Analysis

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  Analysis

  2023-08-15

  Afghans lose decades of progress in just two years

  Economic growth, access to education and political freedom that Afghans worked to achieve are now essentially gone.

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  Analysis

  2023-08-02

  Russia fails to deliver Su-35s to Iran, triggering speculation over health of alliance

  Amid the commotion surrounding the delivery of Su-35s, it became clear in July that the long-awaited fighters would not arrive, with neither government offering an explanation.

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  Analysis

  2023-07-12

  Wagner's failed rebellion exacerbates national security fault lines in Russia

  The conflict of interests between Russia's elites will ultimately lead to the complete collapse of the Russian regime, observers are predicting. The current troubles are 'just the beginning'.

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  Analysis

  2023-07-04

  After al-Zawahiri demise, al-Qaeda may shift nexus to Yemen

  Al-Qaeda might move its power base to Yemen, where its Iran-based de facto leader has influence and the group collaborates with the Houthis.

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  Analysis

  2022-12-30

  Ukraine war threatens Russia's status on UN Security Council

  Russia's war on Ukraine has severely diminished its reputation and has called into question its global standing and superpower status.

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  Analysis

  2022-11-24

  Retreat from Kherson begs the question: Is Russia going to lose Ukraine war?

  While Russian forces have previously lost much larger swathes of territory, the expulsion from Kherson was a strategic setback and even the recapture of Crimea by Ukraine is being discussed.

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  Analysis

  2021-03-31

  Guardianship of the Jurist: a theological anomaly empowering dictatorship in Iran

  The idea of absolute power, derived from an interpretation of a theological proposition, has been used to justify autocratic rule in Iran and the spread of 'revolution' across the region.

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  Analysis

  2021-03-24

  Fatemiyoun militants form core of 'Little Iran' colony in eastern Syria

  An estimated 25,000 militants are in eastern Syria, and the IRGC has seized private property in order to accommodate new arrivals, kicking off a process of demographic change.

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  Analysis

  2021-01-20

  Peaceful transfer of power underscores resilience of US democracy

  The United States continued its over 200-year-old tradition of handing over presidential power peacefully, as the US military remains steadfast in its commitments to allies around the world.

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  Analysis

  2021-01-04

  Tehran continues to pose threat to region a year after Soleimani killing

  Any further Iranian miscalculation or provocation could have devastating consequences, US military sources say, as the one-year anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's killing passes.