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Inflation is rising and fault lines are widening on disruptions from history’s biggest energy shock.

How long can the country—and the Sahel’s other junta-led governments—hold on?

To thwart competitors and secure new transport corridors, Abu Dhabi has set its sights on Damascus.

Israel is not the only relationship that deserves scrutiny from Congress.

It’s not just the song contest that’s at risk of breaking up.

Hezbollah’s fate will be decided by the Amal Movement’s calculations about its own future.

The gunfight is the latest twist in a power struggle between two dynasties.

The campaign is motivated by corruption concerns and an old-fashioned egalitarianism.

Russia seeks to resolve several trade issues during this week’s summit. But China holds the cards.

The United States may be accepting the reality of Chinese power.

Unconditional Western support for the incumbent prime minister could backfire.

Legal reform and structural change may lack flair, but they can improve the situation on the ground.

Even before the Islamic Republic, the country has always wanted the same thing.

Tehran regards Washington’s demand as tantamount to unconditional surrender, but there may yet be a way forward.