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In late October, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced the unilateral withdrawal of its fighters …
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On New Year’s Eve last December, Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, barely a few weeks after …
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Undermining the group in Lebanon requires targeting its networks abroad. After being battered by Israel, …
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Islamic State threats in the border region necessitate shared efforts between Baghdad and Syria’s new …
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In recent years, Hungarian foreign policy under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has shifted markedly from …
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Tainted metal scrap sourced from conflict zones can ultimately become finished steel used by some …
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Recent clashes between government forces and French-speaking fighters in northern Syria have rekindled concerns about …
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