عرب و اسلام سیاسی

The latest deal shows how firm U.S. pressure, quiet contacts with Israel, and domestic political breakthroughs can help Arab governments advance normalization even in the face of popular opposition and past military conflict.

In this study, counterterrorism expert Matthew Levitt explores the history and current status of Hezbollah operations against French interests, and details how a change in Paris's longstanding opposition to designating the group could bolster French efforts to stabilize Lebanon.

In October 2019, the U.S. troop withdrawal and subsequent Turkish invasion of northern Syria upended Kurdish plans in the region. But a year later, the major Syrian Kurdish rivals—the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and Kurdish National Council (KNC)—are coming together after a lengthy estrangement. This past June, representatives from the

دولت آمریکا با تهدید به بستن سفارت آمریکا در بغداد، تلاش‌های نخست‌وزیر اصلاح‌طلب عراق علیه شبه‌نظامیان مورد حمایت ایران در این کشور را تضعیف می‌کند و روابط بغداد با واشنگتن را به خطر می‌اندازد.

Since its formation in 1979, the Islamic Republic has seen multiple cycles of unrest, from ethnic movements in the early 1980s to urban riots in the early 1990s, student protests spanning 1999-2003, the Green Movement response to the 2009 election, and the December 2017-January 2018 upheaval in smaller cities and

From family competition and parliamentary rumblings to potential friction with various neighbors, the oil-rich U.S. ally may face a challenging transition.

Much of the commentary surrounding the deal has focused on what it portends for the Palestinian issue and other Israeli relationships, but it may say just as much about the four rival factions that have crystallized in the region since 2011.

As technocrats increasingly fill key government roles, U.S. officials need to help Baghdad withstand the inevitable counterpunch from political and militia factions used to dictating such appointments.

اعلام توافق صلح میان اسرائیل و بحرین، حاکی از آن است که مقامات این پادشاهی که جزیره‌ای در خلیج است، ارزیابی تازه‌ای از میزان خطر مخالفت اکثریت شیعه خود و جامعه سنی این کشور به دست آورده‌اند.