Policy Analysis

رهبر ایران با تعیین پیش‌شرطی که می‌داند واشنگتن فعلا برآورده نخواهد کرد، بار دیگر عدم تمایل خود را به بازگشت کامل به برجام یادآوری می‌کند؛ ‌دست‌کم تا پس از آن‌که دوره تصدی رئیس‌جمهور روحانی در ماه آگوست به پایان برسد.

Dire circumstances are pushing Lebanese people to the edge, which could bring violent results.

After the UN's failures regarding Assad, Syrians need a more forceful option to restore their dignity and rights.

The New Hope party leader and former Likud minister discusses why he is running in Israel’s March election, how his policies differ from Netanyahu’s, and what his approach will be on key issues such as the Middle East peace process and the Iranian nuclear challenge,

Militia Spotlight provides timely, high-quality evidence, analysis and contextualization of militia activities in Iraq and Syria, both within government agencies and outside them.

By ceding control of its borders and airspace to various foreign actors, the regime has essentially resigned itself to a limited but potentially durable existence for the long term.

It is far from certain that the next election will stabilize Israeli politics, and even if it does, the forces taking shape could create challenging peace math for the Biden administration.

درس اصلی از فتوای هسته‌ای این است که تصمیمات امنیت ملی تهران از منافع پیروی می‌کند، نه ایدئولوژی، و پیشرفت در مذاکرات ممکن است مشروط به آن که در چارچوب «مصلحت نظام» تعریف شود.

Even as U.S. policymakers must stay focused on the Assad regime’s culpability, they also face a complex web of power dynamics in which Russia, Turkey, Iran, Israel, and other actors are attempting to secure their various interests.

یکی از ثمرات عادی‌سازی روابط اعراب و اسرائیل باید همکاری قوی‌تر در دفاع موشکی به رهبری ایالات متحده میان کشورهایی باشد که با بیشترین تهدید از جانب ایران مواجه‌ اند.

The change of administrations and the realities of COVID-era diplomacy may give Gulf leaders a sense that they are being kept at a distance on key issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.

Despite welcoming the idea of separating the nationalist “shrine units” from the Iran-leaning Popular Mobilization Forces, Washington should lighten its touch on the issue.

این واکنش‌ها باید به رهبران واشنگتن گوشزد کند تا بر افزایش تعهد خود به حمایت از متحدان و تنبیه دشمنان تمرکز کنند.

Algeria's divided political system has limited time to make critical reforms.

گرچه نظرسنجی‌های اخیر نشان می‌دهد که مردم قطر موافق سازش این کشور با هدف برداشتن محاصره چهار کشور عربی‌ اند اما اختلاف نظرهای جدی در افکار عمومی قطر و کشورهای چهارگانه بر سر مسائل سیاست خارجی همچنان باقی است.

Qatar must adequately manage its ties to the Brotherhood if it wants to ensure sustainable Gulf ties.

Modest invest­ments of U.S. diplomatic capital, economic aid, and security assistance can help these three countries and advance American interests.

ISIS publications reveal the geographic location and concentration of its counter-espionage operations.

Qatar could serve as a valuable intermediary between Saudi Arabia and a Democratic White House.

A “survey of surveys” shows that from an intelligence and policy point of view, Arab public opinion is measurable and meaningful—assuming regional governments and Washington are paying proper attention to it.