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Ali Alfoneh
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is Senior Felllow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, DC.
The Twisted Tehran-Moscow Axis

Beyond the Seas

Is the Russian-Iranian cooperation in Syria a marriage of convenience or the emergence of an alliance?

Rouhani’s Pyrrhic Victory

Beyond the Seas

Paradoxically, the agreement over the Iranian nuclear program is likely make things more difficult for President Hassan Rouhani. Rather than bolstering the forces of reform, the deal may end up having the opposite effect.

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Out Now: May/June 2020 Issue



+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++

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