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A Substack by Paul Salem, Vice President for International Engagement at the Middle East Institute.
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The long-term challenges of reconstruction in the Middle East
Reconstruction will require ending wars first and will take decades not years. It cannot rely solely on grants, but must create investable conditions.
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How Trump's Gulf visit could transform the Middle East
This article was published in The National.
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A Tectonic Shift in the Middle East
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First Take on a New Era in the Middle East
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Baghdad revisited: Iraq balances on a tightrope
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The Middle East’s changing strategic landscape
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Assessing Trump’s record and potential impact in the Middle East
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Lebanon's Pathway to Opportunity
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Assessing Trump’s record and potential impact in the Middle East
As he embarks on his visit to the region
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The first two months of Trump 2.0 in the Middle East
Hard push for elusive breakthroughs
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Baghdad revisited: Iraq balances on a tightrope
I hadn’t been to Baghdad in years, but the city seemed very different to me.
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How might Trump's presidency shape regional dynamics?
Will war and escalation persist, or will tough diplomacy create breakthroughs?
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A Resurgent Trump Returns to a Turbulent Middle East
This article was published in the Cairo Review of Global Affairs on February 11.
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Watching Trump’s second term unfold from the Middle East
Observing the unfolding of President Donald Trump’s second term from the Middle East is as confusing and disorienting as it must be from the United…
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With election of nationalist president, Lebanon moves to exit the “Axis of Resistance”
With a nearly unanimous 99 out of 128 votes, the Lebanese parliament elected the head of the army, Gen.
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