Arab & Islamic Politics

Ross offers concrete suggestions for breaking the stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.

What kind of role can and should Turkey play in "Arab Spring" countries exiting authoritarian rule?

The West Bank has prospered more than Gaza since the 2007 split between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, and not just because of foreign aid.

Accumulation of religious capital in the hands of the government mutually influences the nature of the state and the clerical establishment and will continue to do so in Iran's uncertain future.

Turkey, the Syrian opposition, and Washington should encourage Moscow to reconsider its growing support for the regime's brutal repression.

In responding to the political crisis in Iraq, Washington should encourage constitutional processes and respect for political and human rights rather than any particular outcome.

On November 30, 2011, Mr. Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia's an-Nahda movement, visited the offices of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy to address a seminar of the Institute's senior research staff and several select, invited guests. This was an on-the-record session, with a tape recorder sitting in the

In light of its experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, Washington should be able to do more to facilitate the transition in Libya.

Syria's leader is fast losing allies, who seem to know the regime's end is near.