Policy Analysis

انتخابات قریب‌الوقوع و در نتیجه تعجیل برای توافق باعث شده که اهمیت مسئله که نقطه عطف مهم دیپلماتیک و اقتصادی برای هر دو کشور است، کمتر مورد توجه قرار گیرد.

Jerusalem remains concerned that angering the Russians could jeopardize its crucial national security interests in Syria, though domestic elements and U.S. officials are still pressing it to do more.

In order to restore the stability and authority of the Iraqi state, the Sudani government must endeavor to end the years-long connection between protests and reciprocal violence.

کارشناسان انستیتو واشنگتن بعد از یک سفر مفصل گروهی به پنج شهر پادشاهی عربستان، دیدگاه‌هایی از ملاقات‌های خود با مقامات دولتی، دینی، تجاری، و فرهنگی ارائه می‌کنند.

Although climate issues will by definition headline the latest COP summit, Egypt’s human rights record, simmering protest movement, and questionable policies in neighboring Libya will provide plenty of additional fodder for Biden’s discussions with Sisi.

The results will indicate how the Sunni government is managing its majority Shia citizenry.

While the past few decades saw a dip in any political references to Turkey’s founder, opposition groups and the AKP alike have returned to Atatürk as a key political symbol of nationalism ahead of the elections.

Regional polls from March and August reveal shifting power dynamics, as economic conditions and relations with Israel continue to weigh on citizens’ minds.

Despite years of overhauling HTS’s global reputation, al-Jawlani’s strategy in northwest Syria has long been driven by opportunism instead of ideology.

گروه‌های مقاومت عراق در تلاش برای کاهش فشار ناشی از ناآرامی در ایران، یک کارزار رسانه‌ای هماهنگ و عامدا گمراه‌کننده ضد آمریکا به راه انداخته‌اند.

بیشتر کشورهای منطقه از این اقدام حمایت کردند؛ با یک رأی منفی، دو تغییر مهم از زمان قطعنامه ماه مارس، و چندین بیانیه محکم در حمایت از تمامیت ارضی.

Russia will continue using the Black Sea corridors as leverage, so Western countries and their partners should prepare alternative routes and other assistance as counter-leverage.

Media outlets run by Iran-backed groups have justified the killing by claiming that the targeted civilian was a spy.

Although framed as a government of solidarity between Shia, Sunni, and Kurdish factions, the Sudani government in Iraq gives Iran a significant arena in which to wield its influence.

As Prime Minister, MbS won't throw out the Arab Peace Initiative altogether, but he will likely reframe it.

The second week of November 1942 has much to tell us about the region’s geopolitical centrality, its enduring political currents, and its role in the future of the Jewish people—not to mention the evolution of American foreign policy.

گروه جهادی دولت اسلامی (داعش) سال‌ها فعالانه در حال طراحی حمله علیه ایران بوده، هرچند تشدید اخیر تهدیدات از شاخهٔ افغانستان آن حاکی از موج تازه‌ای از حضور هسته‌ها و حملات داخل جمهوری اسلامی بحران‌زده است.

Recent Chinese and Russian actions have shaken the national security establishment out of its complacency, underscoring how American cooperation with Europe, the Middle East, and other actors will not be so straightforward in this new era of great-power competition.

Rabee Nader has a long history of working with U.S.-designated terrorist groups Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq, so appointing him could place Prime Minister Sudani's office at risk of potential sanctions.

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