the Middle East
noun
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea : the Near East
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In a special bonus episode, Foreign Affairs Editor Dan Kurtz-Phelan spoke with Daniel Drezner and Kori Schake on Wednesday, November 6, about what the world might expect from a second Trump term—on everything from wars in Ukraine and the Middle East to China and alliances, to trade and immigration.
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Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Variety hears that the ongoing and escalating violence in the Middle East has resulted in distributors from the region choosing to avoid the AFM — and the U.S — altogether this year.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Conflict in the Middle East has weighed on Yum’s results since the fourth quarter of last year.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Though foreign policy falls low on the list of priorities of what drives American voters to the polls, U.S. relations with Israel and policy towards the war in Gaza, escalation of hostilities in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine featured prominently in the race.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Variety hears that the ongoing and escalating violence in the Middle East has resulted in distributors from the region choosing to avoid the AFM — and the U.S — altogether this year.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Conflict in the Middle East has weighed on Yum’s results since the fourth quarter of last year.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Though foreign policy falls low on the list of priorities of what drives American voters to the polls, U.S. relations with Israel and policy towards the war in Gaza, escalation of hostilities in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine featured prominently in the race.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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“The Middle East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20East. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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