Jared Malsin

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How Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Is Upending the Old Order

Saudi Arabia's crown prince is upending the old order

By Jared Malsin

America’s Allies in the Arab World Don’t Know What to Make of Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration

But to begin with, protests across the region were muffled

By Jared Malsin / Cairo

What the Arrest of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Really Means

Part of a sweeping effort to consolidate a young crown prince’s power within the Saudi state

By Jared Malsin / Cairo

Terrorists Have a Long, Grim History of Using Cars as Weapons

Tuesday's deadly assault was only the latest in a decades-long string of vehicular terror

By Jared Malsin

The End of the Caliphate

The self-styled capital of the Islamic State has fallen

By Jared Malsin

Syria's Raqqa Lies in Pieces After Islamic State Defeat

One day after U.S.-backed Syrian militias defeated ISIS in the country's capital, the town is little more than a shattered husk

By Jared Malsin / Raqqa, Syria

Trump's Move on Iran Could Massively Backfire

President Donald Trump is expected to announce his decision to decertify the 2015 international agreement that limits Iran’s nuclear program on Friday, injecting uncertainty into the already chaotic geopolitics in the Middle East and raising...

By Jared Malsin / Istanbul

Putin Welcomes Saudi Arabia Into His Middle East Sphere of Influence

King Salman visits Moscow, offering the Russian President a chance to project power in the Middle East

By Jared Malsin / Istanbul

ISIS Claimed the Las Vegas Shooter as a 'Soldier.' Experts Are Skeptical.

"This is a particularly fishy communication."

By Jared Malsin

Iraqi Kurds Vote in Favor of Independence

Iraq is teetering on the brink of a political crisis

By Jared Malsin

Saudi Arabia Will Let Women Drive

It took years of civil disobedience to get the victory

By Jared Malsin / Cairo

Hamas Takes a Step Away from Isolation

The Islamist group Hamas agreed on Sept. 16 to elections in Gaza and the West Bank, raising the prospect of Palestinian reconciliation after 10 years of squabbling and violence. COLD WAR The two Palestinian factions,...

By Jared Malsin

Hamas Takes a Step Away from Isolation, With a Long Way Left to Go

Agreeing to elections in Gaza and West Bank is a step in the right direction, but only a step

By Jared Malsin

The Referendum Vote That Could Fracture Iraq

Iraq's northern Kurdish region is set to hold a vote on independence on Sept. 25, giving hope to nearly 30 million Kurds in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey who aspire to self-determination. But the central...

By Jared Malsin

A U.S. Commander's Year on the Front Line Against ISIS In Iraq and Syria

Since August 2016, Lieut. General Stephen Townsend had commanded Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led military coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. It was a key year in the operation to "degrade and...

By Jared Malsin

Deir al-Zour Breakthrough is Blow to ISIS, Boon to Assad

Breakthrough in eastern Syria city could open up new fronts to the regime

By Jared Malsin

U.S. Commander: Military Under Trump 'More Aggressive' in ISIS Fight

Lt Gen. Stephen Townsend, outgoing commander of Operation Inherent Resolve, talks to TIME about the war against ISIS

By Jared Malsin / Istanbul

Can Al Jazeera Survive the Gulf Crisis?

Can the Arab language news network survive the regional feud that has arisen around it?

By Jared Malsin / Doha, Qatar

Qatar Settles In for a Long Standoff

In a sprawling farm complex in the desert north of Doha, more than 300 cows occupy a warehouse, munching on piles of grass. In one pen sits a group of newborn calves, gangly legs folded,...

By Jared Malsin / Al-Khor, Qatar

A Divided Turkey Marks 1 Year Since Failed Coup

"We were beating them to death"

By Jared Malsin
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