Policy Analysis

There are several steps the Biden administration can take to strengthen its allies in Syria and promote a peaceful solution.

Good relations with Iraqi Kurdistan are a valuable strategic asset for the United States, but support from the Biden administration should not be unconditional.

Bitter squabbles between the social media platforms of two competing Iraqi militias offer insights into the movements and their relationship.

Even if the growing regional and geopolitical stakes were not sufficient on their own, the regime’s domestic negligence, illegitimacy, and criminality provide ample reason to shake up Washington’s approach.

Iraq's Yazidis need assertive international support to protect their rights and well-being. ​

بهترین رویکرد برای هر دو دولت این است که درس‌های سال ۲۰۱۵ را جدی بگیرند و وارد گفتگویی جامع و محرمانه شوند که بر ایده‌های سازنده و نتایج واقع‌گرایانه تمرکز داشته باشد.

After more than a decade of feuding, Palestinian factions face an opportunity for change.

انتقال اسرائیل از یوکام به سنتکام، که در سالها همکاری فزاینده و به دور از توجه رسانه‌ها ریشه دارد، تسهیل همکاری امنیتی دوجانبه و منطقه‌ای و به اشتراک گذاشتن مسئولیت‌ها را نوید می‌دهد، در حالی که تجربه همکاری «ارتش اسرائیل-یوکام-سنتکام» عرصه را برای جبهه بعدی مهیا می‌سازد:‌ تعامل نظامی آمریکا-اسرائیل درباره همکاری‌های ایران-چین.

The centrist party leader discusses key domestic and international policy issues ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, with follow-up analysis by political and polling experts.

The omissions in Moscow’s statements on the U.S. operation are as revealing as the predictable hyperbole and hypocrisy.

What to make of HaN spokesperson Nasr al-Shammari's admission that his group is a member of the top militia committee?

Qais al-Khazali, Muhammad Mohi, and Nasr al-Shammari have all provided televised prima facie evidence of their groups' involvement in acts of anti-coalition terrorism.

The administration’s early recourse to armed force may have surprised Tehran, but the proxy tests will continue, suggesting the need for sustained U.S. intelligence support and multilateral engagement with partners.

مقامات رسمی، رهبران تجاری، و کارشناسان سیاسی، تاثیر اقتصادی، سیاسی و انسانی تلاش های مربوط به عادی‌سازی روابط منطقه‌ای از جمله مسئله تقویت صلح دوباره با فلسطینیان را بررسی می‌کنند.

Interviews reveal how Syrian officials are extorting their people.

The new administration seems to regard Khashoggi’s death as merely the best known of the crown prince’s sins, but it is hard to see an alternative successor in the House of Saud.

China, Russia, and Iran are currently exploiting COVID-19 to conduct information warfare, specifically targeting the Middle East.

By treating the conflict as a matter of Mediterranean security, President Biden’s team can better assist the new Libyan government and demonstrate its commitment to revitalizing alliances.

The administration’s instinct to cancel Riyadh’s blank check is right, but engaging a flawed partner is not the same as confronting a determined adversary.

Even Iran’s proxies now have proxies, but authorities can still untangle and attribute their illegal acts through expanded use of rich open-source evidence.