Political parties behind Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi pressure him to not resign.
detailsUnder Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indias character is being transformed by a government with no regard for institutions
detailsAnkara is dealing with the United States and Russia, but what is defining this treacherous triangle?
detailsThe best way to counter Irans asymmetric strategy in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere is a U.S. gray zone strategy
detailsThe United Kingdoms bid to withdraw from the European Union is typically characterized as a dramatic manifestation of British nationalism.
detailsAlbukamal and Qaim lie on a Syrian-Iraqi boundary that has had regional implications for decades.
detailsIt has become common for people to refer to the 21st Century as the Chinese Century, much as many called the 20th Century as the American Century.
detailsOn Tuesday, National Security Advisor John Bolton was fired by President Trump or he resigned, depending on who one believes.
detailsWhile Tehrans internal debate about engagement with Washington intensifies, its words and actions already seem to be shaping even unintentionally the terms of any future talks.
detailsEgypts Ministry of Religious Endowments granted controversial Sheikh Yasser Borhami, vice president of the Salafist Call, a preaching permit for Friday sermons in Alexandria in August
detailsThe Islamic Dawa Party could on the verge of division after the reelection of Nouri al Maliki as its secretary-general
detailsHistory suggests that a global superpower in relative decline should aim for a soft landing, so that it still has a comfortable place in the world once its dominance fades. By contrast, US President Donald Trumps incoherent, confrontational approach towar
detailsNew demonstrations, executions, and diplomatic quarrels threaten to undermine the island’s efforts to improve its pro-Western profile amid the Iran crisis.
detailsSaudi Arabia has used a variety of means to neutralize domestic opposition to the war in Yemen.
detailsIranian officials now appear to be negotiating and rather than using back-channels, they are doing it in plain sight.
detailsThe bipartisan bill follows the revelation that a longtime Trump advisor was pushing for lucrative nuclear deals with Riyadh.
detailsIn its ongoing efforts to influence world affairs, Russia is waging campaigns both bloodless and bloody. A significant number of its tactics fall in the space between routine statecraft and direct and open warfare, a space sometimes referred to as the gra
detailsAmmar al-Hakims National Wisdom Movement, which once supported Adel Abdul Mahdi for the premiership, has turned against the prime minister, organizing protests against his government.
detailsThe United States is now designating politicians who place personal or Iranian interests above the needs of the Iraqi people, but these efforts could go awry if locals don’t understand the justification or consequences.
detailsIf Tehran agrees to extend the JCPOAs sunset provisions and curtail its activity in Syria and Lebanon, Washington may be willing to lift the nuclear sanctions and create a special-purpose vehicle.
detailsTo understand where we are and where we are going, we must first understand where we have been. Trump became president with a set of deeply rooted visceral instincts about the world—hostility to alliances, skepticism of free trade, and support for authori
detailsUS President Donald Trump has been accused of weaponizing economic globalization. Sanctions, tariffs, and the restriction of access to dollars have been major instruments of his foreign policy, and he has been unconstrained by allies, institutions, or rul
detailsDespite spending billions of dollars on hardware, our regional partners do not have the capabilities we need.
detailsForty years after the revolution that ousted the Shah, Irans unique political-religious system and government appears strong enough to withstand US pressure and to ride out the countrys current economic difficulties.
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