Policy Analysis

A comprehensive, bipartisan look at how the U.S. government can still achieve important objectives on various fronts, from countering terrorist groups and Iran to addressing refugee and humanitarian issues.

President Trump should use his UN speech and side meetings to seek cooperation with European partners and lay the foundation for a ‘better deal’ with Iran down the road.

رهبری ایالات متحده نباید متکی به تهدیدهای غیرواقعی باشد، بلکه ضمن تعیین مسیر مذاکره باید با اقدامات بازدارنده و دیپلماسی جمعی همراه باشد تا دامنه عمل تهران را برای حمله محدود کند.

The surprising results of Tunisia's first round of presidential balloting signal that voters are generally disenchanted with the country's political establishment.

رهبران ایران که از موفقیت خود در حمله به منافع کشورهای خلیج و ایالات متحده با مصونیت نسبی جسارت پیدا کرده‌اند، اکنون قصد دارند خاندان سلطنتی عربستان سعودی را بی‌اعتبار سازند و باعث شکست ترامپ در انتخابات ۲۰۲۰ شوند.

Following months of unrest and bloodshed in the Sudanese streets, a critical power-sharing agreement was signed on August 17 between the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the civilian opposition alliance–better known as the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC). The agreement has established a transitional council with 6 civilian and

Recent U.S. attention in Yemen has focused largely on the war against the Iranian-backed Houthis, but another threat endures: al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. U.S. efforts to confront AQAP have historically relied on counterterrorism approaches such as air and drone strikes, direct-action raids, and partnerships with indigenous and coalition security

Due to external pressures and internal fissures, the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) today is experiencing its worst days since its establishment in 1946. This decline follows the challenges of the broader Muslim Brotherhood organization, which is facing an “internal crisis” after losing much of their momentum after the Arab Spring

Whether due to institutional concerns, failed alarmist tactics, or turnout issues, Netanyahu’s seat tally shrank between rounds one and two, and time is now on Benny Gantz’s side.

اگرچه موانع فنی ممکن است مانع از به کارگیری کامل سانتریفیوژهای پیشرفته تهران شود، اما جمهوری اسلامی همچنان می‌تواند برنامه غنی‌سازی خود را با روش‌هایی تقویت کند که باید اسباب نگرانی جامعه جهانی باشد.

بهترین راه ایالات متحده در مقابله با راهبرد عملیات نامتقارن ایران در عربستان سعودی و نقاط دیگر، تدوین یک راهبرد عمل در منطقه خاکستری است. اگر تنش افزایش یابد، این راهبرد می‌تواند هم در مدیریت شرایط به کار آید و هم در خرید وقت برای اثرگذاری سیاست فشار دولت آمریکا‌.

This year’s show provides a window into Tehran’s strategy for cementing its soft power, and may point to potential sanctions violations by companies from U.S. partner countries.

Netanyahu continues to hunt for last-minute right-wing votes, while the center-left has cast its lot with a “national unity” strategy that would aim to peel Likud away from him.

So far, Tehran appears to have judged quite well what it can get away with, a track record that will likely give Riyadh pause as it considers its response.

Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan still have pro-Western democratic aspirations, so U.S. policymakers should continue engaging them on ways to reduce interference from Moscow and Tehran.

U.S. pressure has put Iran in a corner economically but not politically or militarily, so the Supreme Leader seems to believe there is little to lose unless Washington shows it will ease sanctions or launch strikes.

The suspected missile attack is the most significant strike on Gulf energy targets in decades, and consequences need to be levied on Iran, whether in the military or diplomatic spheres.

Advocacy groups, congressional delegations, and Trump administration officials should all be asking Israel the same tough question: how can we help you rethink settlement expansion and thereby preserve separation as an option?

On July 18, 2019 Javaid Rehman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, reported that “Arab Ahwazis have continued to be subjected to violations of their rights…. [as] Iranian authorities have reportedly applied broad national security laws to target human

Recently, Turkish municipal politics have become another lens into the complicated relationship between the Turkish government and the country’s Kurdish voters. On August 19, Turkish authorities removed the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) mayors of the majority Kurdish cities of Diyarbakir, Martin, and Van on unspecified charges of terrorism. These mayors