Policy Analysis

With each day of nonviolent protest, the people of Suweida province have solidified themselves as a symbol that resonates with Syrians everywhere, whether abroad or within a country that remains split between regime, Iranian, Russian, Turkish, and local faction control.

این گروه از مجموعه وسیعی از سلاح‌ها و تاکتیک‌ها برای افزایش اختلال در امنیت دریایی منطقه استفاده می‌کند که به طور گزینشی موجب عدم دسترسی شناورهای اسرائیلی می‌شود که از تنگه عبور می‌کنند و کشتی‌های جنگی آمریکا را هم که برای حمایت از آن‌ها وارد صحنه شوند تهدید می‌کند.

Squeezed by weak oil prices, Riyadh is acknowledging that some of its economic plans are over-ambitious.

دیوان عالی فدرال، از برکناری رئیس مجلس تا ابطال نتایج انتخابات، مکررا پا را از نقش خود فراتر گذاشته است؛ تا اندازه‌ای که مستوجب فشار بین‌المللی بیشتری است.

If Washington Post reporters had asked Israeli officials, they would have written a very different story.

The older generation remains skeptical of what an intifada might achieve, but Israeli crackdowns and worsening economic conditions could still ignite younger Palestinians and undermine PA security cooperation.

Predicted low voter turnout for Iraq’s first provincial elections in a decade signals the lack of popular trust in Iraq for the country’s political system.

The "Islamic Resistance" brand mourned the loss of government-paid PMF personnel who were killed while preparing a terrorist attack on international advisors.

A Hamas expert testifies on how the group, its sympathizers, and a motley array of other factions are taking advantage of the Gaza war to stoke anti-Semitic threats and attacks across the continent.

Given the inability—or unwillingness—of Iraqi institutions to adequately combat corruption, the need for an international entity to step in becomes evident. That is why supporting the global campaign for the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC) is necessary in order to hold kleptocrats accountable when national court fails to do so.

Amid ongoing uncertainty over Gulf shipping attacks and Russian oil diplomacy, the reserve is still running lower than it should.

Houthi militant activity during the Hamas-Israel war should challenge the perception that the group has a mere “marriage of convenience” with Tehran.

These elections will directly affect the future of the disputed territories, and political parties must be careful to avoid deepening sectarian divides, both in this case and in future elections.

چهار کارشناس در این باره بحث می‌کنند که واشنگتن در قبال تازه‌ترین اوج‌گیری حملات شبه‌نظامیان علیه پایگاه‌های ایالات متحده و شرکای محلی آن چه می‌تواند انجام دهد- آن هم در شرایطی که تلاش می‌کنند تا ماموریت ضدتروریسم خود علیه داعش را حفظ کنند.

A bad peace that does not address the wider issue of Hamas violence would only defer the war to a later date.

Efforts to expand the tanker fleet are welcome, but officials must also hire the right staff, untangle the regulatory environment, conduct major restructuring, and clarify questions about existing joint ventures.

Industry figures are already rerouting some Israeli-linked ships and expressing concern about the increased attacks, but much wider economic repercussions could unfold if Houthi antishipping activity continues indefinitely or escalates.

حملات پرخطر متقابل بین آمریکا و نیروهای شبه‌نظامی نشانه‌ای از رقابت گسترده‌تر بین بازیگران رقیب در عراق است ‌ــ‌رقابتی که مسئولان آمریکایی و اروپایی باید برای مهار آن همکاری کنند.

یک اکانت جدید تلگرامی مدعی است که حملات ضدآمریکایی ماه اکتبر در عراق با حمایت نیروی قدس ایران و یک سازمان‌ تروریستی دیگر صورت گرفته است.

Given the lack of a decisive U.S. response, further clashes will likely arise in strategically crucial waterways whenever Tehran sees fit to nudge the Houthis.