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Dr. Ethan Chorin

A senior foreign affairs analyst, a former US diplomat and a Middle East and Africa-focused scholar
Dr. Ethan Chorin

A senior foreign affairs analyst, a former US diplomat and a Middle East and Africa-focused scholar

- Trump's latest high-stakes gambit
  
  U.S.-Iran tensions grow as Trump demands Iran halt its nuclear program and proxy support. This article explores the risks of military escalation, a potential nuclear deal, and impacts on the Abraham Accords and Palestine.
  
  U.S.-Iran tensions grow as Trump demands Iran halt its nuclear program and proxy support. This article explores the risks of military escalation, a potential nuclear deal, and impacts on the Abraham Accords and Palestine.
  
  February 25, 2026
- What the Sarkozy verdict won't tell us about Libya
  
  The conviction of Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption offers a narrow form of justice that misses the broader opportunity to investigate France’s role in Libya’s collapse, exposing how Western interventions driven by mixed motives continue to shape instability across the Middle East, from Benghazi to Gaza.
  
  The conviction of Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption offers a narrow form of justice that misses the broader opportunity to investigate France’s role in Libya’s collapse, exposing how Western interventions driven by mixed motives continue to shape instability across the Middle East, from Benghazi to Gaza.
  
  October 02, 2025