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Turkey: Confrontational Politics is No Panacea
by Fadi Hakura, Associate Fellow, Europe | 19 June 2013

Iran: Normalization Iranian-Style?
by Dr Claire Spencer, Head, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 18 June 2013

Assessing Public Support for Arming Syria's Rebels
by Bruce Stokes, Associate Fellow, Americas | 18 June 2013

Russia's 'Hard Diplomacy' over Syria
by James Sherr, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme | 13 June 2013

Iran Election: Change in Nuclear Diplomacy?
by Sasan Aghlani, Research Assistant, International Security | 5 June 2013

Flawed Logic in Decision to Lift Syria Arms Embargo
by Dr Christopher Phillips, Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 28 May 2013

Iran Election: Popular Choice or Coronation?
by Sir Richard Dalton, Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 23 May 2013

Governance Prospects for Lebanon's Petroleum Sector
by Dr Valérie Marcel, Associate Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources | 9 May 2013

Syria: The Real Game-Changer
by Dr Claire Spencer, Head, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 7 May 2013

Chemical Weapons and Syria
by Dr Patricia Lewis, Research Director, International Security | 29 April 2013

Halabja and its Legacy: 25 Years On
by Dr Patricia Lewis, Research Director, International Security | 18 March 2013

Yemen Matters
by Leonie Northedge, Research Associate, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 6 March 2013

Tunisia: Lack of Trust and Murderous Rivalries
by Jon Marks, Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 12 February 2013

Syria's Health Crisis
by Dr David Stuckler, Associate Fellow, Centre on Global Health Security | 1 February 2013

Combatting Terror Across the Sahel
by Dr Claire Spencer, Head, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 22 January 2013

Algeria: Sands are Shifting
by Jane Kinninmont, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 20 January 2013

Israel's Elections: A Country at a Watershed
by Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 19 January 2013

Syria Conflict: No End in Sight
by Lord Michael Williams of Baglan, Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Acting Head, Asia Programme | 9 January 2013

Challenges for Global Governance in 2013
by Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House | 7 January 2013

Gaza, the US and the New Middle East
by Dr Claire Spencer, Head, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 20 November 2012

Gaza Conflict Could Spread
by Jane Kinninmont, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 18 November 2012

New Saudi Interior Minister Marks Generational Shift
by Jane Kinninmont, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 6 November 2012

Kuwait: Testing the Limits
by Jane Kinninmont, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 1 November 2012

Lebanon in the Eye of the Syrian Storm
by Lord Michael Williams of Baglan, Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Acting Head, Asia Programme | 24 October 2012

Iran: A Nuclear 'Fatwa'?
by Professor Ali Ansari, Senior Consulting Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme | 28 September 2012

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