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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A photo shows US and Israeli flags projected on the historic walls of the Old City near Hebron Gate in Jerusalem on June 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on January 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President of Syria Ahmed al-Shara arrives for the UN’s General Assembly on September 23, 2025, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Riyadh’s city center is seen on February 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A person wearing a cap that reads “Make Iran Great Again” is seen as people take part in a rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran on January 11, 2026, in London. (Getty Images)
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Men riding a motorbike wave a Syrian flag as Syrian government forces enter the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on February 3, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Hillel Fradkin
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World
Husain Haqqani
Senior Fellow
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
William Luti
Adjunct Fellow
Joel Rayburn
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Zineb Riboua
Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Peter Rough
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Abram N. Shulsky
Senior Fellow
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
Nir Yaron
Visiting Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
