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Rosemary Kelanic
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Rosemary Kelanic is the Director of the Middle East program at Defense Priorities.
Notable Quotes
"I think the most likely ending is a non-ending."View Story →
"any Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden will suppress all international traffic not just Saudi-bound vessels."View Story →
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