Gulf & Energy Policy

Islamists are bankrolling terrorist groups across the Middle East and calling it aid work.

President Saleh's solution to Yemen's "civil-military problematic" (to borrow Peter Feaver's phrase) was to build powerful praetorian units and place his relatives in command of them, a counterproductive approach that ultimately increased the risk that Saleh faced. During Yemen's Arab Spring uprisings, sections of the armed forces not controlled by

Barring an across-the-board change in Tehran's strategic goals, the Iranian people's readiness for regime change, or the scope and immediacy of the Iranian threat to the United States, there is little reason to believe that a policy based exclusively on military action or rapprochement is viable. Therefore, the most reasonable

Yemen needs increased and refocused military aid to continue the long fight against adaptive al-Qaeda forces.

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

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

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

Next week's meeting will indicate the regional bloc's competence to handle internal political pressures while maintaining a common front against Iran.

Sanctions and U.S. military force carry risks, but Tehran with a bomb would wreak havoc on global markets.