Lebanon slips deeper into crisis after Mohammad Safadi's exit
Protesters waving Lebanese flags rallied in cities and towns in their thousands on Sunday to mark a month of protests against the ruling elite as politicians struggled to form a government and solve the biggest economic crisis since the 1975-90 civil war. Lebanon's political troubles ...
Middle East resembles the situation before World War I
History shows how in sufficiently complex situations, chain reactions can cause small events to cascade into big changes.
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn promised a business associate before the inauguration of Donald Trump that U.S. sanctions with Russia would be "ripped up" by the incoming administration, according to a witness account described by House Democrats. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the ...
The defeat of Islamic State could foreshadow a new order not only in the Middle East but elsewhere in the world as well.
Look for Tehran to emerge dominant in post-IS Middle East
The changing balance of power in the Middle East threatens to leave the U.S. on the sidelines.
Tillerson likens Iran to North Korea threat, accuses Tehran of 'alarming provocations'
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" to destabilize countries in the Middle East as the Trump administration launched a review of its policy toward Tehran. Tillerson told reporters the review, which he announced on Tuesday, would not ...
Watering the drought-stricken Middle East
Governments in drought-stricken countries must take urgent action to preserve water reserves and standardize supply.
Thousands flee Islamic State-held Fallujah using first safe exit route secured by Iraqi Army
The Iraqi Army said Sunday it has secured the first safe exit route for civilians to leave Islamic State's besieged stronghold of Fallujah, and a Norwegian aid group said thousands of people have already used it to flee on the first day it was ...
U.S. driving Mideast allies to Putin
The Obama administration's Middle East approach is forcing America's friends in the region to hedge their bets and move closer to Russia.
Iran deal didn't trigger an arms race
The hyper-arming of the Middle East dates to the mid-2000s, before the U.S. and its partners began negotiating in earnest with Tehran over nuclear weapons.
The horror stories emerging from northern Iraq, as well as the continuing slaughter in Syria's civil war, point to the unraveling of the state system established after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire almost 100 years ago.
Three timelines shaping Mideast developments
To shape an effective strategy in the Middle East, it is essential to understand three distinct timelines that are shaping developments: the short-term timeline of daily struggles, the medium-term timeline of geopolitical shifts, and the long-term timeline of sociocultural transformation.
