All Policy Analysis by رابرت ستلوف

The war triggered by the shocking Hamas assault will be the first zero-sum conflict in the Arab-Israeli arena since 1948, and U.S. policymakers should prepare accordingly.

Despite well-meaning concerns about civilian casualties, pushing Israel to pursue a premature and false “calm” is more likely to widen the conflict in the long term.

Veteran U.S., Palestinian, and Israeli experts and policy practitioners explore the broader strategic repercussions of the unfolding war, as well as the factors that enabled Hamas to reach its current level of malign regional influence.

The October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel represent a turning point that should bring home oft-overlooked realities about the Middle East and compel U.S. policymakers to rethink preconceptions about the region and America's role and interests in it.

The history is clear—well-intentioned intervention in an ally’s domestic politics often triggers bigger problems, and the president’s stance could conjure a self-fulfilling prophecy about the erosion of U.S.-Israel ties.

Opposition leader and former defense minister Benny Gantz discusses Israel’s domestic political challenges, the triggers for action against Iran’s nuclear program, the prospects of normalization with Saudi Arabia, and more.

A recent essay touting a “one-state” approach to Israeli-Palestinian issues is more about eliminating the world’s only Jewish state than offering real solutions to complex regional problems.

A near-term breakthrough may be unlikely, but President Biden is well positioned to apply his energy toward negotiating a historic deal that establishes peace and advances American interests.

The vow of “never again” taken by virtually all nations after the Second World War remains unfulfilled.

کارشناسان انستیتو واشنگتن بعد از یک سفر مفصل گروهی به پنج شهر پادشاهی عربستان، دیدگاه‌هایی از ملاقات‌های خود با مقامات دولتی، دینی، تجاری، و فرهنگی ارائه می‌کنند.

The second week of November 1942 has much to tell us about the region’s geopolitical centrality, its enduring political currents, and its role in the future of the Jewish people—not to mention the evolution of American foreign policy.

برنامه هسته‌ای ایران به‌ سرعت پیش می‌رود، و آمریکا کار چندانی درباره آن نمی‌کند.

چهار دیپلمات کارکشته و پژوهشگر از خلیج فارس، اسرائیل، و واشنگتن درباره اهداف و خطرها و همچنین فرصت‌های رییس‌جمهوری آمریکا برای موفقیت در خاورمیانه بحث می‌کنند.

President Biden has a powerful moral imperative for ending his feud with the crown prince: to ensure that the kingdom’s gradual pivot away from extremism doesn’t falter.

“This will not stand,” the president said after Iraq invaded Kuwait, but no such fortitude has been evident in response to Iran’s continued aggression.

گزارش‌های خبری مبنی بر موفقیت قریب‌الوقوع مذاکرات هسته‌ای ایران سبب خاطرجمعی است اما به احتمال زیاد توافق حاصله در بسیاری موارد نومیدکننده خواهد بود.

The head of the first Arab party to join an Israeli governing coalition answers questions about the country’s domestic and foreign policies, including its approach to Palestinian issues and diplomacy with Arab states.

The Washington Institute’s executive director reflects on this year’s wave of remembrance events in the region, including his remarks at two landmark programs in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

در منطقه‌ای که عامه مردم برای دستیابی به بهداشت و درمان، مسکن، شغل و آزادی بیان فریاد اعتراض سر می‌دهند، لزومی ندارد پیشرفت در دموکراسی انتخاباتی همیشه اولویت نخست باشد.

اگر ایالات متحده آمریکا به حمله پهپادی در سواحل عمان پاسخ ندهد، ممکن است به جای کمک به پیشرفت مذاکرات برجام به آن آسیب بزند.