Policy Analysis

The Israeli public is moving to the right on the Palestinian issue, but economic and social concerns, more than security debates, are likely to determine the left/right composition of the next Knesset.

U.S. warnings about chemical weapons need to be sharpened with credible threats of force if a potential humanitarian disaster is to be averted.

A Syria expert offers three bold steps to hasten the end of Assad's regime.

Washington should work with -- and pressure -- Cairo to counter the country's growing jihadist threat.

Let's stipulate that Chuck Hagel may make an exemplary defense secretary. That possibility doesn't alter the fact that his nomination by President Obama almost certainly raises doubts among allies and adversaries alike that Obama may not be nearly so committed to using all means necessary to prevent Iran from achieving

This week's Israeli election will not mark the end of this season's political maneuvering, just the end of the beginning.

Raising the stakes for the nuclear negotiations is the only way to test if Tehran is serious.

To counter the Iranian rocket and missile threat, Washington and its Gulf allies should draw on lessons learned from Israel's experience in Gaza to improve the interoperability and effectiveness of their defense efforts.

The replacement of a long-serving provincial governor is likely related to security concerns regarding the area's Shiite majority.

The latest rebel success, while significant in battlefield terms, has empowered extremist forces and further highlighted Washington's insufficient support for Syria's mainstream opposition.

As Turkey moves toward municipal, presidential, and parliamentary elections over the next three years, all signs point to the ruling Justice and Development Party retaining power for another decade and continuing its effort to mold the country in its Islamist image. Even so, the new Turkey seems destined to retain

In the coming months, what the parties say will be more important than what they do.

Increasingly well-armed rebels are a problem for the regime and could complicate the period after Assad's fall.

The Obama administration should intervene in Riyadh's succession crisis if it wants a reliable partner on Iran.

U.S.-brokered efforts to untangle the maritime knot between the three countries could boost natural gas exploration.

In the wake of the Arab uprisings, radicalized individuals from previous periods and conflicts have returned to the stage.

On January 12, 2012, Thai police arrested suspected Hizballah operative Atris Hussein at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Elsewhere in Bangkok, authorities seized a large cache of chemical explosives, leading U.S. and Israeli authorities to issue emergency alerts warning their citizens of a possible imminent terrorist attack. On the basis of materials seized

Watch Undersecretary of State Tara D. Sonenshine's Wednesday address to a Washington Institute Policy Forum on the challenges of projecting American interests and values to Middle Easterners at a time of tumultuous political change.

Washington must rein in Turkey before a conflagration further complicates U.S. options for addressing the Syrian civil war.

Why Obama needs to focus on corruption to save America's most reliable Arab ally.