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A man who said his name is Ian, who is from a town near Liverpool in the United Kingdom and is 61 years old, but who did not want to be otherwise identified, prepares to enter Ukraine to join the fight against the Russian army at the Medyka border crossing on March 3, 2022 at Medyka, Poland.
A man who said his name is Ian, who is from a town near Liverpool in the United Kingdom and is 61 years old, but who did not want to be otherwise identified, prepares to enter Ukraine to join the fight against the Russian army at the Medyka border crossing on March 3, 2022 at Medyka, Poland.

Ukraine’s Foreign Legion Is Ready for Battle

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Prime Minister of Bahrain, and Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, arriving at the pier at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain This handout image released by the US Naval Forces Central Command on Jan. 31, 2022.
Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Prime Minister of Bahrain, and Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, arriving at the pier at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain This handout image released by the US Naval Forces Central Command on Jan. 31, 2022.

Bahrain’s Paranoia About Iran Is Self-Defeating

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Vladimir Putin watches the launch of a missile during military exercises in the Barents Sea on August 17, 2005.
Vladimir Putin watches the launch of a missile during military exercises in the Barents Sea on August 17, 2005.

Europeans Are Terrified of Putin’s Nuclear Button

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Lebanese lira bills are damaged in a special machine at Lebanon's Central Bank in Beirut on November 24, 2008.
Lebanese lira bills are damaged in a special machine at Lebanon's Central Bank in Beirut on November 24, 2008.

The Islamic State Is Capitalizing on Lebanon’s Economic Collapse

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Members of Syria's top jihadist group the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance, led by al-Qaeda's former Syria affiliate, parade with their flags and those of the Taliban's declared "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" through the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on August 20, 2021.
Members of Syria's top jihadist group the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance, led by al-Qaeda's former Syria affiliate, parade with their flags and those of the Taliban's declared "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" through the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on August 20, 2021.

Rebel-Held Syria Is the New Capital of Global Terrorism

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Red tape is extended and objects are set on fire, around the house in which the leader of Islamic State (IS) group Amir Mohammed Said Abd al-Rahman al-Mawla , aka Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi died, during an overnight raid by US special forces, in the town of Atme in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, on February 3, 2022.
Red tape is extended and objects are set on fire, around the house in which the leader of Islamic State (IS) group Amir Mohammed Said Abd al-Rahman al-Mawla , aka Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi died, during an overnight raid by US special forces, in the town of Atme in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, on February 3, 2022.

Qurayshi Is Replaceable

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
China's President Xi Jinping gives a speech during the 8th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July, 10, 2018.
China's President Xi Jinping gives a speech during the 8th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July, 10, 2018.

Xi Jinping Has Transformed China’s Middle East Policy

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
A merchant counts Syrian pound notes, bearing a portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Bzourieh market in the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus on September 11, 2019.
A merchant counts Syrian pound notes, bearing a portrait of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Bzourieh market in the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus on September 11, 2019.

The Pointlessness of America’s Syria Sanctions

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Libyans demonstrate against election postponement.
Libyans demonstrate against election postponement.

Elections Can’t Fix What’s Wrong With Libya

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Customs officials inspect a huge quantity of narcotics seized in Peshawar, Pakistan bound for Saudi Arabia on June 19, 2003.
Customs officials inspect a huge quantity of narcotics seized in Peshawar, Pakistan bound for Saudi Arabia on June 19, 2003.

Saudi Arabia Is the Middle East’s Drug Capital

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Saleh al-Armouti speaks before protesters.
Saleh al-Armouti speaks before protesters.

Water-for-Energy Is Better Than Land-for-Peace

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
A soldier walks along a street in India.
A soldier walks along a street in India.

Does India Want to Solve Its Pollution Problem?

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
A member of the Alawite community pastes pictures of Rifaat al-Assad on a wall in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Dec. 6, 2007.
A member of the Alawite community pastes pictures of Rifaat al-Assad on a wall in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Dec. 6, 2007.

Assad’s Family Reunion Could Be a Final Victory

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan performs.
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan performs.

Modi’s Growing Crackdown on Bollywood

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard during a random search along a street in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on Nov. 9, a day after a salesman was shot to death by suspected anti-India militants.
Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard during a random search along a street in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on Nov. 9, a day after a salesman was shot to death by suspected anti-India militants.

What’s Behind the Latest Violence in Kashmir?

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