Policy Analysis

The United States, in recognizing the limits of its traditional “bloc-building” approach, faces the imperative to adapt to a multipolar reality. Embracing multipolarity as a fundamental principle of its foreign policy could pave the way for more flexible and effective international engagements.

Once Washington comes to grips with Erdogan’s “Anatolian” foreign policy, it will have a better chance of steering the relationship in ways that support U.S. interests without unduly boosting Russia and other adversaries.

Most Israelis would support a deal if they were sure it would bring them security, but their current skepticism is based on real and urgent concerns about demilitarization given their past experience with Gaza and Lebanon.

By outlining a strategy in the north of Iraq, a vision regarding reconciliation and a constructive settlement of differences between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Federal Government of Iraq in relation to the management of energy resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq can emerge.

The operation is a sign of Europe’s willingness to take action against the current instability, though significant work is needed to coordinate with existing initiatives and convince regional officials of the mission’s usefulness.

Because the government ceded too much authority to local militias and tribal intermediaries, no one can dismantle them without risking their lives.

​​​​​​​The administration has reversed its reversals on certain issues, signaling a more comprehensive approach toward the Houthis, Iraqi militias, Iran sanctions, and more.

بعد از کشته شدن سه آمریکایی، نیروی خودخوانده "مقاومت" به جز موجی از ادعاهای مربوط به حملات جعلی، یا خنثی‌ و تکذیب‌شده، برای مدتی تقریبا غیرفعال بود؛ وضعیتی که می‌تواند از دستور ایران برای آرام کردن اوضاع حکایت داشته باشد.

تهران ممکن است حماس را احیا کند یا آن را با یک گروه تروریستی نیابتی دیگر جایگزین کند. بنابرین، واشینگتن و شرکایش باید جریان انتقال جنگ‌افزار و حمایت مالی غیررسمی ایران از عناصر افراطی در کرانه باختری و غزه را مختل کنند.

A militia figure implicated in the 2007 murder-kidnapping of five Americans in Karbala is now the governor of an Iraqi province.

The long-term political struggle against Hamas will be just as challenging for Israel as the current military campaign.

While Rome is attempting to position itself to serve as a gateway into European markets for natural gas from Africa, the “Mattei Plan” is opaque about what Africa would gain from this plan.

The Islamic State’s response to October 7 has centered on shifting their messaging to argue that attacks on targets within IS’ pre-existing areas of operation are relevant.

Greater decisiveness would have shortened the conflict, lessened the toll on global maritime trade, and reassured U.S. partners in the region and beyond.

Three experts address the thorny strategic questions arising from attacks on global shipping by the Yemen-based group.

The relationship between Human Rights Watch and Moroccan state institutions has been notably tense recently, likely due to HRW’s assessments of the human rights situation in Morocco, which do not necessarily align with those of the government.

بایدن اکنون انتخاب سختی در پیش دارد: اسراییل را به آتش‌بسی در غزه وادار کند، یا خطر افزایش پایدار تنش‌ با نیروهای مورد حمایت ایران در منطقه را به جان بخرد.

The decision could lead to further spending reductions in the kingdom.

For opportunity to emerge from tragedy, two bridges must be built: one leading from the current situation to the “day after” the war, and a second creating a viable path to a Palestinian state.

The brigade belongs to the state-funded Popular Mobilization Forces and is a core member of Kataib Hezbollah’s cluster of militias that facilitate anti-U.S. attacks in Iraq’s Anbar province, eastern Syria, and Jordan.