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Disinformation, Palestinian Terrorism, and the Islamic Revolution in Iran
Revisiting the Jaleh Square disaster
Aug 19
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Kyle Orton
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The Sojourn of Arculf: An Eyewitness to “Early Islamic” Jerusalem
A Frankish bishop sheds some light on a historical dark age
Aug 16
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Kyle Orton
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Has Hitler’s Order for the Holocaust Been Discovered?
New evidence purports to settle one of the central questions surrounding the Nazi regime
Jul 24
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Kyle Orton
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Podcast: Trying to Loosen Iran’s Grip on Iraq
Assessing the hype about the proposals to disarm the IRGC’s Shi’a militias
Jul 20
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Kyle Orton
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Is There Such a Thing as “Too Disgraceful for the International Criminal Court”?
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan Tests the Theory
Jul 10
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Kyle Orton
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Trump’s “Mandatory Request” for an Expansion of the Abraham Accords is Delusional
The impasse in U.S.-Iran negotiations cannot be broken by opening six new sets of negotiations on another issue.
May 26
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Kyle Orton
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Is the Supreme Leader in Control of the Islamic Revolution?
Assessing the status of Mojtaba Khamenei in Iran’s regime
May 12
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Kyle Orton
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Seymour Hersh Didn’t Change
Film Review: ‘Cover-Up’ (2025)
May 8
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Kyle Orton
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The Tsardom and the Jews
Antisemitism was not an official policy of the Russian Imperial government
Apr 29
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Kyle Orton
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The Difference Between “Religion” and Islam
Some notes on the definition of ‘Deen’ and secularism in the Islamic world
Apr 26
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Kyle Orton
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Armenians and Academia
How scholarly consensus is made and what to make of it.
Apr 9
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Kyle Orton
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Britain’s Middle East Strategy is in Disarray
Some Notes on How to Course-Correct
Apr 2
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Kyle Orton
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