The Fall of Assad Created New Challenges for Turkey in Syria
When Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled late last year, it looked like a golden opportunity for Turkish…
Concrete U.S. Support Can Help Syria’s Transition, Fight the Islamic State, and Contain Iran
Later this month, Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa will appear before the U.N. General Assembly—the first Syrian leader to do…
The Time for a Paradigm Shift Is Now
West Asia stands at a perilous inflection point. The horrors unfolding in Gaza, the recent aggression directed at…
Netanyahu Has Made Israel a Revisionist Power With Trump’s Tacit Support
On July 16, Israel dramatically escalated its military intervention in Syria. During internecine fighting between Druze, Bedouins, and…
What Nigeria’s Rejection of Trump’s Deportation Plans Means for Geopolitics
As Eswatini becomes the second African country after South Sudan to accept third-country migrants deported by the United States, Nigeria…
After Assad, Refugees Are Rebuilding Their Lives in Palmyra
PALMYRA, Syria—Not long after the Islamic State arrived, 15-year-old Abd al-Hamid al-Ali realized he had to escape. It…
Why Gulf Leaders Prioritized Peace After Iran’s Missile Attack
For years, politicians, diplomats, analysts, and journalists working on the Middle East worried that a war between Iran…
Trump’s Claims Misunderstand Iran’s Potential Pathways to a Nuclear Bomb
Immediately after the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21, President Donald Trump declared the operation…
Trump’s Cuts to U.S. Foreign Aid Undermine Syria Sanctions Relief
In the thorny debate over how to handle Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump has surprisingly emerged as a…
Iran and the Logic of Limited Wars – Foreign Policy
Israel’s air war against Iran—“Operation Rising Lion”—may be over, but the controversy surrounding the attacks lives on. One…
What the War Changed Inside Iran
The 12-day war between Iran, Israel, and the United States has ended, but the dust has not yet…
Lessons From Israel’s 1981 Bombing of Iraq’s Osirak Nuclear Reactor
Since the end of the Israeli and U.S. bombing campaign against Iran’s nuclear program in June, debate has…