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Week in Review

A man walks past a power station on the outskirts of Beijing, April 7, 2005.

Analysis

US-Saudi nuclear cooperation makes sense because of China, not just Israel

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

President Joe Biden speaks at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Aug. 10, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Analysis

Is Biden’s reset on Iran paying off?

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during a press conference with Iraq's Prime Minister in Damascus on July 16, 2023.

Analysis

The missing peace between Syria and Turkey

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Navy Gulf

Analysis

Biden considers raising stakes for escalation with Iran in Gulf

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

US President Joe Biden is welcomed by Mecca province governor Prince Khaled al-Faisal (white robe) and Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud (L), Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington, at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, upon his arrival from Israel, on July 15, 2022.

Analysis

Iran should be catalyst for Israel-Saudi normalization

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Burns CIA

Analysis

Is Iran getting the Biden administration’s message on Russia?

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Iran nuclear

US, West turn up heat on Iran over Ukraine

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran on March 4, 2023.

Analysis

Iran’s new nuclear normal gets boost from oil exports

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Wagner group

Putin’s Syria policy hangs on amid Russian crackdown on Wagner

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as he arrives at presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on June 16, 2023.

Analysis

Macron, MBS see future in French-Saudi partnership

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

A staff removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of Unites States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna on July 14, 2015.

Analysis

US détente with Iran combines diplomacy, deterrence

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) attends a joint news conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 8, 2023.

Analysis

Blinken, Saudi FM back away from ‘zero sum’ approach to China

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti