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Iraq's Next War

Another conflict may be coming in Iraq. This time, it will be between the powerful, resource-rich, and battle-hardened Shiite rival factions that dominate the government.

Ranj Alaaldin

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Middle East Sep 13, 2018 Snapshot

Iraq's Next War

Another conflict may be coming in Iraq. This time, it will be between the powerful, resource-rich, and battle-hardened Shiite rival factions that dominate the...

Ranj Alaaldin

Middle East Sep 12, 2018 Snapshot

Do Palestinians Still Support the Two-State Solution?

Seen through the prism of public opinion, the two-state solution is clearly not dead. But the continued construction of Israeli settlements is making it seem...

Khalil Shikaki

A Palestinian demonstrator gestures as an Israeli border police officer throws a sound grenade during a protest agasint Israeli settlement construction, in the village of Ras Karkar, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, August 2018

Security Aug 24, 2018 Snapshot

A Brief History of Iranian Fake News

Iranian disinformation campaigns are as old as the Islamic Republic itself.

Ariane M. Tabatabai

Human Rights Aug 7, 2018 Snapshot

The Quiet Threat to Human Rights in Tunisia

Tunisia has seen several major human rights victories in recent years, mostly thanks to the efforts of civil society organizations (CSOs). But a recent law passed by...

Sarah E. Yerkes

Protestors shout slogans during a march demanding equal inheritance rights for women: Tunis, Tunisia, March 2018

Ideology September/October 2018 Review Essay

Muslim Brothers

Gamal Abdel Nasser and Sayyid Qutb are usually remembered as bitter enemies and representatives of two sides of Egypt's most intractable political divide. But in his...

Shadi Hamid

Strategy & Conflict September/October 2018 Essay

The New Arab Order

The 2011 Arab uprisings may not have created new democracies across the Middle East as many hoped they would, but they did fundamentally reshape regional relations. In...

Marc Lynch

Security Jul 26, 2018 Snapshot

How the U.S. Is Empowering Iran in Yemen

If Washington wants to counter Iranian influence in Yemen, it needs to end its support for the Saudi-led coalition and throw its weight behind peace talks.

Daniel Byman

A man reacts at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

Middle East Jun 27, 2018 Snapshot

The New Front in Yemen

A successful assault on the Yemen's biggest port would change the course of the war, but it could come at a steep cost.

Peter Salisbury

People displaced by the fighting over Hodeidah at an IDP registration center in Sanaa, June 2018

Middle East Jun 11, 2018 Snapshot

How Qatar Weathered the Gulf Crisis

Although the embargo is still in place, Qatar has proved more resilient than most people anticipated.

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Military helicopters flying over Doha during Qatar National Day, 2015

Politics & Society Jun 7, 2018 Snapshot

The Conflicted Legacy of Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis, historian of the Middle East, was widely misunderstood. But no other person in our time has done as much to inform and influence the West’s view of the...

Martin Kramer

U.S. Foreign Policy May 9, 2018 Snapshot

Is Washington Too Focused on Iran's Nuclear Program?

For nearly a decade, the nuclear question has crowded out serious deliberations over a broader policy toward Iran.

Michael Singh

A man carries a giant flag made of flags of Iran, Palestine, Syria and Hezbollah, during a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, February 2016.

War & Military Strategy May 8, 2018 Snapshot

Friends With Benefits

The U.S.-SDF partnership is a perfect example of the promise—and peril—of outsourcing U.S. military campaigns.

Frances Z. Brown and Mara Karlin

Ideology Apr 11, 2018 Snapshot

Post-Liberalism, East and West

On debates about how to conceive of national identity and alternatives to liberalism, the West finds itself lagging behind the Middle East.

Shadi Hamid

A protestor holds a cross and Koran in Cairo, December 2012.

Middle East Apr 5, 2018 Snapshot

New Hope for Iraq?

On May 12, Iraqis will head to the polls for parliamentary elections. These elections are coming at a pivotal moment

Emma Sky

Workers cleaning the streets of Mosul, March 2018

Middle East May/June 2018 Essay

Fresh Prince

The path that MBS chooses in the aftermath of the Ritz-Carlton crackdown will determine his country’s future.

F. Gregory Gause III

Middle East Feb 28, 2018 Snapshot

Building Peace in Yemen From the Ground Up

From the beginning, the peace process in Yemen has suffered from faulty assumptions and out-of-date-analysis.

Peter Salisbury

The aftermath of air strikes, Saada, Yemen, January 2018

Middle East March/April 2018 Essay

Iran Among the Ruins

Contrary to the beliefs of the Trump administration, Iran did not cause the collapse of order in the Middle East and containing it will not bring back stability. The...

Vali Nasr

Hired guns: a Hezbollah fighter on the Lebanese-Syrian border, July 2017.

ISIS Dec 22, 2017 Snapshot

The Jihadist Threat Won't End With ISIS' Defeat

Numerous additional Salafi jihadist organizations will be ready to take ISIS' place as long as the conditions that gave rise to such groups persist.

Barbara F. Walter

Civilian children stand next to a burnt vehicle during clashes between Iraqi security forces and ISIS in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, June 2014.

Middle East Dec 14, 2017 Snapshot

Israel Draws a Redline in Syria

As Israel becomes increasingly assertive in Syria, it might find an unlikely partner in Russia.

Meir Javedanfar

Putin and Netanyahu at the Kremlin, June 2016.

Security Nov 30, 2017 Snapshot

India and the Iranian-Saudi Divide

India has interests on both sides of the Iranian-Saudi divide—so it is hedging its bets.

Bharath Gopalaswamy and Amir Handjani

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Ufa, Russia, July 2015.

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