Policy Analysis

Should protests grow more destabilizing, the United States will need to balance its values and interests regarding bilateral ties, the popular movement in question, broader regional dynamics, and competition with Russia or China.

After the Erbil conference, which called for normalizing ties between Iraq and Israel, the largest resistance social media organ called for beheadings and then tried to cover its tracks.

وزارت اطلاعات ایران و دیگر نهادهای اطلاعاتی نزدیک به چهار دهه است به پایش، آدم‌ربابی و قتل مخالفان اشتغال داشته‌اند و هم در دوران دولت‌های تندرو ایران و هم در دولت‌های «عملگرا» بیشرمانه در کشورهای خارجی عملیات انجام داده‌اند.

اشتباهات منطقه‌ای و پسرفت‌هایی که پیشینه آن به دوران کارتر برمی‌گردد سبب نشده که کشورها اعتمادشان به ایالات متحده را از دست بدهند و نتیجه بحران کابل هم در نهایت تاثیری نخواهد داشت.

The long-delayed poll will be watched carefully by the country’s neighbors, though the sundry restrictions on voters and council members may limit its near-term policy impact.

At great personal risk, Iraqi civil society leaders gathered to demand entry into the Abraham Accords, and their efforts need more American support.

Uncontrolled weapons are the most prominent barrier to the electoral process, along with insufficient international observation to ensure free and transparent elections.

دیوید پولاک هموند برنستاین در انستیتو واشنگتن است و مطالعات‌اش متمرکز بر تحرکات سیاسی منطقه‌ای و مسائل مرتبط با آن است.

The U.S. should take a stronger position on the ongoing GERD talks to prevent armed conflict, stabilize American interests and support Sudanese democracy.

مطالب زیادی درباره امکان بازگشت القاعده نشر شده است، اما بازگشت طالبان می‌تواند شورشیان و پناهجویان را به سمت چین، روسیه، ایران، پاکستان و ازبکستان هم روانه کند.

The international community stepped up to the ISIS challenge but has failed miserably to address the multifaceted problems presented by Assad, whose regime has worked with the terrorist group on and off for years.

The recent saga surrounding the implications of American withdrawal from Afghanistan has not gone unnoticed in Cairo. Egyptian policy circles believe it has opened the door for Islamist and extremist groups to gain momentum across the region, and regime messaging is framing the situation accordingly.

The coming violence could spill over into Russia, perhaps emboldening terrorist groups to recruit radicalized Muslims there.

از زمان سقوط کابل و حتی خیلی پیش‌تر از آن، مقامات ایرانی اشاراتی می‌کردند حاکی از این که چگونه می‌توانند از پیروزی طالبان در افغانستان برای پیشبرد اهداف خود در خاورمیانه استفاده کنند؛ هرچند که نگران سرنوشت شیعیان افغانستان نیز هستند.

Recent polling shows that a majority of Iraqis anticipate that elections will lead to increased security and political problems as militias and dominant factors are expected to maintain control.

Reinvesting in civilian capabilities, sharing the burden with other actors, and assessing the widening ideological scope of the extremist threat will be central to any effective program of action.

با وجود ابهامات مربوط به موضع رئیس‌جمهور رئیسی در سیاست خارجی و ناآرامی جاری در افغانستان، انتظار می‌رود پیوستن ایران به بلوک تحت رهبری روسیه/چین در این هفته تایید شود.

U.S. military deployments create the strong alliances and local partnerships that the president said he wants.

Yet the photo of an informal meeting among the Saudi, Qatari, and UAE leaders also suggests their uncertainty about American support.

The SDF has made remarkable progress in its anti-IS operations while Assad’s forces have stagnated, but the coalition and its local partners must still prepare for a renewed terrorist threat on their exposed southern flank.