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October 2025
The Return of Barbarism
Walter Benjamin once observed, “There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of...
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September 2025
The New Syrian Regime’s Dilemma
On September 24, Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara’a addressed the UN General Assembly in New York, where he is still on the...
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September 2025
The German – Polish Relationship, Soft Bigotry and Long Grievances
“We must all turn our backs upon the horrors of the past and look to the future.”Winston Churchill, September 19, 1946,...
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September 2025
The Battle for Gaza City
Gaza City, one of the last two Hamas strongholds, is the target of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in an ongoing operation....
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September 2025
When Erdoğan Shifted Focus to the Kurds in Syria
2015 marked a change in the Syria policy of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He began to walk back his initial goal...
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September 2025
Europe’s Far Right on the March
On September 13, British activist Tommy Robinson organized a march called “Unite the Kingdom.” It attracted about 110,000...
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September 2025
Postwar Gaza — What Will It Look Like?
Two years after October 7, 2023, governments are finally recognizing the need to adopt a plan for postwar Gaza, even while...
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September 2025
The Arab World Reconsiders Netanyahu
Once lauded for confronting Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu now faces doubt in Arab capitals as the Palestinian question returns...
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September 2025
Turkey in Syria: An Alternative View
Sinan Ciddi has written recently in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune a multi-part analysis of Turkey in Syria (“Turkey’s...
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September 2025
Russia’s Return to Syria
On July 31, Syrian Foreign Minister Asa’ad al-Shaibani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the same city...
