Policy Analysis

Laying the groundwork for an eventual Hamas surrender would break the current binary choice between more destructive conflict and an ineffectual ceasefire.

گروه‌های تحت حمایت ایران از ۷ اکتبر بدین سو کماکان در حرکت بوده‌اند، و همین امر احتمالا عامل افزایش حملات اسرائیل به مواضع آن‌هاست.

After AAH officials sought a halt to the verbal attacks, KH doubled down with a cutting public insult.

گویا تهران در حال تشدید تلاش‌هایش برای تجهیز حزب‌الله و دیگر متحدان منطقه‌ای به سامانه‌های دفاع هوایی پیشرفته است، و این می‌تواند بر محاسبات اسرائیل و آمریکا در جنگ غزه و فراسوی آن تاثیر بگذارد.

The conference agenda extends well beyond climate issues, with implications for regional rivalries, U.S.-Emirati relations, and Israeli wartime diplomacy.

Beijing’s sharply anti-Israel response to the Gaza conflict, prompted by its increased focus on challenging Washington, exposes the limits of its diplomatic reach in the Middle East and the broader tensions in its foreign policy strategy.

Popular anger against this self-claimed "Christian leader" has grown since the tragic September fire in the Nineveh Plains region, casting a shadow over his election hopes.

An in-depth look at the group’s post-2007 activities confirms that it was steadily preparing the ground (and the population) for war while lulling foreign officials into awaiting a moderation that would never come.

As Russia leans into support for Israel’s enemies, officials should look for ways to show Moscow that the threat of escalation goes both ways—including through outreach to Ukraine.

As details emerge of potential direct links to the attack on Israel, one thing is clear: Hamas would not have been able to plan and conduct such an operation without years of Iranian training, Iranian weapons, and hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian funding.

Haitham spoke both as a sovereign and as a prime minister accounting for progress.

Amid their ceasefire in solidarity with events in Gaza, Iraqi "resistance" leaders went back to their old habits of diminishing each other and spilling their secrets, with interesting results.

سال‌ها حماس از سوی صداهای پیشگام عرب به عنوان گروهی تروریستی سرزنش می‌شد که علیه منافع فلسطینیان کار می‌کند. و آنگاه ۷ اکتبر روی داد.

اولین اظهارات علنی رهبر حزب‌الله درباره غزه از نظر لحن محتاطانه و از لحاظ محتوا مبهم بود، اما اگر وضعیت سیاسی یا تاکتیکی حزب‌الله تغییر کند، ممکن است نتوان برای مدت نامحدود در مقابل حزب‌الله بازدارندگی ایجاد کرد.

The Biden administration needs to tread carefully in engaging Algeria, since preserving UN negotiations on Western Sahara and protecting Morocco’s crucial relations with Washington and Israel are paramount to U.S. regional interests

According to new polling, the percentage of six Arab publics who believe America has had a positive role in the war amounts to just 7%.

Despite not taking the time to speak with Israeli officials or even verify key details on the ground, reporters proceeded with a heavily slanted piece that raised further questions about the paper’s wartime editorial policies.

The international community and the Global Coalition should pressure Turkey to cease its drone attacks and help to address the destruction of facilities and infrastructure installations.

As Iran-backed proxies continue targeting Israeli and U.S. interests, mounting public anger in the Gulf states might spur leaders to announce production cuts at this week’s cartel meeting.

Despite reassuring U.S. officials during recent meetings, it is unclear whether Prime Minister Sudani can indefinitely placate an angry public or prevent Tehran’s militia proxies from further escalating the situation.