Policy Analysis

تایید ضمنی واشنگتن برای عادی‌سازی روابط با یک جنایتکار جنگی در سوریه، به جهان نشان داد که چه کسی در جنگ سوریه پیروز شده و، در نتیجه، چه منافعی می‌تواند از مقابله با سیاست آمریکا به دست آید.

Whether Putin aims to occupy the entire country or hold strategic areas as buffer zones, the West will likely need to rethink European security.

این سفر منعکس‌کننده رقابت دیپلماتیک بین منامه و ابوظبی است، و همین‌طور نشانه آن است که تحول روابط با عربستان نیز ممکن است نزدیک باشد.

The accords may point to a future in which the United States can do less in the region—but to get there, Washington must first do more.

Two scholars of jihadism assess the group's evolving approaches to conventional and insurgent warfare, and U.S. options for combating them.

بعد از ماه‌ها سکوت در سخنرانی‌های عمومی درباره مسائل هسته‌ای، رهبر ایران به مذاکره‌کنندگان گوشزد کرد که از دستورالعمل‌های او پیروی کنند ولی از وضعیت مذاکرات در وین صریحا حمایت یا آن را رد نکرد.

مقامات ارشد دو کشور برای نهایی ساختن پیمان‌های امنیتی ملاقات می‌کنند و ایران مسئله اصلی آن‌هاست.

Although the group undoubtedly merits FTO designation, issuing targeted sanctions with broader UN buy-in may achieve better results without the humanitarian complications.

In strategic terms, at least, the United States is increasingly shifting its attention to Asia, but this may represent an opportunity for Israel as much as a challenge.

The legal decision and its political fallout are threatening some of the country’s key interests, including its aspirations toward federalism, its relations with Turkey, and its ability to attract sorely needed international investment.

Turkey has been forced to adopt a new approach abroad, presenting a valuable opportunity that the United States and Europe need to seize quickly.

The Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor is currently a heavily militarized area, where militias and armed forces patrol and pursue their varied interests at the expense of local civilians.

The West needs to radically alter its strategy for competing with Beijing in the region, particularly when it comes to economic stimulation, allied security blocs, and human rights.

In Afghanistan, Syria, and other conflict zones, Moscow has made a habit of obfuscating its intentions and actions via fake withdrawal announcements.

In what has become a major test of America’s shift to great power competition, Washington must weigh its desire to maintain a close security partnership with the UAE against Abu Dhabi’s growing ties with China.

With probable links to Kataib Hezbollah, this minor facade group claimed a major rocket attack on al-Asad Air Base, but mainly limits itself to claimed bombings against U.S. supply convoys.

Although the immediate military horizon remains blurry, the longer-term energy crunch may be survivable, albeit painful.

Washington needs to show Putin that this will not be the limited intervention he was able to get away with in Syria, but rather a catalyst for dramatic NATO entrenchment and strategic setbacks.

In 1974, the UN defined food security as “availability at all times of adequate . . . food supplies.” According to this definition, Syria is facing a major crisis in food insecurity, while the standard of living continues to decline in the face of ongoing conflict.

دیدار شیخ تمیم از واشنگتن که در اصل به این منظور برنامه‌ریزی شده بود تا واشنگتن از قطر بابت کمک‌های حیاتی‌اش به خروج آمریکا از افغانستان در تابستان گذشته قدردانی کند، اکنون احتمالا بر نقش بالقوه دوحه در رسیدگی به پیامدهای بحران اوکراین متمرکز خواهد شد.