Policy Analysis

Militia attacks on supply convoys are experiencing a (likely temporary) lull, and the sub-group Ashab al-Kahf appears to have taken the lead.

مناقشه دوساله و عمدتا خطرآفرینی که منتهی به این انتخاب شد، بسیاری از پرشورترین هواداران جنبش جوانان را از روند انتخابات کاملا سرخورده کرده است، بنابرین واشنگتن باید تمرکز خود را به حوزه محدودی معطوف سازد.

The kingdom has navigated tricky successions in the past, and many of the elements that allowed it to do so remain in place today.

Authorities have come too far to risk resuming violence or dividing the country with a rushed, heavily boycotted vote.

Spurred by conflicts in the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan, the migration emergency in Belarus gives Washington an opportunity to foster cooperative agreements and goodwill.

The career of Iran's last pre-revolution ambassador to the United States offers both an example and a warning to American policymakers and diplomats today.

Pro-Iranian militia media channels are relying on distortion, character assassination, and misinformation to attract Iraqi audiences, after dependence on constant religious messaging proved futile.

The trilateral agreement will combine long-established peace partners with one of the Gulf parties to last year’s Abraham Accords, providing a model for broader normalization efforts.

واشنگتن هنوز کارت های خوبی دارد که در قبال فعالیت‌های بی‌ثبات‌کننده ایران، حفظ چتر امنیتی ایالات متحده بر سر منابع انرژی خلیج فارس، و افکار عمومی اعراب در قبال چین و آمریکا بازی کند.

As Ankara and Moscow mull a potential exchange of Syria border incursions for Idlib concessions, Erdogan risks endangering his intertwined goals of improving Turkey’s economy and minimizing tensions with Washington.

By reassuring its Kurdish allies via temporary diplomatic, military, and economic measures, Washington can gain greater leverage over Russia and other players at acceptably low risk and cost.

Elements of Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib Hezbollah are seemingly trying to extract domestic and Iranian support for more forceful pushback against their recent political isolation.

گروه حزب‌الله از وقتی اکثریت را در پارلمان از آن خود کرده، پیوسته منافع خود را به منافع مردم لبنان ترجیح داده است، از جمله از طریق شیوه‌هایی مثل تولید مواد مخدر، قاچاق جنسی، و تقویت زرادخانه نظامی خود.

تهران دیگر واشنگتن را جدی نمی‌گیرد، لذا دولت بایدن اگر می‌خواهد مساله هسته‌ای پیشرفت کند باید چشم انداز تنش نظامی را دوباره روی میز گزینه‌ها بگذارد.

آمریکا به جای ادامه همکاری با نهادهای فاسد دولتی در لبنان، باید به دنبال فرصت‌هایی برای همکاری با جامعه کسب‌وکار و جامعه مدنی این کشور باشد که مایل‌ اند از حزب‌الله فاصله بگیرند.

America’s broad inclination toward retrenchment is unlikely to abate anytime soon, but Israeli leaders can still do much to remind Washington why basic regional stability is so essential to its interests.

Militias' repeated targeting of Kadhimi, including this week's attack on his home, emphasizes that Kadhimi has done something right in his past two years as Prime Minister of Iraq.

A former U.S. ambassador to Russia joins two experts for a discussion on what the six-year intervention can tell us about Moscow’s broader foreign policy.

Read statements from officials and experts who participated in a conference on non-military tactics in the global fight against terrorism.

The political costs of oil and gas pricing are increasing amid diplomatic snubs, LNG logistics, and the onset of winter weather.