Policy Analysis

One potential outcome is a shattering loss that causes the Russian people to rethink what goals their state should pursue, though domestic opinion seems sharply divided along generational lines.

If the Ukrainians can hold out long enough to force serious negotiations, Washington must remind both parties that they will need to make several specific—and bitter—concessions.

If the West delays on pressing Saied to resume the democratic transition, it risks undermining the progress made so far in establishing a professional, apolitical counterterrorism infrastructure.

A decade after disaster struck Syria and its people, Syrian children have suffered immeasurable losses. They are highly vulnerable, cannot protect themselves from surrounding dangers, and will likely experience the effects of these circumstances for their entire lives.

A video explainer on the war’s causes, Putin’s mindset, and the likely consequences if the West does not check his imperial ambitions.

A high-level visit to Athens was notionally about climate issues, but it also took advantage of a potential shift in regional politics, including with Turkey.

Following the killing of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim Al-Quraishi, the organization will try to regroup and move forward, but replacing its leader will pose unique challenges.

Recent Houthi attacks on the UAE shed light on the latest developments in the Yemeni war, and how key actors will maneuver in the coming months.

تاکنون، اظهارات رسمی از سوی کشورهای منطقه متفاوت بوده: از مخالفت با اقدامات روسیه گرفته تا برخورد با آن به عنوان دنباله طبیعی سیاست موجود.

احزاب اپوزیسیون ممکن است آرای کافی برای از اکثریت انداختن حزب‌الله در پارلمان به دست آورند، اما این گروه آماده می‌شود تا در صورت لزوم روش‌های معمول خود را برای به تعویق انداختن رای‌گیری به کار گیرد؛ روش‌هایی چون فلج کردن حاکمیت و مهندسی خشونت‌های خیابانی.

Currently, the odds do not favor Riyadh making the substantial oil production increases sought by Washington.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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