Policy Analysis

Lebanon’s election of Army Chief Joseph Aoun after two years of stagnation and political paralysis heralds the potential for a new and better future for the country.

Since the fall of the Assad regime, Baghdad has provided shelter and material support to members of two U.S.-designated Afghan and Pakistani groups run by the Iranian military.

Rather than choosing between diplomacy and military action, the Trump administration should think of these options as mutually supportive, sequencing its actions in hopes of achieving the best and least costly outcome.

The agreement’s implementation phase is going surprisingly well and has been extended, but maintaining the ceasefire will require officials to resolve the issues in dispute and address Hezbollah’s threats.

يُرجّح أن نتنياهو سعى إلى بناء علاقة وثيقة مع ترامب منذ البداية، ليس خوفاً فحسب، بل لرغبة إسرائيل في توسيع شبكة تحالفاتها الإقليمية.

عوضا عن استغلال الأشهر التي انقضت منذ إقرار القوانين الجديدة كفرصة للاتفاق على خطة تنفيذ أكثر تدرجاً وصياغة بدائل فعالة لوكالة الإغاثة المثيرة للجدل، تشبثت الأطراف المعنية بمواقفها دون إبداء أي مرونة تُذكر.

Efforts to develop Kurdish unity in Syria come at a complex point in discussions about the SDF's future role in a new Syria.

لم يُظهر الحوثيون أي استعداد أو قدرة تُذكر على التمييز الدقيق بين السفن التي يستهدفونها، مما دفع واشنطن وشركاءها إلى التشكيك في مصداقية "وقف إطلاق النار" المزعوم للجماعة والاستمرار في ممارسة الضغط عليها.

لا يتمتع كل من الرئيس الجديد ورئيس الوزراء بسجل قوي في مواجهة "حزب الله"، لكن ينبغي على واشنطن أن تتحلى بالجرأة في دعم تعهداتهما المعلنة بالإصلاح، ونزع السلاح، وتحقيق الانتعاش الاقتصادي.

U.S.-designated terrorist Akram Kaabi is projecting a sense of impunity and demonstrating little fear of the United States or its leader.

All the talk of Hamas emerging from the war with the upper hand contradicts the realities on the ground, where the group has lost its military capabilities, has no hope of substantial outside help, and has failed to ignite the West Bank.

A negotiated settlement is inevitable, but if Putin goes into those talks with all the leverage, the outcome will only lay the foundation for even deadlier conflicts in the future.

The ceasefire is already shaking up Israel’s politics and high command; prompt, well-coordinated action with Washington could help counter threats on several external fronts as well.

Whatever the new administration decides on major regional issues—from Gulf involvement in postwar Gaza to next steps on Iran—local leaders should be prepared to wait awhile and brace for surprises.

The regime wants Baghdad to hand over the officer who orchestrated the 2022 murder of U.S. citizen Stephen Troell—not the first time it has leveraged Iraqi militia factions to seek his release.

Watch testimony by Institute scholar Elizabeth Dent to the British House of Lords.

يناقش مسؤولون إسرائيليون وأمريكيون سابقون تفاصيل الاتفاق وأحكامه وآفاقه على المدى القريب، مع استعراض البدائل السياسية أمام إدارة ترامب لتعزيز السلام في غزة وما يتخطاها.

Salam has promised to enforce accountability and implement the ceasefire with Israel; independent Shia cabinet ministers can help him reach those goals while showing there is an alternative to Hezbollah.

The Iraqi prime minister portrayed Baghdad's non-intervention in Syria as a sovereign decision, but Iranian leaders gave a different explanation.

Although the Palestinian Authority’s increased governance activities may not indicate deep change, they could help stabilize the security situation in the West Bank and, perhaps, pave the way for PA rule in postwar Gaza.