Policy Analysis

The Emirates are the region’s leading destination for the sport, but Saudi Arabia is coming on strong as part of their broader economic competition.

سال‌ها مشارکت آمریکا کرامت زنان افغانستان و امیدهای آن‌ها را به طرز مشهودی ارتقا داد، ولی اکنون رها کردن کامل زنان خطر از دست رفتن بخش بزرگی از این پیشرفت‌ها را به همراه دارد.

تهران از ترس براندازی با الهام از غرب، اِعمال قوانین اخلاقی را تشدید کرده، استادان دانشگاه را تصفیه کرده، و میلیاردها دلار برای ایجاد یک اینترانت ملی مجزا از اینترنت جهانی هزینه کرده است.

Three French experts survey the evolution of twenty-first-century counterterrorism and assess how the struggles against jihadist and far-right violence need to adapt in the coming years.

The IS military project led not only to the announcement of a “caliphate,” but to the proliferation of jihadist franchises that devastated countries, displaced millions, and killed tens of thousands.

Reflecting on the thirtieth anniversary of the Soviet collapse makes clear that Moscow and its pragmatic anti-Western approach never fully left the region.

Although the United States has firmly committed to shifting its focus eastward, it is making clear efforts to build up regional alternatives to protect its interests.

Polling indicates sectarian consensus on most issues, with some variation on Iran.

با توجه به پیشرفت‌های برنامه هسته‌ای ایران با وجود سیاست فشار حداکثری آمریکا، عده زیادی از مقامات اسرائیلی حال می‌گویند داشتن برجام بهتر از نداشتن آن بود ‌ــ‌‌ولی پیوستن مجدد آمریکا به آن کار دشواری خواهد بود.

The meeting confirmed how eager both countries are to keep their economic progress humming along, but such cooperation could become complicated if concerns about Iran’s nuclear program come to a head.

Residents of the beleaguered country desperately need electricity, but a U.S.-Arab scheme carries complications that could benefit Syria's Assad regime.

Popular attitudes in Egypt support both the United States and China, and indicate relative stability on domestic issues.

Iran-backed groups seem to be directing their more dangerous attacks against coalition forces in Syria, not Iraq, and the trend could accelerate in early 2022.

The historic role of Sufism, an inclination toward the secular left, and recent repression under extremists have all driven the Kurds away from religiously informed ideology.

Normalization with Israel will be the elephant in the room at the Riyadh summit, though Iran diplomacy and persistent internal rifts bear close watching as well.

While all sectarian groups voice increased frustration with the government, positive Shia views on Iran still differ sharply from others.

The explosion that rocked Basra on Tuesday may prove a harbinger of greater instability throughout the country in the post-elections period.

The military’s shift to tribal engagement has helped reduce jihadist attacks, but Cairo’s lagging efforts on development and human rights could leave the peninsula open to a future resurgence.

As great powers match in perceived importance, the Saudi public remains hostile to Iran while being less so towards Israel or Turkey.

Kaabi has long been Iran's chosen man in the self-styled Iraqi "resistance," and his latest remarks seemed like an attempt to seize control of militia public messaging.