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Sudan refugees

Can diplomacy end the fighting in Sudan?

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Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (left) meets with Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Jeddah on April 12, 2023.

Arab initiative offers best chance for Syria in years

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Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

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Analysis

Is China playing long game against dollar in Middle East?

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Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed welcoming his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Abu Dhabi March 19, 2023.

Analysis

In Syria, Arab engagement with Assad may fall short

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Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

In this handout photo released by Iraq's National Security press office, Iraq's National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji (R) meets with the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani (C) in Baghdad on March 19, 2023. (Photo by IRAQI SECURITY MEDIA CENTRE / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY PRESS OFFICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/IRAQI SECURITY MEDIA CENTRE/A

Analysis

Iran-Iraq agreement about more than borders

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Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (L) arrives at the Elysee Presidential Palace to meet with the French president, Paris, France, Feb. 16, 2023.

Interview

'You don’t solve issues by running away,' says Iraq's KRG PM

Saudi-Iran-China

Analysis

China leaps into Saudi-Iran diplomacy as nuclear talks move

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Grossi

Analysis

IAEA’s visit to Iran could set stage for diplomacy or conflict

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Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

A man reads the Iranian newspaper Etemad, with the front page title reading in Farsi "The night of the end of the JCPOA ", and cover photos of Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his deputy and chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani, in the capital Tehran on Aug. 16, 2022.

Analysis

Iran floats adherence to NPT, dialogue on Ukraine as JCPOA fades

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R) chats with United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) in Sde Boker, Israel on March 28, 2022.

Analysis

UAE diplomacy guides response to Syrian, Palestinian crises

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Erdogan earthquake

Analysis

Earthquake could shake up Turkish election

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Netanyahu blinken

Analysis

Netanyahu counts Iran, Sudan as wins following Blinken visit

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