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Presidents Hassan Rouhani of Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, and Vladimir Putin of Russia hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Ankara, April 2018.

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Is Major Realignment Taking Place in the Middle East?

Alignments in the Middle East have long been shifting tectonic plates. The most significant development has been Turkey’s drift away from the United States and toward Iran and Russia.

Colin P. Clarke and Ariane M. Tabatabai

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Terrorism & Counterterrorism Jan 10, 2018 Snapshot

Trump's Flawed Pakistan Policy

New U.S. sanctions are unlikely to influence Pakistani behavior, which is rooted in realities on the ground that the United States has little ability to change

Shuja Nawaz

Jamaat-e-Islami supporters protest Trump's Jerusalem decision in Peshawar, December 2017.

Defense Policy Jan 4, 2018 Snapshot

Egypt First

Sisi is leading Egypt away from its traditional allies and toward a more independent—and uncertain—future.

Michael Wahid Hanna and Daniel Benaim

Sisi speaks to the press after a meeting with Putin, December 2017.

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.

Foreign Policy Nov 27, 2017 Snapshot

Why Ukraine's Future Could Look a Lot Like Moldova

If you want to a glimpse into the future of Moscow’s proxy statelets in eastern Ukraine, come to Bender, a so-called “demilitarized” city on the border between the...

Mieczyslaw P. Boduszynski and Christopher K. Lamont

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Moldovan President Pavel Filip on the Moldovan–Ukrainian border, July 2017.

Politics & Society Nov 23, 2017 Snapshot

The Burlingame Mission

150 years ago, China credentialed its first diplomatic mission to the West—the Burlingame Mission.

Salvatore Babones

An 1868 portrait of diplomats from China. Burlingame stands at center.

Strategy & Conflict Nov 20, 2017 Snapshot

Don't Let the Saudis Destabilize Lebanon

Riyadh is set to make Lebanon the next front in its conflict with Tehran. That would be a mistake.

Bilal Y. Saab

Saudi King Salman meets with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Riyadh, November 2017.

Strategy & Conflict Nov 15, 2017 Snapshot

How Abe and Modi Can Save the Indo-Pacific

If the United States wants a free and open Indo-Pacific, no two powers will be as important as India and Japan.

J. Berkshire Miller

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raises hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, September 2017.

Strategy & Conflict Nov 8, 2017 Snapshot

Kurd Your Enthusiasm

Any U.S. policy toward the Kurds must contemplate the wide-ranging implications of Kurdish autonomy rather than simply viewing the group as an instrument in the fight...

Behnam Ben Taleblu and Merve Tahiroglu

Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani at a news conference in Erbil, September 2017.

From the Archives Nov 7, 2017 Snapshot

China's Rapprochement With South Korea

After a tense year that included harsh Chinese sanctions on South Korea, Beijing and Seoul announced on October 31 that they would take steps to repair bilateral...

Bonnie S. Glaser and Lisa Collins

Left-wing South Koreans protest the arrival of Donald Trump in Seoul, November 2017.

Strategy & Conflict Nov 6, 2017 Snapshot

What Hariri's Resignation Means for Lebanon

On November 4, 2017, Saad Hariri announced live on Al Arabiya satellite television that he had resigned as Lebanese prime minister.

Bilal Y. Saab

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the governmental palace in Beirut, October 2017.

Political Economy Nov 1, 2017 Snapshot

China Courts Iran

As the Trump administration works out the specifics of its strategy to contain Iran, China is looking for ways to bring Iran into the global system.

Alex Vatanka

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (left) greets his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing, December 2016.

War & Military Strategy Oct 31, 2017 Snapshot

Syria's Fair-weather Friends

The story of how Syria’s failing regime rebounded to win the war isn’t just about who supported Assad. It’s also about the coalition, the Friends of Syria, that...

Aron Lund

A Syrian opposition fighter in Aleppo, August 2012.

War & Military Strategy Oct 23, 2017 Snapshot

Saudi Arabia's Security Alliances

The key question from the Saudi perspective is whether the informal security alliance option is viable in the longer term.

Rory Miller

Saudi King Salman at a metting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Riydah, October 2017.

Foreign Policy Oct 10, 2017 Review Essay

The Postcolonial Cold War

Winning the Third World examines how China and the United States competed with each other during the mid-twentieth century for influence among postcolonial nations.

Timothy Nunan

Trade Jul 28, 2017 Snapshot

Israel and Japan's Rising Sun Relations

After nearly 70 years of cautious, arm’s-length relations, Israel and Japan have recently moved to significantly upgrade diplomatic and business ties.

Matthew Brummer and Eitan Oren

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at their summit in Jerusalem, January 2015.

Foreign Policy September/October 2017 Comment

The Mexican Standoff

Faced with Trump’s unprecedented belligerence, Mexico has few good options. The country’s best bet for dealing with Trump? Go around him.

Shannon K. O'Neil

So far from God, so close to Trump: Peña Nieto and Trump in Mexico City, August 2016

Domestic Politics September/October 2017 Comment

Trudeau’s Trump Bump

Trump’s rise has made Canadians more conscious of—and more full-throated defenders of—the pluralistic values that inform their society. And without meaning to, Trump...

Jonathan Kay

Keep your friends close: Trump and Trudeau at the White House, February 2017

Politics & Society September/October 2017 Comment

Trump’s Gift to Japan

The Japanese government’s limited strategy of “Trump management” has worked so far. But in the future, Tokyo will have to do more to save the liberal order.

Takako Hikotani

Grin and bear it: Abe and Trump in the Oval Office, February 2017

From the Archives Jul 5, 2017 Snapshot

Turkey's Patchwork Foreign Policy

The tension between Erdogan’s Islamist zeal and his forced pragmatism helps explain Ankara’s patchwork foreign policy in the Middle East and beyond.

Aykan Erdemir and Merve Tahiroglu

Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Qatari Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah in Ankara, July 2017.

Domestic Politics Jun 14, 2017 Snapshot

Good Moon Rising

What does Moon Jae-in's arrival in the Blue House portend for Seoul’s approach to North Korea and regional geopolitics over the next five years?

Euan Graham

South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the National Cemetary in Seoul, May 2017.

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Trump's Flawed Pakistan Policy

Egypt First

India and the Iranian-Saudi Divide

Why Ukraine's Future Could Look a Lot Like Moldova

The Burlingame Mission

Don't Let the Saudis Destabilize Lebanon

How Abe and Modi Can Save the Indo-Pacific

Kurd Your Enthusiasm

China's Rapprochement With South Korea

What Hariri's Resignation Means for Lebanon

China Courts Iran

Syria's Fair-weather Friends

Saudi Arabia's Security Alliances

The Postcolonial Cold War

Israel and Japan's Rising Sun Relations

The Mexican Standoff

Trudeau’s Trump Bump

Trump’s Gift to Japan

Turkey's Patchwork Foreign Policy

Good Moon Rising

The Quad and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Kenya's Data Privacy Bill Could Harm the Economy

Yemen's Long Road to Peace

The Fed Is Tightening More Than It Realizes

The Link Between Foreign Languages and U.S. National Security

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Major Speech on Rakhine State

Creating a State Department Office for American State and Local Diplomacy

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