Policy Analysis

The question is whether and how these historical echoes will affect decisionmaking in Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan, and India.

The announcement raises several awkward geopolitical questions, but market factors may ultimately make U.S. pressure moot.

Whether or not Tunis repeats its past security mistakes, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State may see the president’s destabilizing power move as an opportunity to prod the government’s capabilities.

خطابه‌های رهبر جمهوری اسلامی در ماه‌های اخیر نشان می‌دهد که تجربه ایران در توافق هسته‌ای باعث نگرانی و تردید او در بازگشت به چارچوب برجام شده است.

Relying on geostrategic advantages and the absence of substantial opposition, ISIS seeks to reconfigure itself in the Syrian and Iraqi deserts in order to expand its control.

To dispel confusion among America’s partners and better counter its adversaries, the administration will have to do a better job of integrating its country-specific strategies into an overarching approach for accomplishing larger goals.

To make UNIFIL more effective and prevent dangerous destabilization in the south, the Security Council should review the force’s mandate more frequently, reallocate its resources to better fit its mission, make reporting more transparent and accurate, and hold the government and LAF accountable for their obstruction.

Egyptian media accusations regarding Israel’s role in Ethiopian Dam talks indicate Egyptian perspectives, and how they are utilized to fulfill the country's strategic aims.

هرچند ممکن است خواست مشخص تهران از برجام عملی نباشد، اما باب مذاکره را درباره توافق هسته‌ای جدیدی باز می‌کند.

There are more effective, less costly, and more sustainable ways to deter Tehran and shape its behavior than back-to-back deployments of carrier strike groups to the Gulf.

Ironically, the Syrian jihadist group now acts much like a typical Middle Eastern regime, from the way it mobilizes local support to the abuses it commits against those who oppose its rule.

The actions of Moscow and Tehran’s local forces say much about each country’s true intentions in the area, and the most immediate result could be more ethnic cleansing.

Lebanon continues to face a historic, unprecedented “stress test” for which it is woefully unprepared.

A pan-Shia forum and Lebanese Hezbollah prodded the Tansiqiya to grudgingly paper over cracks in solidarity among resistance groups.

تهران همزمان با اعزام نیروهای نظامی بیشتری در امتداد مرز با افغانستان، بدون شک در حال بررسی گزینه‌های خود برای تضمین منافعش در کشور همسایه است، خواه با آغاز جنگی نیابتی، دخالت مستقیم، همکاری با طالبان، یا تلاش برای حفظ وضع موجود.

Iraqi PM Kadhimi’s recent visit demonstrates a positive vision of U.S.-Iraqi relations and improved confidence among Iraqi leaders.

Women and children in the al-Hol Camp are conducting ISIS operations and perpetuating ISIS's ideology.

The latest price lurch was rooted in the pandemic’s impact on China’s economy, not the apparent Iranian strike on an Israeli tanker.

A closer look at the "resistance" television channel owned and operated by U.S.-designated terrorist movement Kataib Hezbollah.

As Tunisia’s political crisis continues, it is crucial to understand how the disputes between the President and legislative branch have unfolded over the past few months, contributing to Tunisia’s economic and public health emergencies.