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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
A photo taken on May 6, 2023 shows CV90 combat vehicles during the Aurora 23 military exercise at the Rinkaby firing range outside Kristianstad, Sweden.
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Rebalancing the Transatlantic Defense-Industrial Relationship: Regional Pragmatism in Northeastern Europe
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Is the Arab World Finally Discovering Collective Security and Multilateral Diplomacy?
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.
A photo taken on May 6, 2023 shows CV90 combat vehicles during the Aurora 23 military exercise at the Rinkaby firing range outside Kristianstad, Sweden.
Three men descend a plane onto a red carpet. Men in uniform line the carpet as an honor processional.
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Diplomacy in Crisis, Subnational Diplomacy Evolves

For practitioners of subnational diplomacy, 2025 has required quick adaptation and evolution to tectonic shifts.

  • Marissa Jordan
Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
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Legacy or Liability? Auditing U.S. Alliances to Compete with China
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Arab Diaspora Business Communities in Egypt
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Preventing an Era of Nuclear Anarchy: Nuclear Proliferation and American Security
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