Policy Analysis

By devoting resources to areas of concentrated recruitment, the Biden administration can reduce the scope of future Middle East conflicts along with the likelihood that U.S. troops will once again be drawn into them.

شبه‌نظامیان عراقی به مشروعیت داشتن بها می‌دهند و تلاش می‌کنند تصویری که از خود نشان می‌دهند این باشد که در چارچوب قانون عمل می‌کنند. در نتیجه، برای مهار حملات کسانی که به نیابت از تهران دست به حمله می‌زنند، رویکرد مبتنی بر شواهد و مدارک می‌تواند بسیار مؤثر باشد.

The United States has repeatedly failed to understand the unique requirements of gray zone deterrence. A U.S. strategy would not only facilitate more successful diplomacy with Tehran but also enhance efforts to counter other actors such as China and Russia.

Iran-backed armed groups hate being exposed as criminals in the eyes of a populace that cares deeply about rule of law, so they have turned Iraq’s legal sector into a battlespace.

Israel was silent the last time there was a mysterious explosion at Natanz, but this time Iran is not only being embarrassed, it is being humiliated.

A remarkable panel of Arab educators, activists, and civic leaders share their experiences with breaking regional taboos and formulating effective ways to teach youths about genocide.

Moroccan responses to normalization with Israel are split along two opposing narratives, although popular resistance to normalization is unlikely to cause any real change.

Sabereen News is the main social media conglomerate supporting all "resistance" actions and factions in Iraq.

Whoever winds up spearheading the reconstruction effort, Washington should stay on top of them to ensure that international prerequisites for reform and monitoring are enforced—and to keep China from exploiting Lebanon’s struggles.

Raba Allah is the "mothership" for vigilante and counter-protester groups developed by the Kataib Hezbollah network.

Four factors have gradually legitimized honest regional discussion of the Holocaust and made traditional statements of denial and distortion less acceptable.

As international support lags and the situation in al-Hawl and the surrounding areas deteriorates, repatriation and humanitarian assistance are increasingly vital.

As India seeks to grow in its self-reliance, developing more balanced relations with the Gulf will strengthen ties while helping to balance against Chinese influence in the region.

Iran is building military, social, and economic influence among eastern Syrian tribes, which are poised to invade SDF-controlled regions in the event of a U.S. withdrawal.

Moscow is using calibrated military power and complex diplomacy to persuade Turkey, Qatar, and other countries to back its solutions.

The immediate crisis seems to have ended for now, but the stunningly public Hashemite feud is a reminder that Jordan’s stability needs tending and is not something to be taken for granted by Washington or Amman’s regional friends.

دو سفیر سابق آمریکا و یک مقام رسمی از اپوزیسیون سوریه درس‌های متعدد ژئوپولتیک، سیاسی و انسان‌دوستانه مناقشات سوریه را برای دولت بایدن مرور می‌کنند.

با دانشی ابتدایی از غنی‌سازی اورانیوم و یک صفحه پویای اکسل، دولت‌ها و حتی آدم‌های عادی می‌توانند تعیین کنند که تهران چقدر ممکن است به یک سلاح هسته‌ای نزدیک باشد.

اولویت واشنگتن سال‌ها مقابله با تروریسم بوده و تازه دارد به سوی مسابقهٔ قدرت‌های بزرگ تغییر جهت می‌دهد، اما مسکو هرگز ژئوپولتیک را از نظر دور نداشته و عملیات روسیه در منطقه را باید از این منظر بررسی کرد.

Despite winning relatively few seats, Naftali Bennett and Mansour Abbas may have much to say about who forms the next government, and a fragile coalition seems inevitable regardless of which side they choose.