Policy Analysis

با وجود سخنان تند بین ایران و آمریکا، واشنگتن در طول قطع روابط طولانی‌اش با جمهوری اسلامی روزهای بدتر هم دیده است.

بحرین، جزیره‌ای در خلیج با موقعیت راهبردی در خط مقدم بر ضد ایران با چالش‌های مالی و دیپلماتیک بزرگی دست‌وپنجه نرم می‌کند و انتخابات پارلمانی آن، که قرار است به‌‍زودی برگزار شود، این چالش‌ها را پیچیده‌تر کرده است.

Ending the cycle of violence will require not only tactical, strategic, and economic solutions, but also a host of ‘middle layer’ steps, from reducing military friction and establishing reliable channels of communication between the sides, to controlling the actions of other Gaza militant groups.

حمله اخیر شورشیان تحت حمایت ایران به نفت‌کش‌ها، نیاز به کنترل مجدد تمامی ساحل دریای سرخ را از طرف دولت یمن، که از سوی جامعه بین‌المللی به رسمیت شناخته می‌شود، برجسته می‌کند.

The 2014 conflict showed how escalatory dynamics can quickly lead two adversaries into full-blown fighting even when neither side actually wants a war.

Israel’s downing of a Syrian plane this week has demonstrated that the Syria conflict, while stabilizing in some ways, is far from reaching a clear conclusion. Even as regime forces retake the Southern regions of Quneitra and Daraa, the issue of how to manage the Syrian-Israeli borders has prompted a

What would be the effect on the United States—politically, economically, socially—if the country accommodated 100 million refugees in the span of a few years? This is the situation that Lebanon now faces. At 4,000 square miles, tiny Lebanon has welcomed more Syrian refugees in absolute numbers than the entire European

Day after day, the Iranian and Russian occupation forces supporting the Syrian sectarian regime apply a brutal scorched earth policy, destroying areas of Syria not under regime control and displacing the civilians who have withstood the earlier attacks of the regime over the years. This most recent assault, which began

Foreign policy, defense policy, and the lion’s share of the national budget remain in the army’s hands, giving it major sway over politics.

از آن‌جا که راهبردِ رژیم در رویارویی با دستگاهِ دولت ترامپ همچنان نااستوار است، آیا سیاستِ سنتی دومرحله‌ای آن، یعنی آشوب‌انگیزی و خویشتن‌داری، اوضاع را بدتر نخواهد کرد؟

The company’s crackdown on fake accounts caused a stir in some regional countries, but the expanding use of encrypted messaging platforms may say more about the people’s sentiment toward their leaders.

The eighth volume in the Institute's Counterterrorism Lecture Series features expert briefings by officials, business leaders, and CT practitioners from 2016 and 2017.

For the past seven years, Egypt, guided by domestic considerations and deterred by the presence of U.S., Iranian, Turkish, Russian, and other European forces, has largely kept clear of the conflict in Syria. Nonetheless, there are signs that Cairo, motivated by animosity towards Islamist groups and by fear that the

تابستان است و هوا گرم. همه می‌خواهیم به تعطیلات برویم. اما به آن عده از ما که بازار نفت را دنبال می‌کنیم، حسی حاکی از نارضایتی می‌گوید که نخواهیم توانست رمان مبتذل‌مان را کنار ساحل بخوانیم، چون قیمت نفت در مرز انفجار است.

Three distinguished experts and former students of the late scholar share their memories of his life and research.

Of all the bilateral ties between Arab states, the Jordanian-Syrian relationship has been among the most intense. Various gradations of reciprocal unfriendliness and even open animosity have characterized the two countries’ ties since the 1970s, reflecting the rise of the Ba’ath party and Hafez al-Assad. However, recent economic instabilities pushed

Read or watch a conversation with former Treasury and State Department officials on how the Trump administration should go about renewing financial pressure on Iran's oil industry and other sectors.

The group's involvement in human trafficking and other criminal activities is far more extensive than Nasrallah cares to admit, going beyond anything his anti-corruption committee is likely to address.

With Algeria’s presidential elections scheduled in April 2019, calls are now being heard from within the Algerian regime for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a fifth term. This messaging has caused controversy and confusion among Algerians, who are wondering about the unexpressed reasons for regime figures to insist on

While the very earliest civilizations in Iraq grew up around the gifts of the Tigris and Euphrates, millions of Iraqis from the North to the newly revived southern Marshes are at risk from the actions of Iraq’s northern and astern neighbors. Turkey and Iran’s increased limiting of water of the