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		<title>Iran’s calculus: Negotiations through deterrence and leverage</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a Fox News interview on 6 August 2026, US Vice President JD Vance said Iran’s leadership is divided between those favouring negotiations and those ‘crazy radicals’ wanting the war to continue. His description reflects a broader misunderstanding in Washington, which tends to view Iranian decision-making as a simple choice between diplomacy and confrontation. However, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rivals within: How Iran and Turkey compete inside Iraq’s fractured politics</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamaran Palani]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[This article was written prior to the 12 June 2025 escalation between Iran and Israel. Since 2003, Iraq has emerged as a battleground for Iranian and Turkish influence. These regional powers avoid direct confrontation, instead pursuing strategic rivalry channelled through local actors, while selectively cooperating on shared interests such as opposing Kurdish independence. While major [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Beijing’s vaccine diplomacy goes beyond political rivalry</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tin Hinane El Kadi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vaccine distribution is becoming a key strategic feature of China&#8217;s foreign relations. But critics have suggested that China&#8217;s so-called &#8216;vaccine diplomacy&#8217; is merely a way to further entrench its presence in countries where it seeks diplomatic and economic influence and supplant its Western rivals. Against the backdrop of rising Western scepticism about China&#8217;s presence in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The GCC in 2021: Outlook and key challenges</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanam Vakil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chatham House experts look ahead at what’s in store for the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries in 2021 including their relationship with the United States and with neighbours, energy dynamics and the transformation of their economies. Click here to read the expert comment.]]></description>
		
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