The killing of al-Baghdadi: Illegal, disgusting and degenerate
The assassination of the Islamic State leader by U.S. special forces operating under orders from President Donald Trump reminds us that America is a nation in moral decline.
Japan should try to help create the stability and order in the region that will prevent the next al-Baghdadi from emerging.
How the Kurds helped in the hunt for al-Baghdadi
Now what they want is Washington's support in their negotiations with Damascus.
Baghdadi is dead but the Islamic State group is not
We've seen before that the killing of a leader can make a terrorist group more resilient.
Japan should do what it can to promote peace, but it should also not be deterred from protecting its national interests.
Putin took the Mideast, the U.S. can get it back
Thanks to Obama and Trump, Russia the 'regional power' has added a new region.
Constitution seen as highest hurdle for proposed SDF mission to Middle East
The government faces a series of challenges dispatching Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East, in particular whether such activities would be consistent with the Constitution in the event of their possible involvement in armed conflict. The government has begun a full appraisal of such details ...
Has the post-American Middle East arrived?
In the Middle East itself, those calling the shots increasingly believe Washington is leaving — and are unconcerned by what America might wish.
Trump's move in Syria should alarm U.S. allies
The ramifications of the mistake Trump made are so grave that no leader of an ally or friend of American can ignore it.
U.S. blunder could bring order to chaos
The U.S. needs a cost-benefit analysis to decide whether the Middle East is still a priority.
Putin visits Saudi Arabia on Mideast trip in bid to boost Russia's presence and energy ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Saudi Arabia on Monday, meeting with the oil-rich nation's king and crown prince as he seeks to cement Moscow's political and energy ties across the Mideast. Putin received all the trappings of a state visit, with a mounted guard ...
Putin's Russia is now a Middle Eastern country
The Eurasia giant has found its place among the oil dictatorships.
