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Month: October 2017

Egypt is in danger of becoming a failed state—and western leaders are mishandling the crisis | Prospect Magazine

Robert Springborg on the Sisi disaster.
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How a state of emergency became Egypt’s new normal – The Washington Post

Nathan Brown and Mai Sadany.
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Egypt election in view, Sisi supporters fire up campaign for mandate

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Sun, Sea and Robots: Saudi Arabia’s Sci-Fi City in the Desert

Madness.
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How Iran is winning game of chess in Kirkuk

Long term operatives on the ground, that’s how.
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Commentary: In Sunni North Africa, fears of Iran’s Shi’ite shadow

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Steve Bannon’s already murky Middle East ties deepen

UAE, Erik Prince, Cambridge Analytica, etc.
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Beyond the Caliphate: Foreign Fighters and the Threat of Returnees – The Soufan Center

Isis
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ISIS Jihadis Have Returned Home By the Thousands | The New Yorker

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Iran Saps Strength of Revolutionary Guards With Arrests and Cutbacks – The New York Times

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