Prioritizing Ukraine, Putin Seeks to Stay Out of Israel-Iran Conflict
A decade ago, Russia seemed to be having its moment in the Middle East. But from today’s perspective,…
South Africa Faces a Diplomatic Tightrope
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: South Africa treads a fine diplomatic line after…
How the Israel-Iran War Might End
The Israel-Iran war is just beginning. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel will continue strikes for…
How Syria’s Al-Sharaa Regime Can Solve its Jihadi Challenge
March was a pivotal moment in Syria’s ongoing political transition for all the wrong reasons. In just a…
Where Does the Political Transition Stand?
The fall of Syria’s Assad dynasty last December brought a glimmer of hope to a country mired in…
Syria’s Orphanages and Missing Children Under the Assad Regime
DAMASCUS and BARGAH, Syria—Hassan al-Abassi remembers his sister Rania al-Abassi as a woman of quiet brilliance. A dentist…
Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Trump’s Choice on Enrichment
Though we’re less than half a year into the second Trump administration, it’s already clear that some things…
Why Khamenei Is Betting on Trump
Since mid-April, diplomacy between Tehran and Washington has shifted into overdrive. After a seven-year freeze, Iran’s supreme leader,…
On U.S.-Israel Relations, Trump Differs From Other U.S. Presidents
The only thing more certain than the sun rising in the east and setting in the west is…
Ocalan’s Call for Turkey’s PKK to Disband, SDF’s Integration in Syria Show Changing Middle East
On Feb. 27, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), called on the group…
Iran’s Islamic Republic Might Soon Collapse Like Syria’s
In 1979, when the Islamic Republic was established in Iran, the new clerical regime enjoyed broad popular support…
Israel is Now Fighting a New War Against Hamas in Gaza.
When Israeli jets struck Beit Lahia, Rafah, Nuseirat, and al-Mawasi last month, killing some 400 Palestinians in the…