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US Position on Syria Deteriorates

May 15, 2023
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Commentary The U.S. position in the Middle East is weakening quickly. Nowhere is this more obvious than in Syria, where a pro-Russian dictator has waged a brutal civil war against his people with increasing impunity. On May 9, Syria and Saudi Arabia announced they would reopen their embassies in each others’ countries. Previously, the Saudis,…

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China Brokering Saudi-Iran Deal Sees Biden Losing the Middle East

March 20, 2023
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Commentary The Chinese Communist Party’s Middle East peace deal has implications for U.S. regional influence. On March 10th, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced that they would resume diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China. Relations between the two countries have been broken since 2016 over a dispute regarding Riyadh’s execution of a Shi’ite Muslim…

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