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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa attend a press conference after their meeting that discussed the diplomatic situation with Qatar, in Cairo, Egypt July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Elfiqi/Pool

It’s Goodbye Qatar!

by Salman Al-dossary | Jul 6, 2017 | Opinion

The only surprise that didn’t happen on Wednesday was a positive Qatari response to Kuwaiti emir’s mediation that could have ended the current crisis. The negative response was nothing new; it was expected just like all other reactions that came from Qatar after...

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A view shows buildings at the Doha Cornich, Qatar August 30, 2016. Picture taken August 30, 2016.REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon – RTX2NQ0S

Doha to Surrender in the Dark

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 6, 2017 | Opinion

Doha’s upcoming moves can be easily predicted like an open book as it has taken the same steps in similar previous crises. It is keen on spreading the propaganda of rejection and showing heroic TV stances that do not match with its capabilities and do not reflect the...

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Iranian soldiers from the Revolutionary Guards march during the annual military parade in the capital Tehran, in 2015. (AFP)

Is it Still Possible to Coexist with the Tehran Regime?

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jul 5, 2017 | Opinion

Over the weekend, the French capital Paris played host to a massive rally organized by the Iranian opposition and attended by many international political figures. The timing of this rally was particularly significant, given the historical and exceptional current...

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James Madison’s Montpelier in Virginia. (Kenneth M. Wyner/Courtesy of the Montpelier Foundation)

Too Many Americans Still Don’t See Black History As Their Own

by Margaret Jordan | Jul 4, 2017 | Opinion

When I return to Washington, the city where I was born and raised, I see places others do not. At 21st and K streets NW, I see the cheerful home of my great-grandmother, where a World Bank building now sits. On the rapidly gentrifying corridor near First and Bates...

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Russia Red Square”- Reuters

America Obsesses About a Russia That Misses the ’70s

by Noah Smith | Jul 3, 2017 | Opinion

Americans are seeing lots of stories about Russia in the news these days, mainly because of that country’s attempts to interfere in the US presidential election and other episodes of meddling in other nations’ affairs. This has led many Americans to believe that...

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The framers had one big point. Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Celebrating the True Meaning of Politics on July 4th

by JONATHAN BERNSTEIN | Jul 3, 2017 | Opinion

It’s time for July 4th, otherwise known as Independence Day. It’s one of my favorite holidays for all the reasons you’d suspect: flags, patriotic songs, and fireworks. But I’m uneasy with the trend towards making the US military might the...