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Gaza’s Nascent Police Force Has a Personnel Problem

The second convening of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington on February 19 was intended to highlight progress toward a post-war vision for Gaza. The event featured detailed presentations on reconstruction, governance mechanisms, and timelines. Yet two core issues remained conspicuously vague: how Hamas will be disarmed, and …

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Kosovo unblocks institutions after a one-year crisis

With the new Assembly and government, Kosovo aims to recover the delays of the past year. Political analysts are calling on the new executive to focus on improving relations with international allies, while the business sector has requested policies in favour of the private sector Kosovo has formed its new …

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Saudi Arabia has not pivoted back toward extremism

The kingdom is still on its long, self-interested road to moderation, and the ‘embrace of Islamism’ narrative collapses under the facts Has Saudi Arabia truly abandoned moderation and embraced Islamism – or even antisemitism – as some have recently alleged? The short answer is no, and the reality defies the …

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