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Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
Contact us at afkar@mecouncil.org.

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Robert P. Beschel Jr.

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Ali Bin Musa

Junior Visiting Fellow

Nasser Saidi

President, Nasser Saidi & Associates; Former Minister of Economy and Trade and Minister of Industry of Lebanon

Hamidreza Azizi

Nonresident Fellow

Mouin Rabbani

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Trumponomics, Tariffs and the Global Flight From the U.S. 
GCC and Asian economies are moving to de-risk from American dominance.
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