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A ballistic rocket is test-fired through a precision control guidance system in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency, May 30, 2017. (Reuters)

Terrorism and Nuclear Dreams

by Ghassan Charbel | Sep 11, 2017 | Opinion

“I participated in battles and some shrapnel are still inside my body. But, I find today’s world far more scarier than any other day before. I am a military-man and it is not easy for me to admit that I am scared. Earlier, you knew your enemy and his location. You...

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A view shows Abu Samra border crossing to Saudi Arabia, in Qatar June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn

The Challenge: Who Guarantees Qatar?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 10, 2017 | Opinion

The problem of the four Arab states that decided to confront Qatar is not represented in obliging Doha to meet their 13 demands, but, it’s in Qatar’s credibility and guaranteeing what it says, signs and pledges. We do not know of a single agreement that Qatar signed...

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President Kim Jong-un of North Korea, center, before a nuclear test at an undisclosed location, according to North Korea’s state-run news agency. Credit Korean Central News Agency

The Way to Make North Korea Back Down

by SUNG-YOON LEE | Sep 10, 2017 | Opinion

After Sunday’s nuclear test, the most powerful yet, and two successful intercontinental missile tests in July, North Korea can credibly threaten to nuke a major United States city and kill millions of Americans. To date, the Trump administration, frustrated by its...

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US President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump Can’t Solve North Korea by Just Making a Deal

by Meghan O'Sullivan | Sep 9, 2017 | Opinion

President Donald Trump’s tweet last weekend that the US might terminate all tradewith countries doing business with North Korea was widely derided on the grounds of realism. Given that 90 percent of North Korea’s trade is with China, the tweet was little more than a...

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Smoke is seen following an airstrike on the western frontline of Raqqa on July 17, during an offensive by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, a majority Kurdish and Arab alliance, to retake the city from ISIS fighters. (Bulent Kilic/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE via Getty Images)

Trump’s Big Decision in Syria

by David Ignatius | Sep 9, 2017 | Opinion

As the US-led coalition accelerates its campaign to destroy ISIS’ remaining strongholds in Syria, the Trump administration faces a big decision about the future: Does it want to keep some US troops inside the country to help stabilize Syria after the jihadists...

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US President Donald Trump (R) greets Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump Enters Qatar Crisis Mediation Efforts

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 9, 2017 | Opinion

After Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah visited Washington and met with US president, the Qatari crisis went back to square one. President Donald Trump accepted Sheikh Sabah’s invitation take part in mediating the Qatar crisis, entering the second...