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An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)
Middle East
Middle East
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Senior fellows Husain Haqqani and Nina Shea with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, January 13, 2015
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Iraqi Christians light candles inside a shrine in the grounds of Mazar Mar Eillia (Mar Elia) Catholic Church on December 12, 2014 in Erbil, Iraq. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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(Screenshot from NASA World Wind)
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The new Ak Saray presidential palace (White Palace) on the outskirts of Ankara on October 29, 2014. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Experts
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
