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A municipal employee raises the US flag among those of other nations in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian Red Sea resort town gets ready to receive international leaders, following a Gaza ceasefire agreement, on October 11, 2025.
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The Tragedy of Middle Eastern Politics

The countries of the region have engaged in sustained competition that has tested their capacities and limitations, while resisting domination by rivals. Can a more stable order emerge from this maelstrom, and what would it require?

    • Mohamed Ali Adraoui

    Hamza Meddeb, Mohamed Ali Adraoui

A municipal employee raises the US flag among those of other nations in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian Red Sea resort town gets ready to receive international leaders, following a Gaza ceasefire agreement, on October 11, 2025.
Article
The Tragedy of Middle Eastern Politics
    • Mohamed Ali Adraoui

    Hamza Meddeb, Mohamed Ali Adraoui

Paper
The United States and the Emerging Security Order in Eastern Syria

    Kheder Khaddour, Issam Kayssi

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Rethinking Power-Sharing Agreements in Libya

    Soraya Rahem

A municipal employee raises the US flag among those of other nations in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian Red Sea resort town gets ready to receive international leaders, following a Gaza ceasefire agreement, on October 11, 2025.

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A municipal employee raises the US flag among those of other nations in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian Red Sea resort town gets ready to receive international leaders, following a Gaza ceasefire agreement, on October 11, 2025.
Article
The Tragedy of Middle Eastern Politics

The countries of the region have engaged in sustained competition that has tested their capacities and limitations, while resisting domination by rivals. Can a more stable order emerge from this maelstrom, and what would it require?

    • Mohamed Ali Adraoui

    Hamza Meddeb, Mohamed Ali Adraoui

Paper
The United States and the Emerging Security Order in Eastern Syria

As Washington reduces its presence in the country, the success of its withdrawal and continued containment of the Islamic State will hinge on adopting an approach of flexible oversight built around three priorities, as well as balancing Turkish and Israeli red lines.

    Kheder Khaddour, Issam Kayssi

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Rethinking Power-Sharing Agreements in Libya

The UN Support Mission in the country should reassess its approach so that consensus between the warring parties becomes the eventual goal, rather than a procedural matter that dogs the negotiating process at every turn.

    Soraya Rahem

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