Policy Analysis

Three experts evaluate the KRG’s oil and gas industry and discuss the growing urgency of resolving its disputes with Baghdad.

Iraq’s Tishreen movement, driven by a reduced fear of political authority, is reshaping Iraqi politics by injecting fear of the popular will into the political elite.

Improving U.S. relations with Riyadh is the only way to shift the Saudi stance toward Russia—failing that, Biden’s trip is unlikely to yield a strategic success.

دو کشور ایران و اسرائیل که از مدت‌ها پیش با هم درگیری داشته‌اند، با افزایش تنش‌هایی که به سرعت می‌تواند به فراتر از مرزهای آنها برسد، با سرنوشت بازی می‌کنند.

With the NATO summit approaching, Sweden is now caught between Turkey’s demands and its own complicated domestic politics.

Following Prime Minister Bennett’s resignation, an expert assesses the coalition’s prospects of finding a more viable configuration—and Netanyahu’s chances of completing his return to power.

An expert untangles the many factors driving energy costs amid complications such as the Ukraine crisis, U.S.-Saudi diplomacy, and the green debate.

The current stalemate in Iraq may lead to a complete collapse of its political institutions and prompt the international community to intervene if domestic political actors fail.

شرحی کوتاه از برخی اصطلاحات فنی مرتبط با پیشرفت هسته‌ای ایران در جدیدترین گزارش‌های آژانس بین‌المللی انرژی اتمی.

Trade volume has soared and projects like the development of Sudan’s Suakin Port have drawn notice, but Ankara faces economic headwinds in its bid to keep the momentum going.

تهران می کوشد تصویر مخدوش‌شده از توان بازدارندگی‌اش را بعد از ترورها و حملات اخیر به سایت‌های نظامی و هسته‌ای، و قیام عمومی داخلی، با نمایش تکنولوژی پهپاد احیا کند.

This local auxiliary unit plays an important role in consolidating Iranian and proxy influence in Iraq's strategic Nineveh Plains region.

The president will still be able to set boundaries with Riyadh—while also addressing other major issues such as national security, rampant energy costs, and normalization with Israel.

At this point, even if the “interim” force was somehow able and willing to implement its mandate in southern Lebanon, it might not be enough to prevent war—but Washington should still press for whatever reforms it can.

The proposal to downgrade the U.S. Security Coordinator from a three-star general to a colonel could decimate a crucial mission, especially amid the recent uptick in Israeli-Palestinian tensions.

Despite the recent emphasis on Washington’s “oil vs. human rights” dilemma, the visit’s greatest impact may wind up falling in the Arab-Israel arena.

احرار سنجار یکی از نمونه‌های نگران‌کننده شبه‌نظامیان تحت حمایت ایران است که در آن از اقلیت‌های کوچک بومی برای انجام حملات راکتی فرامرزی به اقلیم کردستان عراق و شبکه‌سازی تروریستی در داخل اقلیم کردستان استفاده می‌شود.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Russia’s recognition of the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk has upended foreign partnerships over the past several months—including the global networks linking MENA countries to other world powers.

Time and again, the professional institutions and legal protections allegedly afforded to Iraqi journalists are failing them.

A panel of leading counterterrorism scholars and practitioners discuss the evolving face of the global jihadist movement amid changes in Washington’s CT posture.