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Mahdi Nazemroya - NATO, Arab Spring, and the Axis of Resistance (2012)

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Release Date: 05/02/2024

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Noted commentator and writer of the recent book, "The Globalization of NATO", Mahdi Nazemroya, discusses his latest article, "Not Black and White: The Chess Game Behind the recent Gaza-Israel War", including Qatar's sudden interest in Gaza: an attempt to lure Hamas into the fold.

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