Policy Analysis

Iraq’s stagnant political and legal environments today indicate that the country still faces a deep strategic impasse as a result of international obligations and limitations.

Tensions between Iraq's "resistance" groups are on the rise, with Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba claiming that its online platforms and street protests are being targeted.

In Gaza, most residents are strongly supportive of increased Arab involvement in the conflict and half are open to normalizing ties with Israel were Saudi Arabia to do so. A majority of West Bank residents, however, remain hesitant about such a proposal.

An advisor to Prime Minister Sudani joins a U.S. Commerce Department official and a Middle East regulatory expert to discuss how American companies can expand their access to lucrative but largely untapped markets in Iraq.

An entrenched military junta could jeopardize America’s primary CT partner in West Africa, create ripple effects for security beyond the Sahel, and give Russia’s Wagner Group a new opening on the continent.

در مواجهه با انقضای قریب‌الوقوع تحریم‌های سازمان ملل، اتحادیه اروپا و بریتانیا تمایلی به کشیدن «ماشه» ندارند، اما باید به‌ طور یک‌جانبه برخی از محدودیت‌های خود را بر تهران تمدید کنند.

عامل ارشد سپاه پاسداران در کرکوک و عمار الحکیم، رهبر سیاسی-مذهبی عراق، اخیرا در جلساتی حاضر شده‌اند تا میان شبه‌نظامیان تحت حمایت دولت که مدت‌هاست دچار اختلاف ‌اند وساطت کنند.

For the first time in decades, America’s top strategic priority diverges from that of its key regional partners, but Washington can close the gap by increasing their understanding of China and removing the blinders from their threat perceptions.

The Islamic Republic of Iran over several years has gained a significant foothold in Iraq, spreading its influence and agenda throughout Iraqi daily life.

Given the military’s behavior during a recent confrontation and the spike in Christian anger toward Hezbollah, Washington should consider fine-tuning its assistance to the LAF, cutting off units that are not committed to protecting the people.

Although Abbas’s latest edict might hold consequences for Fatah politics, the PA’s public standing, and West Bank militancy, a measure of skepticism about its significance is warranted.

While one leading militia spearheaded online vitriol against a social media ban that affected its affiliates, Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib Hezbollah seemed more inclined to compromise.

To grow, the Iraqi economy needs a more robust private sector, which in turn needs young Iraqi workers with business-ready skill sets. American-style universities are filling the gap.

The official ban on their favorite social media app may be temporary, but their response has highlighted divisions within the Shia militia milieu.

On the anniversary of the 2020 Beirut explosion, Lebanese authorities have done nothing to decrease the risks posed by deficient vessels like the one implicated in the port disaster.

بر اساس مجموعه‌ای از نظرسنجی‌ها میان سال‌های ۲۰۱۷ تا ۲۰۲۳، افکار عمومی عربستان سعودی به طرز قابل توجهی نسبت به نسخه مدرن اسلام بازتر شده است.

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has been heading for unprecedented political and financial uncertainties as a result of the growing disputes between the two ruling parties and the central government’s moves to erode the KRI’s autonomous status.

اگر آمریکا تلاش‌های بازدارندگی نظامی خود را با پیام‌های دیپلماتیک نیرومند همراه نسازد، چرخه فعلی توقیف کشتی‌ها و اقدامات تلافی‌جویانه ایران می‌تواند به چیزی شبیه جنگ نفتکش‌ها در دهه ۱۹۸۰ کشیده شود.

To dissuade Moscow from further provocations that endanger coalition forces, the West needs to demonstrate that it has other military and political options in Syria.

همه‌گیری کرونا موجب شد پرزیدنت بایدن در آغاز دوره تصدی خود فرصت‌های کمتری برای میزبانی رهبران منطقه داشته باشد، اما شمار دیدارها و الگوی دعوت‌ها در هر دولت نکات بیشتری درباره اولویت‌های سیاست‌گذاری دولت‌های آمریکا نشان می‌دهد.