Policy Analysis

Approval for contacts with Israelis remained steady through 2022, even as hesitancy on Abraham Accords continued.

Internal instability in Iran may cause significant religious, economic, and political repercussions across the border in Iraq.

چندین دهه فرهنگ غیررسمی زیرزمینی در ایران اکنون به برآمدن جوانانی آگاه و مرتبط با هم انجامیده است که در اشتیاق آزادی و تغییرند.

Since the failure of international efforts to renew the ceasefire in Yemen this past November, the Houthi movement has—with increasing speed—spread its influence and dominance over the men and women living under its control.

کنشگران و کارشناسان درباره آنچه که واشنگتن می‌تواند برای محدود کردن عملیات خشن نظامی تهران علیه مردم کرد در داخل و همچنین در کشور همسایه عراق انجام دهد، تبادل نظر می‌کنند.

Activists fighting for women's rights in Iran today have learned from their predecessors' mistakes and are more determined than ever to achieve gender equality.

گرچه فعلا برای خلع سلاح حزب‌الله کار چندانی نمی‌توان کرد، هرگونه سیاست‌گذاری جدی غرب باید بر تحریم حامیان سیاسی داخلی این گروه و همزمان همکاری با مخالفان شیعه آن و حفاظت از آن‌ها تمرکز داشته باشد.

واشنگتن برای ایجاد تردید درباره عقلانی بودن تعمیق روابط میان ایران و روسیه، باید بدبینی دیرینه ایرانی‌ها نسبت به روسیه را برانگیزد و در همکاری با اروپا نهادهای بیشتری را، که در برنامه پهپادی دخیل هستند، تحریم کند.

A twenty-first-century return to the group’s past gender apartheid is a distinct possibility, potentially threatening Afghan women’s rights, the survival of vulnerable ethnic groups, and the country’s broader security and prosperity.

Once Netanyahu finds a way out of his legal troubles, he stands a realistic chance of balancing the demands of his most militant coalition partners with the expectations of the wider Israeli, Arab, and international community.

Pro-militia parliamentarians and journalists have become increasingly open about what they expect the Sudani government's role to be: a cover for the muqawama.

Moscow’s willingness to approve another UN extension has more to do with advancing normalization between Turkey and the Assad regime than helping Syrian civilians, who will remain hostage to Russian demands if nothing is done before the next vote this summer.

No deal is possible between a Ukraine that is making steady battlefield progress and a Russia in denial of this reality, but they might get there if Kyiv keeps winning.

Some U.S. allies believe the Biden administration has been noticeably muted regarding Turkey's escalations in northern Syria and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

کرملین راه‌های زیادی برای قدردانی از ایران بابت حمایت از جنگ روسیه علیه اوکراین دارد که می‌تواند به ارتقای توانایی‌های نظامی ایران ختم شود.

Official mentions of “military and defense cooperation” could include sharing of nuclear and missile technology.

پس از یک رشته حملات خارجی، نخست‌وزیر جدید عراق برای تحکیم استقلال کشورش گزینه‌های مختلفی دارد، اما این گزینه‌ها ممکن است پیچیده و دردناک باشند.

Changing geopolitical dynamics and upcoming international decisions have the potential to make Syria's humanitarian crisis worse than ever.

By conversing and embedding with Emirati soldiers over the course of several years, a Washington Institute military expert was able to capture the history and stakes of an unsung operation to save Yemen’s strategically crucial port city.

An in-depth look at the dramatic campaign by Arab special forces and Yemeni tribesmen to liberate a crucial port city.