عرب و اسلام سیاسی

In an address otherwise filled with platitudes, Morocco's foreign minister signaled his government's belief that the United States and its Western allies are more deeply invested in security partnerships than in human rights issues.

An official Iranian protest to the world's nuclear watchdog could be an attempt to undermine its role in verifying the regime's compliance with potential diplomatic agreements.

If the newly banned Brotherhood turns to violence, it will only validate a more thorough and perhaps permanent crackdown.

Too many journalists mistakenly view the Brotherhood as a normal political party rather than a highly secretive hierarchy whose most important figures often avoid the media completely.

Islamist violence has chased off tourists, and now it threatens a key waterway -- and Egypt's entire economy.

Forget Rouhani -- Iran's hardline Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei might actually be open to a nuclear deal with America.

The system that will likely be put in place for Egypt's next parliamentary elections may sideline new parties, but this could help consolidate the country's scattered political spectrum.

The Arab Spring has recalibrated the regional system by ushering in a tri-axial Middle East.

This two-part PolicyWatch discusses how the jihadist group ISIS has gained a foothold in Syria. Part I outlined the group's recent successes; this installment describes how it could face popular discontent if it attempts to enforce its socially conservative agenda or commit high-profile abuses. Despite its successes in Syria so