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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance
Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
Wahhabism & Extremism
Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds
Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Trump Plan for Taking Syrian Oil Triggers Criticism
Monday 28 October 2019
Brookings Institution think-tank.
“The idea that the United States would ‘keep the oil’ in the hands of ExxonMobil or some other U.S. company is immoral and possibly illegal,” said Jeff Colgan, an associate professor of political science and international studies at Br ...
Analysis
Reasons for Institutionalizing US Police Violence Against Blacks
Wednesday 2 September 2020
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Brookings Institution, Dr. Rashawn Ray’s opinion has various components, including the lack of standard processes for accountability of police officers, the way police officers pay civil fines to victims of police brutality and the re-recruitment of expelled officers are some of the ...
Analysis
UAE at Heart of US Regional Strategy in Persian Gulf
Friday 16 October 2020
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Brookings Institution.
These remarks are not a short-term threat, but basically an expression of the reality of the prospects concerning Riyadh-Washington relations. This can be seen in the United States’ inaction during the attack on the Saudi oil facilities last autumn, in which Riyadh had ...
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Brookings’ President Resign amid Qatar Lobbying Investigation
Monday 13 June 2022
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Brookings Institution’s president, resigned on Sunday from the organization, days after a court filing revealed evidence that he had secretly lobbied for Qatar. Alwaght- General John R. Allen, the Brookings Institution's president, resigned on Sunday from the organization, days after a court fil ...
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Saudi Arabia Becoming ‘Drug Capital’ of West Asia: CNN
Sunday 4 September 2022
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Brookings Institute in Washington, DC, as saying.
The report also said seizures of Captagon drug shipments in Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region were increasingly expanding, adding that the United States Coast Guard recently discovered a shipment of 320 kilograms of methamphetamine ...
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UAE Meddled in US Political System: US Intelligence Report
Sunday 13 November 2022
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Brookings Institution who served on the National Intelligence Council in the 1990s.
“Doing something like this on a friendly power is also unique. It’s a sign that the US intelligence community is willing to take on new challenges,” he added.
Meanwhile, the UAE’s ambassador ...
Analysis
Unprecedented Pro-Palestinian London Rally Bore Conspicuous Signs of Big Change in West
Tuesday 14 November 2023
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Brookings Institution in analyzing the results of this poll has described the 58-percent support of democracy over Judaism in Israel as a sign of a decrease in support for Zionism in the American society. The connection between these two responses and the decline in support for Zionism becomes appar ...
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Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
Sunday 28 September 2025
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Brookings, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP), the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the Atlantic Council, Carnegie Endowment, an ...
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Mamadani’s Victory: Sociological Roots and Implications
Monday 10 November 2025
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Brookings argue that a central dynamic of 2020s American politics is a generational realignment around economic and cultural issues. Younger generations are more open to structural reforms, such as public ownership and stronger social safety nets, and less bound by party orthodoxy, a shift that dire ...
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Latest Information on US Military Formation amid Threats of War with Iran
Tuesday 24 February 2026
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Brookings Institution, noted: In response to nearly anything we might do, Iran could continue firing drones and cruise missiles at Israeli and American bases.
Ali Vaez, an Iran specialist at the International Crisis Group, suggested Tehran’s response might not be as restrained as in the past. ...
