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Year Wrapped

A Note from The Guarded Domains

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Reza H. Akbari
Dec 23, 2025
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2025 was a year of extraordinary turbulence for the Middle East. From armed conflicts and political upheaval to worsening humanitarian crises and an accelerating climate emergency, the region faced challenges that tested the limits of governance, social cohesion, and human resilience. Against this backdrop, I launched The Guarded Domains in June as a sm…

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