Policy Analysis

A panel of experts discuss Hezbollah’s efforts to neutralize the Abraham Accords by threatening and prosecuting Lebanese citizens who interact with Israelis, including expatriates living or working in Gulf countries.

این سفر آغازین می‌تواند ماموریتی آموزشی و سیاسی برای بالا بردن روحیه باشد ‌و هم ممکن است اولین گامی باشد که ایران در ارسال موشک‌های دوربرد، پهپادها، قایق‌های تندرو، و دیگر تجهیزات به متحدان خود در کارائیب یا مدیترانه بر می‌دارد.

The Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention discusses why the agency and its partners need to focus on nimble, transparent responses to the problem, with an emphasis on prevention efforts via the newly formed CP3.

To some, America's partnership with the SDF exemplified an economy-of-force effort that minimized U.S. casualties and wrested control of northeast Syria from the Islamic State. To others, it was a cautionary tale about a U.S. military hoodwinked into working with a terrorist group.

The road to two states is arduous, but the one-state path guarantees endless bloodshed and is not something the Biden administration intends to pursue.

To break the political deadlock, begin the withdrawal of disruptive foreign forces, and deploy ceasefire monitors, U.S. officials will need to hold some hard conversations with the UN envoy and all of the international and local actors on the ground.

سپاه پاسداران ایران، با جذب سازمان‌های رقیب و گرایش به فرماندهانی که با دیگر مراکز قدرت رژیم رابطه نداشتند، از نیروی قدس برای متمرکز ساختن و انحصار تدریجی عملیات خارجی کشور استفاده کرده است.

No one is going to invest in massive Gaza reconstruction unless there is a credible mechanism for ensuring that Hamas does not divert the bulk of this material for military purposes.

The brazen approach taken by "resistance" factions in recent weeks was designed to undermine the government, but it is now coming back to hurt them.

خروج آمریکا از افغانستان می‌تواند به معنای افزایش فعالیت سازمان‌های تروریستی دیگری غیر از طالبان باشد.

As eulogies for a recently slain militia figure spread online, they highlighted the differences between major jihadi organizations and revealed the solid local roots HTS has formed in northwest Syria.

The complexity of Iraq’s challenges might prompt some U.S. officials to balk, but a constructive policy can help advance both Iraqi and American interests in areas ranging from counterterrorism to economic development.

Amid talk of a potential new Security Council resolution, veteran diplomats and aid practitioners debate the future of humanitarian assistance to needy Syrians.

The Abraham Accords seem to have neither obfuscated not strengthened the Palestinian cause.

Without genuine, serious introspection, any resolution to the current tensions between Arabs and Jews in Israel will likely be superficial.

The military particulars of the clash between Hamas and IDF doctrines reveal much common ground with potential future conflicts involving the other members of Iran’s “axis of resistance.”

The militia leader is positioning himself as Iran's equal and close partner, aspiring to comparisons with Hassan Nasrallah and Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.

Hamas is using the rubble and unexploded ordnance from Israeli strikes to re-arm, and new, bold ideas are needed to prevent the continuation of recurring cycles of violence and rearmament.

This season of the Decision Points podcast with host David Makovsky focuses on challenging Israeli policy dilemmas.

در این نشست، گروهی از کارشناسان درباره پیامدهای کوتاه‌مدت و بلندمدت انتخابات ریاست جمهوری سال ۲۰۲۱ سوریه از جمله تاثیر بالقوه آن بر اپوزیسیون داخلی سوریه، عادی‌سازی روابط با اسرائیل در منطقه، چشم‌انداز آینده صلح و سیاست غرب بحث می‌کنند.