Middle East Brief

In this episode, Aaron speaks with Clint Watts, a distinguished research fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, about Russian ...

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The conflict in Libya has prompted more aggressive external intervention, beginning with the Russian decision to send mercenaries to give ...

  After tensions with Iran escalated, American military operations in Iraq have been curtailed over concerns about possible attacks on ...

 After a period of calm following the territorial defeat of the Islamic State, Iraq has faced unprecedented protests, aimed at ...

During the run-up to NATO’s 70th anniversary summit, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated that Turkey would block consensus on the ...

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The Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria has upended the U.S. counter-ISIS mission and forced a hasty American withdrawal. To discuss ...

In response to Iranian provocations, the United States has sent forces back to the Middle East. To discuss the American ...

 Iran has been accused of firing cruise missiles and drones at oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a close American ...