Policy Analysis

As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan will have to navigate urgent changes and new challenges in crafting Turkish policy towards Iraq.

The growing regional trend of normalization with Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria—including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and even Turkey—have stoked the anger of the Syrian opposition.

مقامات ایرانی کاملا آگاه‌ اند که بحران پوتین شبیه بحران نقاط ضعف خودشان است و، از این‌ جهت، احتمالا تلاش‌های خود را برای تحکیم رابطه امنیتی دوجانبه و خرید سلاح و تکنولوژی‌ روسی افزایش خواهند داد.

To restore security and expand the Abraham Accords, Washington and its allies must take urgent steps to keep the PA from collapsing, such as organizing donor pressure to appoint a reformist prime minister and increasing employment opportunities for younger Palestinians who no longer see a reason to refrain from violence.

پادشاهی عربستان در توانایی‌اش برای مقابله با حملات غیرمتعارف یا حوادث دربردارنده انتشار مواد خطرناک نقاط ضعف بزرگی دارد، اما رسیدگی به آن‌ها در حال حاضر می‌تواند هم آمادگی این کشور در داخل و هم توانایی عملیاتی مشترک آن را با نیروهای خارجی تقویت کند.

Russia’s domestic military crisis could hold significant consequences for its regional operations, from heightening the risk of clashes with U.S. forces in Syria to putting a public face on its destabilizing activities in Libya.

تحلیل همه‌جانبه نشان می‌دهد آمریکا برای مقابله با جاه‌طلبی‌های نظامی ایران از جمله بلندپروازی‌های هسته‌ای‌اش باید استراتژی جامع‌تری اتخاذ کند.

For nationals on both sides of the fight, the Ukraine war has transformed Turkey from a popular summer destination to a longer-term safe haven or permanent home on the Mediterranean.

The United Arab Emirates has much to offer if it chooses deeper military involvement in the fight against al-Shabab, but it would need to coordinate closely with other actors, especially the United States, to optimize its contribution.

By involving Algiers in enhanced multilateral efforts, Washington can nudge it toward more effective strategies abroad while simultaneously improving Tunisia’s political and economic situation.

From potential SDF trials to Assad’s steady normalization, the widening number of “known unknowns” has increased the urgency of taking action on Islamic State detainees.

فارغ از محتوای تحریک‌آمیز در شبکه‌های اجتماعی، دو حمله که سال گذشته اتفاق افتاد (مثلا حمله به سلمان رشدی) نشان می دهد که حمله‌کنندگانی که از ایران الهام‌ گرفته‌اند گرایش دارند دست به اقدام بزنند.

خامنه‌ای در راستای تمایل به حفظ همه گزینه‌ها در مذاکرات هسته‌ای، در تازه‌ترین سخنان خود برای توافق بالقوه چراغ زرد نشان داد.

With no end in sight, the Sudan conflict will put significant pressure on Egypt's economic, political, and security infrastructure.

Washington can still avoid war, but not unless it balances blandishments and rewards with credible threats.

The West Bank is rapidly becoming Israel’s most active front, with terrorist incidents increasing, extremist settler groups rampaging in response to the murder of Jews, and near-daily clashes becoming more intense as Israeli forces arrest armed youths planning further attacks.

New polling results from Lebanon emphasize ways in which the country’s public is frustrated domestically and at key Hezbollah ally Iran, while expressing mixed views of other powers.

Washington has done much to advocate and fund the crucial salvage operation, but now it needs to make sure the combatants do not turn the replacement vessel into another political tool.

Oil is flowing and warring factions are not actively warring, but this illusion of stability can disappear at any time unless further steps are taken to produce a legitimate government.

The head of the country’s largest parliamentary bloc discusses the ongoing political crisis, the role of U.S. sanctions, how a new president could limit Hezbollah’s domestic hegemony, and more.