Policy Analysis

The country and its energy partners have found a more efficient way to exploit smaller offshore reserves, though Western officials should temper any expectations that such developments will help ease the global energy crisis.

In addition to official-level initiatives, Arab countries should combat Holocaust denial at the grassroots level to stem the continued spread of hateful conspiracies.

More than two months into the faltering invasion of Ukraine, Russia appears to be recalculating its approach, resorting to a tactic Syrians are all too familiar with: 'Ants Crawl', or a scorched earth policy.

Despite the government’s progress on deepening foreign ties, safeguarding domestic institutions, and bringing Arab Israeli leaders into national decisionmaking, it may soon be brought down by opposition maneuvers and fallout from terrorist attacks.

A closer look at the “dirty dozen” individuals and groups that member states should consider as prime candidates for the Security Council’s al-Qaeda, Islamic State, and Taliban designation list.

در آستانه انتخابات، دو کارشناس لبنانی و یک مقام پیشین آمریکایی درباره چشم‌انداز گسترش شکاف‌ها در بدنه اصلی رای‌دهندگان شیعه حزب‌الله گفت‌وگو می‌کنند.

چندین دهه است که دولت ایران نتوانسته مساله کمبود آب کشور را حل کند و این کمبود باعث آشوب‌های اجتماعی شده که در صورت ادامه مشکل، تشدید خواهد شد.

In the second of three discussions marking the thirty-year anniversary of the KRG, experts spotlight the impressive U.S.-Kurdish legacy along with current challenges facing the partnership.

As a key UN vote approaches, Washington should push Turkey to help promote a diverse, balanced economy in HTS-controlled northwest Syria.

Political and military developments in Syria ensure that the country faces a fragmented future.

As Gulf states perceive the repercussions of the Arab Spring, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the potential disintegration of the Egyptian army as existential threats to their regimes, they have sustained the deteriorating Egyptian economy to maintain what they see as the sole guarantor of regional stability.

Production from Israel’s Karish offshore natural gas field is scheduled to start later this year.

تلاش‌های رهبر بالفعل امارات متحده عربی، محمد بن زاید آل نهیان، برای تحکیم قدرت و اتخاذ یک سیاست منطقه‌ای فعال باعث انتقاداتی از سوی امیرنشین‌های دیگر از جمله دبی شده است. اگر یک نامزد توافقی در نهایت برای رهبری امارات متحده ظهور کند، می‌تواند موضع این کشور در منطقه و همین‌طور رابطه‌اش با آمریکا را شکلی تازه ببخشد.

Cairo needs to hear from Israel, the United States, and the Multinational Force & Observers that its security violations erode the Egypt-Israel peace.

Such an option could limit the risk of escalation, pressure Russia, and help avert a humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.

The Biden administration is seeking to break a stalemate with MbS in Riyadh, but moves by Russia and Iran will also affect the trajectory of energy markets.

هر چند بدترین سناریوهای همین چند سال پیش، امروز در حالت تعلیق قرار دارند، اما بهترین سناریوها برای همکاری تحول‌آفرین هم کماکان دور از دسترس است.

China’s presence in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan is expanding rapidly against a backdrop of China’s growing presence across the Middle East.

Over the past decade, Hezbollah has intensified its aggressive activities across the Middle East and now presides over a widening network of proxies.

Mapping Syrians’ attitudes towards Russia’s presence in the country demonstrates a variety of perspectives, indicating the mixed record of Russia’s soft power efforts.