Fault lines in the Middle East have hardened because of Israel, Saudi and United Arab Emirates assertiveness, emboldened by both a US administration that is more partisan in its Middle East policy
detailsWill it be the Harvard- and MIT-educated mandarin, the coveralls-wearing man of the people — or someone else the world has never heard of?
detailsThe hardliners on the nuclear deal with Iran are leaving the U.S. president with one option, namely war.
detailsSometimes the real promise of the system is simply the power to remove leaders.
detailsMoqtada al-Sadr, who once led part of the insurgency against U.S. troops in Iraq, may pick the next prime minister.
detailsEven before US President Donald Trump began threatening to re-impose sanctions on Iran, foreign investors looking to do business there were wary. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani failed to get his pro-market agenda off the ground
detailsEndless elections, unqualified leaders, uninformed voters, and short-term thinking are impeding economic growth.
detailsTrump decision to revisit the deal and to pressure the allies to help fix it
detailsThe two nations have been locked in a crisis since the imposition of a Saudi led diplomatic blockade on Qatar
detailsHaving won the war, will the United States end up yet again squandering the peace?
detailsHow much harder would Brexit have been had the United Kingdom adopted the euro back in 2000?
detailsThe missile attack was timed to coincide with the third anniversary of the war and the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Salman to Washington
detailsUnder President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has turn toward terrorism is well established
detailsThe former president reticence in the Trump era is only hurting his party
detailsThe Obama administration set out to create a future free of genocide. Does that future still have a chance?
detailsThe process for getting a US government clearance was so difficult that there have been reports that people who would normally not be eligible for a TS clearance have been cleared
detailsThe Cold War lasted four decades, in many ways both beginning and ending in Berlin
detailsIsraelis claimed that Israeli jets were scrambled in response to an Iranian drone launched into Israeli airspace
detailsUS efforts are in blatant violation of international law
detailsUS opposed Kurdistan referendum on independence but Kurdish leadership announced that the alternative did not provide guarantees
detailsNationalism, often expressed in religious terms, is a key organizing principle in the foreign policy of President Trump
detailsAround the world, people are fed up with venal politicians. But they may be looking for the wrong solution.
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