Policy Analysis

The Turkish leader knows that if he cannot restore economic growth at home or stay just out of Russia’s permanent orbit, his political troubles will only increase.

"Decision Points" is a new podcast that is both a history lesson, a biography of the key Israelis and Americans that shaped the modern bond between the two nations, and a quest to understand how these decision points continue to reverberate today.

The two countries still need to resolve longer-term questions about international export options and energy contracts with Jordan, but the latest step toward reopening the pipeline is encouraging.

اعتراضات بی‌سابقه در عراق، گویای این واقعیت است که این‌ کشور به‌تدریج به یک دولت ناکام تبدیل می‌شود. هرچند طی سال‌های اخیر کیفیت زندگی در عراق قدری بهتر شده، اما هرساله تقریبا یک میلیون نفر به جمعیت بیکاران اضافه می‌شود. نیروهای شبه‌نظامی هم علنا به تحقیر دولت ادامه می‌دهند، و دولت این کشور برای روزی که درآمد نفت جوابگوی هزینه‌های آماس‌کرده دولت و پرداخت مزایای اجتماعی نباشد، آمادگی چندانی ندارد.

In this in-depth briefing, a leading CT official discusses how to address diverse challenges ranging from border security and document forgery to online radicalization and far-right copycat attacks.

The U.S.-brokered talks are a good start, but breaking the impasse on the GERD reservoir’s fill rate is crucial to avoiding deep socioeconomic damage in Egypt and potential armed conflict.

ایالات متحده به سیاست واقع‌گرایانه رو آورده است، اما منافعی راهبردی در حمایت از تظاهرکنندگان عراقی دارد.

Iraq is witnessing protests that are shaking its political system to its core. The nationwide protests, which started on October 1, 2019, have been startling in their scope, their size, and the violent response with which the largely non-violent protestors have been met. But perhaps the most surprising aspect is

Four Lebanese experts assess the country’s fragile political and financial situation, explaining why the demonstrations will not stop with Hariri’s resignation.

Back in 2015—during the annual forum at American University in Suleimaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan—I had the chance to tell former U.S. special presidential envoy for the Middle East Brett McGurk to “please tell our friends in the administration to not confuse us [the Kurds] with the conflicting U.S. foreign policies of

Sudan’s revolutionary spirit has succeeded in toppling the country’s dictator and achieving the Sudanese people’s aspiration of seeing their country free from the most oppressive and bloody regime in Sudanese history. The Sudanese people are now prepared to push forward on a set of ambitious yet achievable goals and targets

The Trump administration needs to treat the meeting as a chance to frankly address congressional concerns and defuse a host of hot-button issues, from Syria policy to F-35 production.

ائتلاف ضدداعش، از انحلال خلافت داعش گرفته تا كشتن رهبر آن، دستاوردهای بزرگی داشته، اما اگر ایالات متحده و سایر اعضای ائتلاف همکاری‌های خود را در نشست آینده وزیران تجدید نكنند، همه این كارها بی‌نتیجه خواهد ماند.

In his briefing on Yemen’s peace process on October 17, the United Nation’s Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, mentioned the importance of bringing peace to the currently besieged city of Taiz. Although the inhabitants of Taiz appreciate Mr. Griffiths’ sentiments, we want more than his word. We

Moscow is beating Washington at the reputational game in Iraq, raising the need for greater U.S. engagement on education and media outreach rather than just security issues.

Military means have often been used to promote peace and stability, such as during the Cold War deployments to Europe and the 1990s NATO mission in the Balkans.

The new agreement will score a win if it brings the most important players to the table for wider talks, but implementing its often-vague provisions so quickly will prove challenging.

A former correspondent in Tehran reflects on how the crisis set the stage for many of Washington’s current difficulties with the regime, and whether anything has really changed.

عرضه سهام آرامکو برای فروش که از مدت‌ها پیش انتظارش می‌رفت، سرانجام چراغ سبز گرفت، اما درباره این‌که چقدر می‌تواند به ایجاد تحول اقتصادی در عربستان کمک کند، هنوز تردیدهایی وجود دارد.

Ankara is willing to take provocative and risky steps around Cyprus because it views the island’s gas resources and strategic location as crucial to countering rivals and securing interests in the neighborhood.