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A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
Middle East
Middle East
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American and Israeli flags outside the U.S Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Muhammad Rizieq Shihab
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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for an EU Summit on July 17, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for a boycott of French products in Ankara, Turkey, Oct. 26.
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Downtown Dubai at sunrise on December 07, 2016.
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People wave Lebanese flags and chant to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests on October 17, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives his first Friday sermon after eight years in the Imam Khomeini Musalla, in Tehran, Iran on January 17, 2020
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Indonesian Muslims wearing masks and maintaining social distance perform Friday prayer at the At-Tin Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 5, 2020. (Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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The sun sets as the Turkish Navy’s training ship TCG Cezayirli Hasan Pasa sets sail in the Marmara Sea in Istanbul, Turkey, October 12, 2020.
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
