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After the Pandemic: The Middle East Won’t Break Out in Peace By Emily Hawthorne - Apr 16, 2020
National boundaries mean nothing to the coronavirus, which has reached just about every country across the globe. This makes Covid-19 a truly shared deadly enemy for the entire world. But while the challenge of fighting this common enemy will act as a “pause” button on some long-simmering conflicts, Covid-19 ultimately aggravates the sources of instability … Continue reading “After the Pandemic: The Middle East Won’t Break Out in Peace”
Iran’s Mastermind of Proxy Warfare Is Dead, But Iran’s Use of Proxies Is Far from Over By Emily Hawthorne - Jan 19, 2020
The United States government says it killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani to prevent an “imminent threat” of Iran-orchestrated attacks. Regardless of the truth of the supposed threat, US military forces, their allies and civilians in the region were, and remain, in danger of facing attacks by Iranian proxies. After all, the network of … Continue reading “Iran’s Mastermind of Proxy Warfare Is Dead, But Iran’s Use of Proxies Is Far from Over”