US Policy
Greeks Believe U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack Is Seeking an Artificial Crisis
Israel Is Evidently Unable to Develop a Policy or Strategy Able to Finally Place Relations with Its Smaller Northern Neighbor on a Firm and Stable Footing
Erdoğan’s Repression Is No Longer Only a Turkish Human Rights Crisis, but a Threat to U.S. Interests and Regional Stability
The Kurdistan Region No Longer Can Treat National Security Policy as Ad Hoc and Personality Driven
The Gap Between Washington’s Optimism and Tehran’s Rhetoric Suggests the Two Sides Are Not Negotiating with the Same Assumptions
China Has Never Been a Disinterested Party in Iranian Nuclear Diplomacy
A Coalition of Interests, Ideology, and Power Appears to Have Brought Ahmad Vahidi and Mohammad Ali Jafari Together
An Envoy Could Provide Washington with Facts on the Ground to Calibrate Policy to Reality
Military Officials May Believe the Civilian Governing Structure Is Too Fragmented and Indecisive to Manage the Country
There Is Only One Sure Way to Prevent the Coming Bloodbath: End the Regime, Not Fund It
The U.N. Has Spent over a Decade in Libya Doing One Thing Consistently: Failing
Iran’s Broader Objective Appears to Be the Gradual Decoupling of Arab Oil Producers of the Persian Gulf from the U.S. Security Umbrella
Ethiopia’s Red Sea Ambitions and Its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Serve as Pillars of a Narrative to Keep Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s Regime Relevant
Why the Newly Revealed American-Israeli Plan Never Stood a Chance
Once Trump Has a Credible Partner, He Should Dictate the Terms
For Decades, the Logic of ‘Not Provoking Turkey’ Has Functioned as a Veil over Truth
Iran’s Competing Power Centers Are Shaping Negotiations, Escalation Risks, and Regional Strategic Decisions
A Consequential Fault Line in the Middle East Runs Not Just Between Riyadh and Tehran but Between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi
The Only Open Question Is Whether the Transition Is Built or Improvised
Activists Warn That Signing the Agreement Could Mean Many Iranians Will Accuse Trump of Abandoning the Iranian People