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The Geopolitics of Economic Development in the Middle East

To create an environment more conducive to cooperation and development, U.S. and Chinese efforts should seek the endorsement of neighboring countries and regional organizations. Otherwise, regional and geopolitical rivalries will remain barriers.


· June 3, 2024
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Defending Israel, but not Kurdistan?

When U.S. Patriots shot down an Iranian missile over Erbil on April 15, Kurds wondered why such defenses weren’t activated when they were attacked.

  • Wladimir van Wilgenburg
· April 25, 2024
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Humanizing, Not Sanitizing, Saddam

In an interview, author Steve Coll discusses his latest book on the quarter-century minuet between the United States and the late Iraqi leader.

· April 16, 2024
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Iran Has Retaliated Against Israel for Its Killing of Several Quds Force Generals

Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.

· April 14, 2024
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An Iraqi Path to Prosperity?

In an interview, Harith Hasan discusses Baghdad’s Development Road project, and sees obstacles ahead.

· March 12, 2024
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Iraq’s Development Road: Geopolitics, Rentierism, and Border Connectivity

For the Iraqi government to address skeptics’ views about the Development Road, it will need to focus on several key institutional reforms.

· March 11, 2024