The Washington Outsider
Irina TsukermanAnalysis and not so random thoughts on national security, human rights, international affairs, politics, current events, MENA, information warfare, and whatever strikes the author’s fancy while she is sipping on her tea.
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The Rising Sun Meets a New Arabia: Japan’s Bid for Influence in the Middle East
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CNN’s report that Iran is losing control of the Strait of Hormuz captures a potentially significant change in the maritime balance after months in which Tehran treated the waterway as its most valuable instrument of...
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A human rights and national security lawyer dedicated to actionable analysis, Irina Tsukerman is the Editor in Chief of The Washington Outsider and President of Scarab Rising, Inc.
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