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Dr. Majid Rafizadeh
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh is a political scientist specializing in U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East and is a Harvard-educated scholar. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X at @Dr_Rafizadeh.
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Climate change a threat to Iraq’s stability
Iraq is grappling with a combination of soaring temperatures, rapidly declining rainfall, increased desertification and the deterioration of once-thriving agricultural lands. The UN ranks it among the five countries most vulnerable to climate change globally.
Helping Syria’s recovery the smart thing to do
After more than a decade of war, Syria finds itself at a crucial turning point. Its infrastructure is devastated, its economy shattered and its people exhausted, yet, amid the ashes of destruction, a new chapter is unfolding.
Saving Sudan’s children must be a global priority
As Sudan’s brutal war approaches the end of its second year, children remain particularly vulnerable to the ongoing violence, displacement and humanitarian collapse.