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Jasim Al-Azzawi

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The Davos contrast: Precision vs. Provocation

The Davos contrast: Precision vs. Provocation
yesterday 17

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

What al-Maliki’s return would mean for Iraq and the region

What al-Maliki’s return would mean for Iraq and the region
previous day 24

Al Jazeera

Jasim Al-Azzawi

In 1953, the CIA walked the streets of Tehran; today, they walk with Mossad and MI6

In 1953, the CIA walked the streets of Tehran; today, they walk with Mossad and MI6
saturday 34

Middle East Monitor

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The paralysis before the storm: How fear of war may guarantee one

The paralysis before the storm: How fear of war may guarantee one
22.01.2026 32

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The dangerous parallels between Iraq in 2003 and Iran in 2026

The dangerous parallels between Iraq in 2003 and Iran in 2026
21.01.2026 45

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Netanyahu’s childhood friend breaks silence, warning of “ruined state” and personal obsessions

Netanyahu’s childhood friend breaks silence, warning of “ruined state” and personal obsessions
20.01.2026 56

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The presidency as theatre: America’s age of False Fronts

The presidency as theatre: America’s age of False Fronts
19.01.2026 37

Middle East Monitor

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The American paradox: A nation simultaneously ascending and descending

The American paradox: A nation simultaneously ascending and descending
19.01.2026 66

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The psychological profile of a president whose IQ is “off the chart”

The psychological profile of a president whose IQ is “off the chart”
17.01.2026 64

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The predicament of the Islamic Republic: Why 2026 is different

The predicament of the Islamic Republic: Why 2026 is different
16.01.2026 71

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The Arctic ultimatum: Greenland and the end of sovereignty

The Arctic ultimatum: Greenland and the end of sovereignty
14.01.2026 29

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

The return of the plunderer: Why Iraq cannot survive another Maliki

The return of the plunderer: Why Iraq cannot survive another Maliki
13.01.2026 26

Middle East Monitor

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The Trilateral Fortress: “Why the fall of Damascus didn’t end the Middle East’s long war”

The Trilateral Fortress: “Why the fall of Damascus didn’t end the Middle East’s long war”
12.01.2026 43

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From Gaza to Caracas: Trump’s Maduro abduction signals a new era of lawless power

From Gaza to Caracas: Trump’s Maduro abduction signals a new era of lawless power
11.01.2026 19

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Iran’s greatest threat isn’t Washington. It’s the generation that refuses to bow.

Iran’s greatest threat isn’t Washington. It’s the generation that refuses to bow.
10.01.2026 54

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Israel and Turkey are no longer feuding allies; they are strategic rivals

Israel and Turkey are no longer feuding allies; they are strategic rivals
09.01.2026 90

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A letter from David to Goliath

A letter from David to Goliath
05.01.2026 14

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Why Trump’s regime-change playbook won’t work in Iran

Why Trump’s regime-change playbook won’t work in Iran
05.01.2026 53

Al Jazeera

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Trump’s diversion: Why Venezuela’s oil is the ultimate

Trump’s diversion: Why Venezuela’s oil is the ultimate
04.01.2026 39

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

The winter of their discontent: When a theocracy freezes

02.01.2026 54

Middle East Monitor

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The Price of War

01.01.2026 62

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The Quad’s paper tiger problem: Why the Indo-Pacific strategy is faltering

30.12.2025 58

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Mr Trump, Gaza does not need your ballroom. It needs tents. It needs life.

29.12.2025 60

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Egypt’s economy: When infrastructure outpaces production

27.12.2025 46

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Follow the money: A ruthless guide for Mark Savaya, America’s envoy to Iraq

26.12.2025 43

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Türkiye’s expanding footprint in Lebanon: Ambition, constraint, and the new sunni landscape

25.12.2025 27

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MAGA implodes: Will Israel’s power over Washington collapse next?

24.12.2025 83

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Iraq’s three vulnerable pillars: A blueprint for dysfunction

22.12.2025 28

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America’s double game with international justice: When power poses as principle

21.12.2025 43

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Europe’s high-stakes gamble

20.12.2025 63

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The unmasking of an illusion: Britain’s reckoning and America’s last stand

19.12.2025 30

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From Sykes-Picot to Silicon Valley: Why Middle East fault lines now run through American tech

17.12.2025 44

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Netanyahu: I am the law, and Israel is Über alles. When leaders treat accountability as optional

16.12.2025 61

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Iran’s shadow diplomacy: The art of winning without showing

15.12.2025 25

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No room for toxic Blair on Gaza peace council

13.12.2025 51

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Venezuela’s crisis is not an oil grab but a power grab

11.12.2025 66

Al Jazeera

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A letter from an Arab nationalist to Netanyahu

11.12.2025 48

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The Abraham Accords gambit: Washington’s high-stakes balancing act in the Middle East

06.12.2025 55

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The war no one declares: Inside the Mossad–Iran shadow conflict

03.12.2025 66

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Trump tried to corner MBS. He blinked first

02.12.2025 22

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The puppeteer’s paradox: In the US–Israel relationship who is the master and who is the slave?

01.12.2025 22

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America at the edge: Lessons from Rome, warnings from history

30.11.2025 78

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The vanishing future of the Arab world: climate, corruption, and the AI divide

28.11.2025 74

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The ruptured mirror: How 7 October broke the Israeli narrative

27.11.2025 40

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Thank you, Netanyahu, for stripping Zionism of its lies and revealing Israel’s odious nature

26.11.2025 64

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The tyranny of geography: Ukraine’s fatal gamble

25.11.2025 65

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Iraq’s tightrope walk sharpens between American security and Iranian influence

24.11.2025 28

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Zohran Mamdani: The mayor who could redefine American politics

23.11.2025 52

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Cheney, Bush, and the crime against Iraq

22.11.2025 54

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Mr tough guy and the two farcical ceasefires

21.11.2025 23

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