Policy Analysis

Given our perpetual crises, we Iraqis rarely look back. But unless Iraqis collectively understand the past and decide how to avoid repeating its mistakes, we are bound to pay these crimes forward as we have in the past.

NATO stands ready to increase its commitment in a slow and steady manner consistent with Baghdad’s needs, but careful communication will be crucial, as will a more strategic discussion on how to combine different assistance efforts.

Three Lebanese experts explore Beirut’s precarious politics, Hezbollah’s continued ability to evade accountability, and the Biden administration’s options.

There are several steps the Biden administration can take to strengthen its allies in Syria and promote a peaceful solution.

Bitter squabbles between the social media platforms of two competing Iraqi militias offer insights into the movements and their relationship.

Even if the growing regional and geopolitical stakes were not sufficient on their own, the regime’s domestic negligence, illegitimacy, and criminality provide ample reason to shake up Washington’s approach.

Good relations with Iraqi Kurdistan are a valuable strategic asset for the United States, but support from the Biden administration should not be unconditional.

Iraq's Yazidis need assertive international support to protect their rights and well-being. ​

بهترین رویکرد برای هر دو دولت این است که درس‌های سال ۲۰۱۵ را جدی بگیرند و وارد گفتگویی جامع و محرمانه شوند که بر ایده‌های سازنده و نتایج واقع‌گرایانه تمرکز داشته باشد.

After more than a decade of feuding, Palestinian factions face an opportunity for change.

انتقال اسرائیل از یوکام به سنتکام، که در سالها همکاری فزاینده و به دور از توجه رسانه‌ها ریشه دارد، تسهیل همکاری امنیتی دوجانبه و منطقه‌ای و به اشتراک گذاشتن مسئولیت‌ها را نوید می‌دهد، در حالی که تجربه همکاری «ارتش اسرائیل-یوکام-سنتکام» عرصه را برای جبهه بعدی مهیا می‌سازد:‌ تعامل نظامی آمریکا-اسرائیل درباره همکاری‌های ایران-چین.

The centrist party leader discusses key domestic and international policy issues ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, with follow-up analysis by political and polling experts.

The omissions in Moscow’s statements on the U.S. operation are as revealing as the predictable hyperbole and hypocrisy.

What to make of HaN spokesperson Nasr al-Shammari's admission that his group is a member of the top militia committee?

Qais al-Khazali, Muhammad Mohi, and Nasr al-Shammari have all provided televised prima facie evidence of their groups' involvement in acts of anti-coalition terrorism.

The administration’s early recourse to armed force may have surprised Tehran, but the proxy tests will continue, suggesting the need for sustained U.S. intelligence support and multilateral engagement with partners.

مقامات رسمی، رهبران تجاری، و کارشناسان سیاسی، تاثیر اقتصادی، سیاسی و انسانی تلاش های مربوط به عادی‌سازی روابط منطقه‌ای از جمله مسئله تقویت صلح دوباره با فلسطینیان را بررسی می‌کنند.

Interviews reveal how Syrian officials are extorting their people.

The new administration seems to regard Khashoggi’s death as merely the best known of the crown prince’s sins, but it is hard to see an alternative successor in the House of Saud.

By treating the conflict as a matter of Mediterranean security, President Biden’s team can better assist the new Libyan government and demonstrate its commitment to revitalizing alliances.