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Mohammed Ayoob

Mohammed Ayoob

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Why Israel’s Arab Parties Are Taking a Chance on Gadi Eisenkot

06.11.2026 5

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Why Israel’s Next Government Won’t Change Anything for Palestine

28.10.2026 10

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Why Post-Election US Iran Strikes Will Yield Diminishing Returns

23.10.2026 10

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Why Saudi Arabia Has Only Bad Options in Yemen

14.10.2026 10

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India and Israel: Natural Partners or Strange Bedfellows?

05.10.2026 20

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Why the Yemeni Civil War Was Never a Sectarian Conflict

23.09.2026 80

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Pakistan and the Middle East: Strategic Depth or Strategic Dilemma?

16.09.2026 20

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Are Turkey and Israel Heading Toward Confrontation?

14.09.2026 30

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Is Jordan the US’ Weakest Link in the Middle East?

01.09.2026 30

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The Strategic Rationale for the Mecca Pact

12.08.2026 30

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Why Donald Trump Should Exit the Iran Escalation Spiral Before It’s Too Late

07.08.2026 30

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Turkey, NATO, and the New Middle East Balance

07.07.2026 30

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Can the Abraham Accords Survive Israel’s Regional Strategy?

22.06.2026 40

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Has Donald Trump Gotten What He Wanted from the US-Iran Memorandum?

18.06.2026 40

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Can Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Rebound?

30.05.2026 40

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Why Pakistan Deployed Troops in Saudi Arabia

21.05.2026 70

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Can the US-Israel ‘Special Relationship’ Survive the Iran War?

24.04.2026 60

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The United Nations Has Reached a New Height of Irrelevance

09.04.2026 70

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This Is Israel’s War

27.03.2026 50

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How the Iran War Will Accelerate Iran’s Nuclear Program

18.03.2026 50

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Iran Is Down, But Not Out

10.03.2026 60

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Can Pakistan and Afghanistan Walk Back from War?

06.03.2026 60

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Saudi Arabia vs. the UAE: The Other Gulf Crisis

15.02.2026 100

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Is the Middle East Reaching a Boiling Point?

16.01.2026 70

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Can the US-Saudi Relationship Survive MBS?

12.12.2025 60

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My Favorite Marshal: The US’ Bad Bet on Pakistan

19.11.2025 60

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The False Promise of the Gaza Ceasefire

10.11.2025 50

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Why Pakistan and Afghanistan Turned on Each Other

17.10.2025 60

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