The assassination only fortifies the Iranian strategist’s legacy as a counterweight to U.S. power. ‘He is as much a product as a producer’ of the decades-long conflict.
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Stumbling Into War
The repercussions of the strike on Soleimani are dangerous, but this is not 2003 all over again.
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Protesters Reject Trump’s War Cries
In Washington and around the nation, the anti-war movement mobilizes for a just future for workers, the climate, and the world.
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Best of 2019: America and the World
The Prospect’s managing editor looks back at some of the year’s finest.
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Egypt’s President Stomps on the Press
Mada Masr, the last muckraking news site in Cairo, broke a story about El-Sisi’s son. On Sunday, Egyptian authorities broke into its office.
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Restrictions on Press Freedom in the Middle East—and Beyond
Today on TAP: Journalists analyzed escalating attacks on the media at the Arab Center Washington D.C.’s annual conference
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Lebanon’s Nationwide Protests Offer a New Narrative for a Divided Country
From Beirut to Tripoli, Lebanese demonstrators are defying sectarian stereotypes in startling ways.
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Trump Official Briefs AIPAC, as Democrats Rally Around J Street
Middle East State Department appointee David Schenker made time for the Israel lobbying powerhouse AIPAC, clarifying the fault lines in Washington.
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Thanks to Sanders, Conditioning Aid to Israel Is Entering the National Conversation
Speaking at the J Street conference, the senator from Vermont electrified the ‘pro-Israel’ crowd with his brand of tough love.
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It’s Not Enough to Reject Trump’s Crisis-Making in Syria
Today on TAP: The House condemns Turkish military operations in northern Syria, and should go further