Syrian Thaw? Arab Normalization with Damascus Ahead of the Arab League Summit
As Arab states prepare to reconvene this March for the 37th Arab League Summit in Algiers, one topic looms...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Syrian Thaw? Arab Normalization with Damascus Ahead of the Arab League Summit
A nation must think before it acts.
Iran
Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2022?
With the world still reeling from the global COVID-19 pandemic, nearly two years in the making, few know what...
China’s Growing Influence in the South Caucasus
While the United States is adapting to the challenges of a multipolar world and a global geopolitical recalibration, the...
How to Recalibrate U.S. Policy in the Middle East
Executive Summary Changes in the Middle East have not been sufficiently accounted for in U.S. policy towards the...
Assessing the Biden Administration’s Interim Syria Strategy
After taking office in January, the Biden administration began a review of American policy in Syria and the ongoing...
A Wave of “Smile Offensives” in the Middle East: Why, and How Real?
Regional power politics in the Middle East have, since the Arab Uprisings of 2011-13, played out on two overlapping...
Re-Thinking Assumptions for a 21st Century Middle East
American policy in the Middle East is based on outdated assumptions. It is time for U.S. policymakers to cease...
Reciprocity and Coercion: Ending the Downturn in U.S.-Iran Relations
Just days after the United States struck Iranian-linked targets in Syria, militia members fired a volley of rockets at...
Thank You for Being a Friend: NATO, Iraq, and the Benefits of the Alliance
After a recent meeting of defense ministers in Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the Alliance would expand...
Talking to Russia: A Plan for Syria
President Joseph Biden has clearly signaled that his administration will deprioritize the post-9/11 focus on the Middle East and,...