Policy Analysis

Turkmens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) are very apprehensive about the Federal Supreme Court decision, to be handed down on December 27, on the question of abolishing the eleven seats reserved for minorities in the 111-member parliament of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which currently includes five seats set aside for Turkmens.

نخستین واکنش‌های کتائب حزب‌الله به جنگ غزه از سوی شاخه عملیات ویژه آن به رهبری ابوحسین و دو تن از سخنگویان اردوگاه او صورت گرفت.

Amman worries that the war in Gaza will increase Hamas’s domestic popularity and embolden the group’s supporters—especially with Jordan’s upcoming parliamentary elections in August 2024.

حسین مونس و ابو فدک تهدیدات خود را با دقت سنجیده‌اند، موضوعی که بیانگر واکنش چندجانبه و در عین حال کاملاً کنترل شده کتائب حزب‌الله است.

As Houthi attacks continue, more companies are deciding to take costly detours around Africa, increasing the urgency of bolstering local security measures.

An Aleppo-based militia umbrella group that serves as an auxiliary unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in north Syria.

A comprehensive study of the various institutional, financial, and military levers that have enabled Iran’s “resistance” camp to take over another country even under the international community’s watchful eye.

Kept in the dark about key aspects of the October 7 attack, the group’s external leaders are now jockeying for position in postwar arrangements that they may not have enough power to shape.

Positive views of Hamas receive a jump while remaining the minority opinion among Saudi citizens; most agree that Israel is “weak and divided.”

A handful of personalities have consumed all the country’s political oxygen, dashing hopes for a truly pluralistic ecosystem and requiring creative engagement from U.S. officials.

Geographic location and oil wealth give the sheikhdom significance far exceeding its size and population.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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