Policy Analysis

Three experts assess the conflict’s effects on regional humanitarian and security issues, outlining the requirements for a durable ceasefire.

Exploring the parallels in the Israeli and Algerian experiences provides insight into the future of democracy in both countries.

اگر زیرساخت برق عراق بازسازی نشود، تنوع‌بخشی به منابع انرژی این کشور چندان معنایی نخواهد داشت و نسبت نامتوازن هزینه-درآمد در وزارت برق قابل دوام نیست.

Although some of the arguments for decreasing U.S. military assistance to Israel stem from understandable impulses, implementing such ideas now would only embolden enemies and make conflict more likely.

As political figures vie for influence in Libya, Islamist groups have been empowered to crack down on religious freedoms, women, and minority groups across the country.

A dataset covering case-by-case information underscores the problems that authorities in each country face as they cooperate to clamp down on criminals and secure their shared frontiers.

Washington may be tempted to defer Tunisia’s problems to Europe, but a new MOU risks perpetuating the country’s economic crisis and worsening the plight of migrants.

ربایش پژوهشگر اسرائیلی-روس در بغداد که در ماه مارس رخ داد وسیعا به کتائب حزب‌الله نسبت داده می‌شود و بسیاری از تحلیلگران آن را با جاسوسی مفروض برای اسرائیل مرتبط می‌دانند.

The ninth anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide in Sinjar, Iraq is drawing near, a tragedy in which thousands of Yazidis were murdered, Yazidi women and children were enslaved, and Yazidi villages and compounds were destroyed by ISIS in August 2014.

A closer look at the domestic dynamics behind the legislature’s vote sheds light on whether and when it might affect Israel’s military readiness and relationship with Washington.

Iran’s potential push for a nuclear device and the region’s broader proliferation challenges cast a shadow over the new summer blockbuster.

به دنبال بحران عدم پرداخت بدهی ملی ۳۲ میلیارد دلاری، اقتصاد لبنان به بازسازی فوری و سراسری نیاز دارد و جامعه بین‌المللی باید بر انجام اصلاحات عمیق در این کشور پافشاری کند.

Despite discord between the Wagner Group and the Russian government, the entrenched economic and military engagement of Wagner forces in Syria is unlikely to change soon.

Despite numerous conferences and promises, Sudan's regional neighbors have done little to defuse the current conflict.

Formed by Ashab al-Kahf and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, this Persian-named violent protest movement has been used to carry out threats against the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.

Seventeen Russian vetoes have hobbled the council’s ability to keep humanitarian assistance flowing, so Washington and its allies should look to the General Assembly instead—or take matters into their own hands on the Turkish border.

Worried by the implications of Erdoğan's reelection, the Kurds in northeastern Syria need active support from the United States now more than ever.

Watch this video explainer detailing the challenges arising from the tens of thousands of foreign detainees awaiting repatriation in Syrian camps.

This infographic is based on the Washington Institute’s 2015 nuclear glossary, a detailed guide that provides summaries of technical terms relating to Iran’s nuclear progress.

The militia entity has created a new Persian-named protest group and called on mobs to storm the embassy compound.