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Iran Looks to Shore up its Influence in Iraq

With strong ties between the two neighbors, pressing Iraq to choose sides, or abandoning it altogether, will only backfire.

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What Can Make Displaced People More Vulnerable to Extremism?

A study in Afghanistan offers clues for better policies in the world’s violent conflict zones

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Will Algeria’s Protests Lead to Change and a Second Arab Spring?

The movement has forced President Bouteflika to not run for a fifth term, but there’s a long road ahead for reform.

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