Policy Analysis

حرکات اخیر که شامل مذاکرات آشتی با حماس است، می‌تواند این رقیب تشکیلات خودگردان را در غزه تقویت کند، به تیرگی بیشتر روابط با متحدان سنتی عرب آن بینجامد، و انتخابات را به سوی نتایج بی‌ثبات‌کننده سوق دهد.

دولت آمریکا با تهدید به بستن سفارت آمریکا در بغداد، تلاش‌های نخست‌وزیر اصلاح‌طلب عراق علیه شبه‌نظامیان مورد حمایت ایران در این کشور را تضعیف می‌کند و روابط بغداد با واشنگتن را به خطر می‌اندازد.

فعالان مدنی شجاع کشورهای عرب درباره موانع بزرگی صحبت می‌کنند که در مسیر ارتباط با اسرائیلی‌ها و حمایت از عادی‌سازی گسترده‌تر اجتماعی و قانونی با آن روبه‌رو هستند.

Hezbollah leaders are still trying to conceal their strategy of hiding military assets in civilian areas, but each self-explosion and Israeli exposure reveals more about the group's political plight, its persistent quest for precision missiles, and its skill with information operations.

سه کارشناس سیاست و استراتژی ایران، احتمالات مربوط به تحولی چشمگیر میان دو دشمن را در آخرین روزهای پیش از انتخابات ایالات متحده ارزیابی می‌کنند.

Since its formation in 1979, the Islamic Republic has seen multiple cycles of unrest, from ethnic movements in the early 1980s to urban riots in the early 1990s, student protests spanning 1999-2003, the Green Movement response to the 2009 election, and the December 2017-January 2018 upheaval in smaller cities and

مناقشهٔ جاری ققفاز میان آذربایجان و ارمنستان موردی استثنایی است که در آن اسرائیل و ایران، گرچه ادعای بی‌طرفی دارند، درواقع به یک طرف واحد گرایش دارند: آذربایجان. اسرائیل نفت آذربایجان را می‌خرد و به آن سلاح‌های پیشرفته‌ای می‌فروشد که حالا استفادهٔ مرگباری از آن‌ها می‌شود.

خصومت‌های تازه بین ارمنستان و آذربایجان تهران را وادار کرده تا به نگرانی‌های مردم استان‌های مجاور در داخل کشور توجه کند و تمایل خود را به افزایش پیوندهای نظامی با ایروان متوازن سازد.

Israel’s normalization agreement with the United Arab Emirates may enable Gulf oil to make up for any break in Azerbaijani supplies, though this option could harm its ties with Baku and Turkey.

The country’s six decades as regional intermediary have been undercut in recent years by younger Gulf leaders less inclined to traditional methods of conflict resolution, and Sheikh Sabah’s death may put this role at further risk.

Iraq’s current government lacks a robust policy of economic diplomacy needed to improve its international economic relations and therefore its domestic economic conditions. Iraq must strike balanced relationships with regional neighbors and global powers to unlock the potential of its workforce and reduce its regional dependencies. In the midst of

Whether or not the decision is made to actually close the embassy, what is certain is that the American administration with its warning that it may do so has sent a strong message to the Iraqi government and the forces of the political process in Iraq. It alerts Iraqis that

From family competition and parliamentary rumblings to potential friction with various neighbors, the oil-rich U.S. ally may face a challenging transition.

New royal decrees amount to business as usual on the kingdom’s political landscape, but heightening tensions over COVID-19, economic contraction, and other factors call for careful attention from Washington.

کل شیوه عملکرد تهران برای اعمال فشار بر واشنگتن و متحدانش طراحی شده است ولی با اجتناب از درگیری تمام‌عیار؛ مخدوش کردن این واقعیت در آستانه انتخابات آمریکا فقط مانع پاسخ موثر در سیاست‌گذاری می‌شود.

Much of the commentary surrounding the deal has focused on what it portends for the Palestinian issue and other Israeli relationships, but it may say just as much about the four rival factions that have crystallized in the region since 2011.

Israel and the UAE have just embarked on a process that, assuming it matures successfully, will soon yield the fruit of full normalization between the two counties. The media coverage of the process has been largely optimistic, occasionally mentioning potential pitfalls regarding annexation and arms sales. Missing from this public

Negotiating a dividing line would enable Beirut to fully exploit potential offshore oil and gas reserves.

Vocal Saudi dissidents have taken up figures like Jamal Khashoggi and Saad al-Jabri as literal and figurative martyrs for their causes, but their depiction ignores both men’s histories working inside the Saudi state. These dissidents expose, therefore, some of the weakness in their messaging, and they may lack the robust

Although halting the escalation of militia attacks on American personnel is crucial, simply evacuating the Baghdad embassy and downscaling the bilateral relationship would allow Iran to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.