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People shout slogans at a rally in support of the Pakistani Army following the violent protests that erupted after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on May 9, 2023. (Hussain Ali via Getty Images)

Commentary

Pakistan’s Economy Shudders as Army Confronts Its Own Mess

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Aparna Pande

Jul 19, 2023

Commentary

9 Min Read

Shavkat Mirziyoyev meets with Ebrahim Raisi within the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders' summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 16, 2022. (Iranian Presidency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran Just Joined a Pact with Moscow and Beijing—Here’s What It Means for the US

Ahmad Hashemi

Research Fellow

Ahmad Hashemi

Jul 13, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Podcast

Counterbalance | Ep. 52: Gadi Taub on Biden versus Netanyahu

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Peter Rough & Michael Doran

Jul 13, 2023

Podcast

A Lithuanian soldier stands next to a public bus with a mural on it urging the arming of Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets on the first day of the 2023 NATO Summit on July 11, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Sean Gallup via Getty Images)

Commentary

Why NATO Must Not Forget about the Middle East

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jul 8, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

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Podcast

The Age of Apocalypse

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jul 6, 2023

Podcast

US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One before departing from King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden Follows Jimmy Carter’s Failed Middle East Model

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Jun 29, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

Joe Biden boards Air Force One before departing from King Abdulaziz International Airport on July 16, 2022. (Mandel Ngan via Getty Images)

Podcast

Ambiguities in Biden's Middle East Policy

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Jun 25, 2023

Podcast

Podcast

Counterbalance | Ep. 50: Saudi Transformation (and Welcome to Peter Rough)

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Peter Rough & Michael Doran

Jun 22, 2023

Podcast

An Iranian-made surface-to-surface missile is displayed next to the Azadi tower during a rally to mark the forty-forth anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution on February 11, 2023. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden’s Ties That Bind

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Jun 20, 2023

Commentary

Long Read

Taliban fighters by Lake Qargha in a western suburb of Kabul City on September 17, 2021. (Kaveh Kazemi via Getty Images)

Commentary

World Cannot Ignore Security Threats Emerging from Afghanistan

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jun 16, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

Iranian-Christian people at the Saint Gregory church during the New Year mass prayer ceremony in Tehran, January 1, 2023. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)

Commentary

Good News from Iran: A Million New Christian Believers