Policy Analysis

A delegation of the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) just returned from a trip to Lebanon, where it met with over a hundred representatives of government, business, civil society, and academia while also visiting a Syrian refugee settlement in the Bekaa Valley. During the trip, I and other members

گفتار و کنش‌های اخیر [مقامات] ایران، به مقابله به مثلِ بیشتر اشاره دارد، اما اتخاذ چنین مسیری ممکن است به همان محاسبات نادرست راهبردی و مداخله‌ بین‌المللی منجر شود که در دهه ۱۹۸۰ هزینه‌ بسیاری را بر این کشور تحمیل کرد

After months of delay, the new cabinet must get up to speed quickly in order to put KRG-federal relations on solid legal ground, curtail Iranian influence, and unify the Peshmerga.

اگر تهران تمدید بند غروب برجام را بپذیرد و از فعالیت‌های خود در سوریه و لبنان بکاهد، واشنگتن هم چه ‌بسا مایل به برداشتن تحریم‌های هسته‌ای و ایجاد یک سازوکار مالی خاص باشد.

At the end of June, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) used a combination of leaks and statements to communicate that it was beginning to fold its large military intervention in support of the internationally-recognized—if rather undeserving—government of Yemen. With the UAE only just having signaled its intention to drawdown in

What are the consequences of the Iranian government's massive, systematic campaign to spread disinformation about religious minorities through social and traditional media? Watch an in-depth conversation with leading scholars.

The coming weeks will show whether real changes have occurred, or whether the Iraqi government is instead trying to save face by claiming success.

دست‌اندرکاران فضای سایبری ایران علايمی نشان می‌دهند که حاکی از آماده شدن برای نبردی سايبری است، در نتیجه ايالات متحده آمریکا باید از حملات گذشته درس بگیرد و موضع دفاعی‌اش را تقویت کند.

How have relations between NATO allies Turkey and the United States come to the brink of historic crisis?

The president, a former Istanbul mayor, has a rival in the current one.

In Algeria, a recent crackdown by Algeria’s transitional government has caused a number of prominent senior officials from the Bouteflika era to face charges from the Sidi M'hamed central court in Algiers, mostly related to corruption. While systemic corruption was one of the issues that fueled Algeria’s recent protest movement

On the anniversary of the 2006 conflict, a former IDF chief of staff assesses current power dynamics, risks, and opportunities along Israel’s northern borders.

For many decades, successive Iranian regimes have perpetrated injustices against non-Persian peoples who make up approximately half of the country’s population. Indeed, the Islamic Republic chose to follow in the footsteps of the Shah in terms of promoting Persian ethnic supremacism. Since its inception, the regime has enacted a number

The Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Emir Tamim could have many agenda items, but the regional tension with Tehran will be foremost.

After months of back and forth, the leading parties of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)—the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)—are engaged in negotiations to finalize the cabinet, which must be completed by July 12. Yet as the shape of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s