Policy Analysis

Three leading scholars assess the group’s status and ambitions following the death of its leader, and discuss how to handle the numerous potential supporters still residing in Syrian camps.

کاهش مداوم تعهدات هسته‌ای بین‌المللی از سوی تهران مبرم‌ترین چالش برای رئیس بعدی آژانس بین‌المللی انرژی اتمی جهان خواهد بود.

The Islamic State no longer governs territory, but aspiring jihadists can now point to a caliphate project achieved in their lifetime, a long-held yearning of the international movement.

In early October, deadly protests calling for an end to pervasive corruption, improvement of basic services, and further job opportunities swept through the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and several other Iraqi cities.

مرگ رهبر دولت اسلامی (داعش) و به دنبال آن مرگ یکی از جانشینان احتمالی او، حاکی از دستاوردی عمده در مبارزه با تروریسم است، اما کشته شدن سرکردگان این گروه و از دست دادن قلمروِ به‌اصطلاح «خلافت» داعش به معنای شکست این گروه نیست.

Despite long-documented public weariness with Middle East conflicts, Trump’s successor could well recognize the value of reestablishing American credibility in the region.

As Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi traveled by plane to New York City to attend the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, sporadic demonstrations erupted in several Egyptian cities calling for Sisi’s ouster and denouncing what they called “military rule.” While limited in scope, the demonstrations marked the first

There can be no opting out for the United States or Europe; the only question is whether they will face their mutual threats capably and cooperatively.

The U.S. withdrawal of troops from northeast Syria has placed Kurdish fighters in a near-impossible situation, while alarming Kurdish communities in other countries, but Washington can still take steps to mitigate the damage.

An in-depth conversation on Washington's misguided tendency to view Turkey through binary lenses based entirely on Erdogan’s policies, forgetting the country’s strong political diversity.

As Yemen’s devastating war drudges into its fifth year with no end in sight, Yemen’s public sector continues to deteriorate at alarming rates within the conflict zone. The already weakened state of the public sector, especially education, is expected to worsen in the near future. While the plight of Yemen’s

The Israeli prime minister’s failure to form a government suggests he will not prevail this time, but a decisive outcome will likely require yet another round at the polls.

Among other steps, U.S. envoys should seek to ensure continued deployment of sanctions and related tools to press Damascus, Tehran, and Moscow to back the UN political process.

The items being moved from Egypt through Salah al-Din Gate underline the contradictions and long-term unsustainability of the current stalemate regarding Gaza assistance.

Even though they did not share the same ideologies, Ben-Gurion, Begin, Rabin, and Sharon did share a common view of leadership and the role of the prime minister.

On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the peace treaty, both parties and the United States have strategic interests in upholding and reinforcing the relationship.

Recent U.S. decisions have seemingly ignored the degree to which the group is continuing its insurgent attacks and reorganizing its supporters inside increasingly vulnerable detention facilities.

As new protests and further government crackdowns loom, Washington should call out abuses by Iran-backed entities and sanction the key offenders.

خیزش‌های اعتراضی اخیر در عراق و لبنان از خطوط فرقه‌ای عبور کرده و بی‌کفایتی حاکم بر هسته رهبری گروه‌های نیابتی ایران در این کشورها را نمایش می‌دهد. تهران ممکن است در اعمال نفوذ خوب باشد، اما در رهبریِ پس از آن بد عمل می‌کند.

As Washington pushes Erdogan to act responsibly in northeast Syria, the Turkish leader may face contrary pressures from Russia and Iran, who are keeping forces on the ground to back up whatever demands are made at this week’s summit and beyond.