Policy Analysis

حمله جمهوری اسلامی به سلبریتی‌ها و همکاری مالی با روحانیون نکات بسیاری را درباره آنچه که این رژیم بزرگترین نقطه ضعف خود می‌داند، برملا کرده است.

بررسی منافع واقعی -و محدودیت‌های- پیوستن به سازمان همکاری شانگهای که به اصطلاح «ضد ناتو» است، می‌تواند به سیاست‌گذاران کمک کند تا از آنچه تهران، چین، روسیه، و دیگر شرکت کنندگان در اجلاس سمرقند تلاش می‌کنند به دست آورند، فهم بهتری پیدا کنند.

برنامه هسته‌ای ایران به‌ سرعت پیش می‌رود، و آمریکا کار چندانی درباره آن نمی‌کند.

Of all the conflict-riven countries in the Middle East, Libya still has the greatest potential for resolution in a way that could benefit the wider region, Europe, and the United States.

The oil cartel’s reported plan to cut production could roil global markets, U.S.-Gulf relations, and American voter sentiment.

برنامه اتمی تهران در مقایسه با سال ۲۰۱۵ به‌مراتب پیشرفته‌تر شده است، بنابرین فقط یک تهدید جدی نظامی است که می‌تواند جلوی ایران را در عبور از آستانه رسیدن به سلاح هسته‌ای بگیرد.

ناآرامی‌های اخیر نشان داد که بسیاری از جوانان نه تنها رژیم را نفی می‌کنند، که به دیگر بازیگران دیرین همچون روحانیت، اصلاح‌طلبان، و سیاستمداران مخالف در داخل و خارج کشور نیز اعتنایی ندارند.

With elections in the balance, Erdoğan is playing a risky game of international normalizations in the hope that the Turkish electorate will approve of economic ties and immigrant solutions.

As drug smuggling increases across Jordan’s border with Syria, Jordanian authorities need to seek solutions in both the security and social spheres.

An attempted suicide operation against al-Hawl camp highlights the ongoing risks posed by indefinite detention of foreigners associated with IS.

The most recent wave of protests in Iran appears more unified and determined, suggesting it may be the start of something much bigger.

The vote and the events leading up to it reflect a system in near-paralysis rather than an example for neighbors to emulate.

The transfer further boosts his son’s authority and could even be a prelude to an unprecedented abdication.

Although the country currently lacks the unity and rule of law needed to safely pursue a process as fraught as amending the constitution, there are several alternatives that could get it on the path to systemic reform.

Palestinians felt that Biden’s visit did little to aid the Palestinian cause, despite attempts by the Palestinian Authority to portray the trip as a success.

اگر مقامات برای محافظت از شناورها و تدوین دستورالعمل‌های موثر برای عملیات امن آن‌ها قاطعانه اقدام نکنند، ممکن است مشکلات بیشتری در راه باشد.

The partial mobilization suggests that he is more afraid of regime hardliners than the Russian public.

Hezbollah leaders are not ready to act on their many threats of major escalation, so Washington and its allies should prevent the group from reaping the nascent agreement’s reputational and financial benefits.

Watch an expert forum on the new realities of the Middle East and Israel's strategic position amid deepening ties with Arab countries, Iran's regional ambitions, Palestinian political crisis, and renewed great-power competition.

The first in a series of Washington Institute articles about the upcoming vote discusses how the rival coalitions are shaping up, why extremists are gaining ground on the right, and which policy issues are most likely to steer the national debate.