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Update from Israel and Gaza

Violence in Gaza and southern Israel has surged since early July, and policymakers are struggling to reach a resolution. Join The Chicago Council and Shai Feldman for a report on the unfolding conflict. 0 United States Tuesday 08/19/14 Event: 12:00 pm Regi ...

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Deadlines and Redlines: Is an Iranian Nuclear Deal Possible?

July 20 is the date to watch. Despite some progress, a substantive agreement over Iran’s nuclear program remains elusive and the delicate diplomatic balance could end this summer. Until then, the United States and its partners (P5+1) will continue negotiat ...

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Whither Pakistan?

Event Summary by Richard C. Longworth Husain Haqqani, the outspoken and controversial former Pakistani ambassador to Washington, portrayed Pakistan as a deeply dysfunctional nation with its dysfunctions willingly financed over the years by a heedless Unit ...

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After Afghanistan

Event Summary by Richard C. Longworth The house in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden lived for six years had a blocked back door and no escape tunnel. The US Navy SEALs who killed him said later that he didn’t reach for his guns. Clearly, he never saw himsel ...

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Inside Lebanon and the Proxy Wars of the Middle East

Lebanon finally has a government—after an 11-month power vacuum, a new cabinet has formed. Yet political polarization between supporters and foes of Syria’s Bashar Assad is endemic, and a pattern of simmering violence and targeted assassination is now the ...

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Syrians Under Siege

Event Summary by Richard C. Longworth The civil war in Syria is the defining humanitarian crisis of this time and the world is mostly flunking that challenge, David Miliband told The Chicago Council Tuesday evening. Miliband, the former British foreign se ...

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The Struggle for Iraq's Future

As Iraqi parliamentary elections approach this spring, an escalation of violence and rise of extremism is threatening a nation once again on the brink. Bombings, sectarianism, and systemic corruption continue to inhibit Iraqi stability, now two years after ...

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The Gulf: Competing Agendas and Shifting Loyalties

In the Gulf, the competing agendas and shifting loyalties of the Middle East converge. Iran’s regional ambitions; Egypt’s future; and Syria’s civil war are but a few of the pivotal geostrategic issues influencing and influenced by the six Gulf Cooperation ...

External Commentary
US Options in Syria, Scrutinized

http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/CairoReview/Pages/articleDetails.aspx?aid=400 August 2, 2013 The Cairo Review of Global AffairsMiddle East ...