Policy Analysis

پس از آن‌که دیدار آیت‌الله خامنه‌ای، رهبر ایران، با شینزو آبه، نخست‌وزیر ژاپن در ۱۳ ژوئن، به نتایج دلخواه نرسید، روشن شد که ایالات متحده و ایران به بن‌بستی رسیده‌اند که راه‌حل چندانی برای آن پیدا نیست. با این‌حال، ناظران عمدتا باور داشتند که این وضعیت پایدار نخواهد بود.

The United States is now designating politicians who place personal or Iranian interests above the needs of the Iraqi people, but these efforts could go awry if locals don’t understand the justification or consequences.

If the PKK is confirmed as the perpetrator, Ankara will almost surely launch retaliation in Iraq or Syria, and Washington will have little choice but to stand aside.

Egypt and Turkey are the two largest countries in the eastern Mediterranean; along with Iran, they make up nearly half of the total population of the Middle East. The two states also possess what are considered the two strongest conventional military powers in the Middle East. Moreover, Cairo and Ankara

On July 2, the Turkish army reportedly shelled Kurdish forces in the Northern Aleppo region of Tel Rifaat, following a similar incident in mid-June where the Turkish Defense Ministry reported killing ten Kurdish soldiers in retaliation for the death of a Turkish soldier. These recent intermittent skirmishes reflect how Tel

A delegation of the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) just returned from a trip to Lebanon, where it met with over a hundred representatives of government, business, civil society, and academia while also visiting a Syrian refugee settlement in the Bekaa Valley. During the trip, I and other members

In a time where the balance of the Middle East is in flux, regional leaders and the international community alike should be closely following the relationship between Turkey and Iran. While the relationship between Teheran and Ankara has historically been troubled, mutual interests have sprouted newfound cooperation between the two

Seeing that the president wants out of “endless Middle East wars,” Tehran seems to think that raising the pressure might get him to back off.

گفتار و کنش‌های اخیر [مقامات] ایران، به مقابله به مثلِ بیشتر اشاره دارد، اما اتخاذ چنین مسیری ممکن است به همان محاسبات نادرست راهبردی و مداخله‌ بین‌المللی منجر شود که در دهه ۱۹۸۰ هزینه‌ بسیاری را بر این کشور تحمیل کرد

After months of delay, the new cabinet must get up to speed quickly in order to put KRG-federal relations on solid legal ground, curtail Iranian influence, and unify the Peshmerga.

What are the consequences of the Iranian government's massive, systematic campaign to spread disinformation about religious minorities through social and traditional media? Watch an in-depth conversation with leading scholars.

اگر تهران تمدید بند غروب برجام را بپذیرد و از فعالیت‌های خود در سوریه و لبنان بکاهد، واشنگتن هم چه ‌بسا مایل به برداشتن تحریم‌های هسته‌ای و ایجاد یک سازوکار مالی خاص باشد.

At the end of June, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) used a combination of leaks and statements to communicate that it was beginning to fold its large military intervention in support of the internationally-recognized—if rather undeserving—government of Yemen. With the UAE only just having signaled its intention to drawdown in

دست‌اندرکاران فضای سایبری ایران علايمی نشان می‌دهند که حاکی از آماده شدن برای نبردی سايبری است، در نتیجه ايالات متحده آمریکا باید از حملات گذشته درس بگیرد و موضع دفاعی‌اش را تقویت کند.

How have relations between NATO allies Turkey and the United States come to the brink of historic crisis?

The president, a former Istanbul mayor, has a rival in the current one.

The coming weeks will show whether real changes have occurred, or whether the Iraqi government is instead trying to save face by claiming success.

For many decades, successive Iranian regimes have perpetrated injustices against non-Persian peoples who make up approximately half of the country’s population. Indeed, the Islamic Republic chose to follow in the footsteps of the Shah in terms of promoting Persian ethnic supremacism. Since its inception, the regime has enacted a number

The Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Emir Tamim could have many agenda items, but the regional tension with Tehran will be foremost.

After months of back and forth, the leading parties of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)—the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)—are engaged in negotiations to finalize the cabinet, which must be completed by July 12. Yet as the shape of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s