My thoughts on some of the hard-line criticisms of the nuclear deal coming out of Tehran, posted at the of the MidEast Matrix https://mideastmatrix.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/tehrans-post-deal-rhetoric/
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Tunisia Is Still a Success -The Atlantic
Tunisia has declared a state of emergency after the June 26th attack in Sousse, and the UK has advised all British citizens to leave the
Nationalist and Leftist Movements in Saudi Arabia Parts 1 & 2 -ma-alamal.com
People rarely talk about leftist and Arab nationalist opposition groups in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf. The focus now is fixated on Salafi extremism.
Would New Borders Mean Less Conflict in the Middle East? -Wall Street Journal
Since the Islamic State seized Mosul last summer, there has been a great deal of time spent discussing the dysfunctional nature of the Sykes-Picot border
The logic of violence in the Islamic State’s war -The Monkey Cage (WP)
In a departure from its usual practice of beheading its captives, the Islamic state recently burnt a Jordanian prisoner alive, and of course, distributed a
Iran’s shallow influence in Yemen -Al Monitor
Interesting analysis of Yemeni politics under the Houthis and how Iran’s position differs than the one the Saudis enjoyed in the past. “Saudi Arabia relied
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