America’s Core Middle East Interests Are Already Secure
RECENT PRESIDENTS of both parties have agreed that the United States has vital interests in the Middle East. But the region has become extraordinarily turbulent….
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EU referendum results live: Brexit wins as Britain votes to leave European Union
Investors scrambled to sell the pound, oil and stocks as Britain took a lurch into the unknown Britain has voted to break out of the…
Lessons from the US State Department for Syria
Several dozen career foreign-service officers in the U.S. State Department think U.S. policy in Syria is at an utter standstill and in absolute disarray. These…
Hillary Clinton understands limits of US power in Middle East
From her days as first lady through her tenure as Obama’s first secretary of state, presidential candidate knows regional leaders on first-name basis In the…
What Americans think about Middle East refugees
“Everyone has fear,” Nonresident Senior Fellow Shibley Telhami said earlier this week, during a particularly timely discussion of Americans’ attitudes on refugees from the Middle…
Iran – enemy or ally?
It’s a repressive theocracy, but Iran is no threat to the United States and is a staunch opponent of jihadi groups like ISIL and al-Qaeda….
Armenia, Iran, and International Sanctions
The South Caucasus presents experts and policymakers with a geopolitical paradox. A region where Armenia, the world’s first Christian state, is aligned with Shite Islamic…
One Ahwazi protester killed, dozens injured in brutal Iranian regime crackdown
One protester was killed and dozens more injured, with many arrested, when Iranian regime police opened fire with live ammunition on peaceful protesters in the…
The Iranian regime on the horns of a dilemma to rescue the nuclear deal
The events related to the issue of Iran’s nuclear deal seems to have accelerated with Macron’s visit to the United States and his talks with…
Iran in the Spotlight: M.E. Dilemma to be either Resolved or Worsened
Recent changes in the Trump Administration line-up mean that the president’s new team is significantly more hawkish militarily, with former CIA chief Mike Pompeo being…