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OPINION: Rivalry Between Sunnis and Shiites Has Deep Roots

By Farhang Jahanpour
When  the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) suddenly emerged in Iraq, it declared as one of its first targets the Shiites and what it called the Safavids. The Safavid dynasty (1501-1736) was one of the most powerful Iranian dynasties after the Islamic conquest. 

Saudi Arabia’s Ad Hoc Foreign Policy

By Thomas W. Lippman
If you are confused or baffled by Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy moves over the past month or so, you are hardly alone. It appears the Saudis themselves don’t know quite what to make of the various situations in which they find themselves.


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