Policy Analysis

During the pandemic, Iran’s first reported cases on February 19 in the Qom province—the eventual epicentre for Iran— have demonstrated that Iran is not as isolated as it is often believed to be. Iran’s health minister reported that the novel virus was brought there by an Iranian merchant who had

دولت ترامپ تلویحاً نشان داده که خود را به برنامه زمانی پرشتاب نتانیاهو برای الحاق اراضی کرانه باختری در اول تابستان مقید نخواهد کرد؛ مضاف بر اینکه بسیاری از عوامل داخلی و خارجی ممکن است موجب تأخیر نخست‌وزیر اسرائیل در اجرای طرح یا مانع آن شوند.

ﻧﺨﺴﺖﻭﺯﯾﺮ ﺟﺪﯾﺪ ﺑﻪ ﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﻭ ﻓﺮﺻﺖ ﻧﯿﺎﺯ ﺩﺍﺭﺩ ﺗﺎ، ﭘﺲ ﺍﺯ ﺁﻏﺎﺯﯼ ﻧﻮﯾﺪﺑﺨﺶ، ﺑﺮ ﺑﺨﺶ ﺍﻣﻨﯿﺘﯽ ﺍﯾﻦ ﮐﺸﻮﺭ ﻣﻬﺮ ﺍﻗﺘﺪﺍﺭ ﺑﺰﻧﺪ، ﺣﺘﯽ ﻫﻤﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﮕﺎﻡ ﮐﻪ ﻣﻮﺷﮏﻫﺎﯼ ﺷﺒﻪﻧﻈﺎﻣﯿﺎﻥ ﺩﺭ ﺑﻐﺪﺍﺩ ﻓﺮﻭﺩ ﻣﯽﺁﯾﻨﺪ.

The Palestinians are withdrawing from peace deals, and Jordan could be next as Israel edges closer to appropriating land outright.

استقرار ارتش سوریه در درعا در این اواخر، و تلاش‌های نه‌چندان جدی روسیه برای متوقف کردن آن، ممکن است به‌زودی منجر به بمباران دوباره مناطق غیرنظامی به وسیله این رژیم و پیچیدگی‌های بی‌شمار برای اسرائیل و اردن شود.

پاسخی به مقاله «در دفاع از اصلاحات دینی اسلامی» نوشته حسن اسمیک.

Disease prevention efforts in Idlib illustrate the movement's political evolution and its differences from the Islamic State, but the pandemic may still hit the area hard given inconsistent implementation and years of regime destruction.

With clashes between Houthis and the Yemeni government forces escalating in Marib, the city’s inhabitants will lose no matter who claims victory.

On April 7, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for a “Strategic Dialogue” between the United States and Iraq on the future of the bilateral relationship. The dialogue, meant to be a series of meetings between high-level U.S. and Iraqi officials, is intended to put all aspects of the

In this illuminating Policy Note -- complete with detailed maps and satellite imagery -- Matthew Levitt and Samantha Stern tell the story of the Lebanese NGO Green Without Borders and explain why the mandate for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon must be reworked.

The latest row over prisoner payments has highlighted the PA’s longstanding legitimacy deficit and its potential inability to control events on the ground if public unrest escalates this summer.

حل‌وفصل واقعی اختلافات ریشه‌دار و بغرنج بین کشورهای عضو شورای همکاری خلیج بعید به نظر می‌رسد، لذا واشنگتن باید در عین حال که امنیت منطقه را افزایش می‌دهد، بر ارتباط دوجانبه با این کشورها متمرکز شود .

The new Prime Minister of Iraq—Mustafa alKadhemi (MK)—has finally proven to be the nominee who has made it to the finish line and formed the 7 th Iraqi government after the 2003 regime change. The new government, sworn in on early hours of May 7, saw 15 out of 22

As the Coronavirus pandemic is globalized, many states are facing similar challenges and choices in how to respond, with three major options: surrender and death, struggle and life, and prioritization of the economy in lieu of public health. These difficult choices are playing out in each state and the outcomes

Whatever combination of factors spurred the latest withdrawal of U.S. military equipment from the kingdom, the administration is tempting fate given Iran’s ongoing challenges and shifting tactics in the Gulf.

Even in relatively secular countries such as Germany, religion has played an important role in the public’s ability to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic—especially through religious practices like public prayer. However, countries where the role of religious leaders and followers is far more complicated and vital face additional challenges in

بدون شک ما در زمانی به سر می‌بریم که جنبش‌های قدرتمند ‌ــ‌‌چه از سوی نهادهای بین‌المللی و چه منطقه‌ای‌‌ــ‌ خواستار اصلاحات دینی شده‌اند. دعوت به اصلاحات دینی دعوتی کاملا واقعی است و تعبیری است قدرتمند از احساس نیاز به انجام بازنگری و انتقاد-از-خود.

As the world navigates a state of economic paralysis, Middle Eastern nations are struggling to address the various consequences of a global downturn—including the precipitous drop in oil prices. As a region that is heavily dependent on oil production for economic survival, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is especially

A boost in Turkish drones and air defense systems enabled forces in Tripoli to establish local air superiority and ease pressure on the capital, leaving each side’s foreign patrons with tough choices about whether to escalate further or take steps to halt the fighting.

نخست‌وزیر اسرائیل دیگر نیازی ندارد که بر سیاست معامله‌گرانه مربوط به وعده‌های مبارزات حزبی تکیه کند، بنابراین اگر همچنان به دنبال سیاست‌هایی باشد که چشم‌انداز صلح اسرائیل و هویت یهودی را تهدید کند، تاریخ قضاوت سختی درباره او خواهد کرد.