دمکراسی و اصلاح

Designating corrupt businessmen and officials under the Global Magnitsky Act would offer a tangible response to the persistent anti-sectarian demands of Lebanese protesters.

To ensure that new protests, new sanctions, and new political leadership wind up helping rather than hindering Iraqi sovereignty, Washington must handle upcoming developments with great care.

سابقه‌ٔ سردار حجازی نشان‌دهندهٔ ارتباطات او با سازمان مجاهدین خلق در سال‌های پیش از انقلاب است که در بسیاری موارد مسکوت گذاشته شده است. به‌علاوه، او در تبدیل بسیج به ماشین سرکوب داخلی و فعالیت خودسرانه و سازمان‌یافته آن مسئولیت داشته است.

خشم عمومی به خاطر سوءمدیریت رژیم در فاجعهٔ هواپیمای مسافربری اوکراینی در حال انفجار است، و به نظر می‌رسد رهبر ایران درک کرده که احتمالا روش‌های معمول او برای فرونشاندن ناآرامی‌ها و بهره‌برداری از چرخهٔ انتخابات کافی نخواهد بود.

Washington should smartly employ tougher love in the coming months, working with other nations and Iraqi moderates to improve the country’s chances of recovery from militia rule.

The Gulf nation of Oman has been ruled by Sultan Qaboos since 1970, when he overthrew his own father. The seventy-nine-year-old leader has enjoyed wide popularity, but he has a history of illness. To ensure national stability and continued progress, his successor will have to enact far-reaching economic reforms, aimed especially at broadening the economy beyond its current oil dependence. At the same time, a new sultan will need to navigate challenges posed by powerful neighbors such as Iran, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.

چالش متحدان غربی عربستان سعودی این است که چگونه احکام قاتلان خاشقجی را با نتیجه‌گیری‌های سی.آی.ای و سازمان ملل سازگار کنند که گفته‌اند ولیعهد عربستان خود جواز این جنایت را صادر کرده است.

The top contenders from round two were unwilling to compromise, but new primary challengers, shifts in voting patterns, and potential plea bargains may make their inflexibility a moot point by March.

Polling results from five Gulf countries show where citizens and their leaders converge and diverge on Iran, U.S. relations, and other crucial foreign policy matters.