Policy Analysis

The seven-weeks-long wave of protests in Algeria against the candidacy of Abdelaziz Bouteflika has successfully ended the former president’s bid for a fifth term and forced him to resign without finishing his fourth. But now that the dust has settled, Algerians are questioning the achievements of the protests and remain

اگر ایران فرمول خود در لبنان، سوریه و یمن را تکرار کند و به عراق هم موشک‌های دوربُرد منتقل کند، درگیری‌های آینده با اسرائیل احتمالا شامل اقدام نظامی در خاک عراق هم خواهد بود.

Change is certainly happening in the kingdom, but it hasn’t been smooth, and doesn’t look like it will be so in the future either.

تنها راه حفظ مزایای بلندمدت طرح صلح کوشنر این است که این طرح را کنار بگذاریم.

To counter Russia’s long game, Washington must show its willingness to compete by maintaining a credible regional presence, crafting a clearer message about its intentions, and moving beyond sanctions.

دو ابتکارعملِ شاخص دولت ترامپ امروز بر سیاست خاورمیانه‌ای آمریکا سایه انداخته‌ است: «فشارِ حداکثری» بر ایران، و پیگیریِ صلح اسرائیل و فلسطینیان تحت عنوانِ «معامله قرن».

An Israeli-Palestinian truce ended the fighting but didn’t address the issues driving it.

A spirited policy debate is underway within the corridors of power in Washington D.C. over the manner in which the United States should view and treat the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Iraq’s web of paramilitary organizations. It takes a great deal of concern to elevate such a niche issue to

يشكّل خط الأنابيب بين العراق وتركيا ملكية مشتركة بين الدولتين ويخضع للاتفاقيات الدولية. ومن وجهة نظر أنقرة، تسمح هذه الاتفاقيات لـ «إقليم كردستان العراق» بالوصول إلى خط الأنابيب مباشرةً، لكنّ بغداد ترى الأمور بطريقة مختلفة وقد رفعت دعوى على تركيا أمام "غرفة التجارة الدولية". وبينما تُشرف هيئة التحكيم في هذه

In successive polls, approval of the United States within the Sunni Lebanese community has rated consistently high—a fact that stands in contrast with low numbers in other Sunni Arab populations. Certainly, part of the discrepancy reflects internal Lebanese politics. Sunni Lebanese view Washington, together with Riyadh and Paris, as backers

Hoping to pressure Europe into providing more concessions, Tehran may threaten to reduce its commitments under the nuclear deal, but can it avoid escalation with Washington while doing so?

Despite the opposition’s resilience, the president can use any number of legal, political, or foreign policy tools to ensure his candidate wins this time around, no matter the reputational costs.

Morocco was one of the few countries in the Arab World partially spared by the upheaval of the Arab Spring. However, recent regime changes in Algeria and Sudan, along with continued domestic discontent, suggest that Morocco should reexamine its prior response to its domestic version of the Arab Spring—the 20

American ships and bombers are arriving in the Gulf at a time when nerves are raw and various players are making risky escalation wagers.

If the battle lines stay where they are now, with the capital and largest port still out of government control, then the Iranian-backed Houthis will effectively have won the war.

احتمال دستیابی به توافقی بنیادی با رژیم کنونی چندان بالا نیست، ولی اگر واشنگتن از دادن تضمین‌های امنیتی به ایران سر باز زند یا در انتظار آشوب گریزناپذیر دوران انتقال قدرت در این کشور بماند، احتمال چنین امری کاملا از میان می‌رود.

Even amid growing exasperation over Riyadh’s behavior, realities on the ground and in the global economy show why the relationship is still crucial.

پخش زنده گفتگوی رابرت ستلوف و جرد کوشنر، مشاور ارشد کاخ سفید را از اینجا تماشا کنید

Rather than acknowledge history and face the future, the Russian government keeps celebrating a past in which the people were suppressed, secrecy was championed, and fear nurtured.

By highlighting the hypocrisy of recent ‘housecleaning’ campaigns, Washington can show the Iraqi public that Iran’s Shia militia networks offer no genuine solution to rampant corruption.