Policy Analysis

An Iran-aligned group that presaged two previous drone attacks on Gulf cities has issued a new threat against U.S. targets in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

Syrians' responses to Hamas’ attack—and subsequent Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip—have been varied, splitting along regional, political, and ideological lines.

Despite well-meaning concerns about civilian casualties, pushing Israel to pursue a premature and false “calm” is more likely to widen the conflict in the long term.

The war triggered by the shocking Hamas assault will be the first zero-sum conflict in the Arab-Israeli arena since 1948, and U.S. policymakers should prepare accordingly.

The Russian leader and Hamas share the goal of undermining liberal democracies, as correctly pointed out by President Biden.

Iranian proxies are deliberately escalating against American forces in the region as a warning against continued support for Israel’s war, but Hezbollah attacks would take the crisis to a different level.

The Telegram brand that emerged in October 2023 is not a group per se, but rather a generic name used to denote unity among Iran-backed armed groups and deemphasize their individual identities during attacks spurred by the Gaza war.

Although the immediate goal is to destroy Hamas’s terrorist regime in Gaza, there is no viable alternative to a political solution in the longer term.

Policymakers need to stay focused on halting the regime’s fissile material buildup while undertaking a broader, longer-term effort to shape its assessment of the risks, costs, and utility of nuclear weapons.

A panel of experts discuss the status of the crisis after nearly two weeks of fighting, focusing on President Biden’s visit, the contours of humanitarian assistance, ongoing de-escalation efforts, and more.

سه کارشناس در این باره بحث می‌کنند که چگونه توانمندی داعش شاخه خراسان برای اجرای عملیات در سطح جهان از زمان خروج ائتلاف از افغانستان به شکلی مشکل‌ساز تحول یافته است.

این معامله دسترسی به وجوه مسدودشده را برای مقاصد بشردوستانه به تهران می‌دهد، و احتمالا راه را برای ازسرگیری گفتگوهای هسته‌ای در پاییز امسال هموار می‌کند، چون هر دو طرف تلاش دارند از تنش‌ها بکاهند.

هرچند قابل فهم است که ماهیت وجودی تهدید هسته‌ای ایران مورد توجه باشد، اما حماس و دیگر نیروهای نیابتی ایران در این میانه توانمندی‌های خود را به میزان چشمگیر افزایش داده‌اند.

Navigating the confusing Iraqi electoral landscape is just one of many obstacles in the way of reformers, but if emerging political reformist players can form a unified front, put forth a concrete political platform, and resist being coopted by ruling powers, then there is a real possibility for substantive political change in the upcoming elections.

As Russian forces make another push for Ukraine’s heartland, Western officials need to recognize the connections between the Gaza crisis and Moscow’s wider strategic goals.

پایان دادن به جنگ یمن و تسهیل دیگر کانال‌های دیپلماتیک میان عربستان سعودی و ایالات متحده اهمیت حیاتی دارد، اما چشم بستن بر جهش اخیر حوثی‌ها در نظامی‌سازی به تحقق این دو هدف کمک نمی‌کند.

Despite the canceled visit to Amman, President Biden should keep King Abdullah front and center in any efforts to ease humanitarian conditions in Gaza.

Even amid the fighting in Gaza, all actors should take steps to repair Palestinian governance instead of leaving a vacuum for radical remnants to fill.

A former senior IDF official joins Lebanese and U.S. experts to discuss whether additional fronts are poised to open in the north, and what Washington is doing to avert this risk.

Solving Iraq’s demographic crisis will require immediate and comprehensive action at both the state and individual level. Without these solutions, we risk extensively harming our future generations.