiting on November 3, 2016 at a Kurdish checkpoint, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Mosul. Some civilians were leaving Gogjali and others the eastern Mosul neighbourhood of Samah, in what may be a rare breach for civilians trapped inside the city. More than 21,000 people have fled to government-held areas since October 17, while thousands more may have been seized by IS for use as human shields, according to the United Nations. / AFP / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) The Kurdish Government Is Torturing Boys
Boys as young as 11, accused of fighting for the Islamic State, are being detained and brutally tortured in prisons.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: (L to R) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly listen to questions during a press conference related to President Donald Trump's recent executive order concerning travel and refugees, January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. On Monday night, President Donald Trump fired the acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she released a statement saying the Justice Department would not enforce the president's executive order that places a temporary ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Homeland Security Chief Pushes Back Amid Confusion Over Trump Refugee Ban
DHS Secretary John Kelly insists he was in the loop and that the executive order is running smoothly.
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embassytelaviv So You Want to Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem? Here’s How.
A blueprint for fulfilling the Trump administration’s promise without wrecking hopes for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
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gettyimages-453009416 Central Asia’s Autocrats Welcome the Age of Trump
The Trump administration’s narrow focus on fighting the Islamic State could see human rights take a back seat as Washington embraces unsavory allies.
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A picture shows the new medium-range surface to surface missile, named Sejil-2, at an undisclosed location in Iran prior to its test-firing on May 20, 2009. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran had successfully test-fired the new missile, drawing a warning from Israel that Europe too should now worry about the Islamic republic's ballistic programme. AFP PHOTO/STR/FARS NEWS (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Bannon’s Rules at the NSC; White House Faces Down First Iran Test, Confusion Over Trump Ban
Mattis to Asia, Moscow to Baghdad; More on SEAL Yemen Raid
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gettyimages-171545215 If Trump Tries to Make a Deal With Putin, He’s Already Lost
The international order is based on values, institutions, and moral leadership — not transactional politics.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - AUGUST 23: An interpreter with the U.S. Army Bravo Company 82nd Airborne participates in a patrol August 23, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq. There are increasing calls for the resignation of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki due to his failure to quell walkouts by Sunni members of Parliament and his inability to bring about agreements on power sharing within the divided government. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Pentagon Scrambles to Make Exception for Iraqi Translators
Fearing it will lose cooperation on the battlefield, the DoD is trying to come up with a list of Iraqis who should be exempt from the immigration ban.
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damage_to_uss_liberty_june_1967 Syria and Russia: A long and tangled history that involves the USS Liberty
What did Syria (and by extension Russia) have to do with the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty almost 50 years ago?
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SEATTLE, WA - JANUARY 29: Protestors hold up signs in front of effigies of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during in a demonstration on January 29, 2017 in Seattle, Washington, against Trump's executive order banning Muslims from certain countries. The rally was one of several in the area over the weekend. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) SitRep: Washington’s New Terrorism Problem; Bannon Snipes at Flynn; Republicans Balk at Muslim Ban; Trump’s ‘Safe Zone’ Coalition
Fallout from the weekend's executive orders continues
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ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Hall of Heroes at the Department of Defense on January 27, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Trump signed two orders calling for the "great rebuilding" of the nation's military and the "extreme vetting" of visa seekers from terror-plagued countries. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images) Trump’s Immigration Order Gives Ammunition to ISIS, Endangers U.S. Troops
With its blanket ban on Muslims from seven countries, the White House sparked a global backlash that experts say will fuel terrorism.
