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Analysis: Wednesday’s attack on a Syrian army outpost and Hezbollah arms convoy is seen as a ‘case study’ for the…
The “Blackmailed?” with a question mark was not in the Insidethegames title, but we could not help adding it. For, why…
How Washington Can Get to a Settlement When U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20, 2017, his most…
While liberating territory from the Islamic State is vital, the consequences of ceding portions of Iraq and Syria to de…
What the West needs to understand about Middle East Islamo-Fascism by J.C. Derrick PHOTOS BY LEE LOVE/GENESIS Ambassador…
It is all too easy today to look at the Middle East and throw up one’s hands in deep despair,…
In the unlikely event that either side decides to follow through on its declared intentions, each has multiple options…
Two high-level meetings in recent months involving senior military commanders and intelligence officials and/or top-level government representatives spotlight Pakistan’s difficulty…
Although filling the long-vacant office could help pull the country out of its political stagnation, Hezbollah and Iran will continue…
Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Slovenian Olympic Committee was great opportunity to address and discuss important questions on the recent developments in IOC (International Olympic Committee).…
The topic of establishing a relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel raises many theories, assumptions, and emotionally charged arguments. Some…
To write anything about Saudi Arabia is to invite controversy. The country has been both an incubator and a victim…
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had a comfortable meeting with the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the side lines of the…
AT-802. Photo via the author Evidence piling up that Cairo and Abu Dhabi have deployed forces by ARNAUD DELALANDE On Sept.…
On September 9, 2016, U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-Nebraska) introduced a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives calling…
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI delivers an address in Regensburg, Germany, in 2006, which caused a firestorm of protest across the…
Editor’s Note: This is adapted from the author’s recently published article, “Israel’s Second War Doctrine,” [pdf] from the Institute for…
Don’t believe news reports of huge arms deals News reports claim that the Islamic Republic of Iran is in the process…
Paper prepared for the Economic Roundtable on “The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Lebanese Economy,” Organized by the Maronite…
Critics see Saudi Arabia’s export of a rigid strain of Islam as contributing to terrorism, but the kingdom’s influence depends greatly on…
By Mehdi Khalaji and Farzin Nadimi Two Iran experts discuss the political and military implications of Tehran’s unprecedented decision to…
Tehran violates its own constitution to admit Russian forces On Aug. 15, 2016, six graceful Tupolev Tu-22M-3 bombers from the…
A senior international Olympic official was taken to a hospital Wednesday after police came to his hotel to arrest him as…
The anniversary of the Rabaa massacre highlights the Muslim Brotherhood’s fatal miscalculations following the 2013 coup, and the growing internal…
As usual in such cases, the reaction of loyalist and Russian air force commanders to opposition success was to unleash…
Anti-Assad forces can relish a victory, but their stated aspiration to hold the entire city should be taken with a…
Military coup attempt failed to control information by ROBERT BECKHUSEN A military coup attempt by what appears to be…
DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON — A year after President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, the worst predictions of what would happen…
The Battle of Bint Jbeil in Southern Lebanon was a major event in the Second Lebanon War; eight IDF soldiers…
Shoot-downs are piling up During the night of June 26 and 27, 2016, insurgents from the Jaysh Al Islam — a Saudi-supported…
Why Airbus and Boeing may be chasing fool’s gold Richard Aboulafia Unless the Farnborough Airshow sees a cloudburst of unanticipated…
The U.S. government needs to be clearer about the distinctions between Islam, political Islamism, and violent Islamism, in part by…
The appointment of one of the IRGC’s youngest generals can be seen as a sign of the Guards’ growing primacy…
Just as one was thinking that FIFA takes the prize as the most scandal-ridden international sports federation, well.. that might…
Aging helicopters attack indiscriminately by TOM COOPER For three weeks starting in early June 2016, the Damascus suburb of…
BY PHILLIP CONNOR AND JENS MANUEL KROGSTAD The United Nations adopted a resolution in 2000 marking June 20 as World…
Kuwait has filed a lawsuit in a Swiss court seeking $1bn (£670m) in damages from the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
The deputy crown prince hopes his U.S. visit will help garner support for shifting the kingdom away from oil dependency,…
Military Intelligence chief Herzl Halevi said Wednesday that another war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah would be much harsher for the home…
U.S. officials have warned a collapse of the Mosul Dam is inevitable without urgent repairs, but work is moving slowly…
The incoming Minister of Defense has been championing the idea of a comprehensive arrangement between Israel and the Arab world…
For the past two years, Washington has focused its attention on northern Syria, where it has attempted to strengthen the…
Gadi Eisenkot, right, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem in February. CreditMenahem Kahana/Agence France-Presse…
Gen. Qasem Soleimani is the commander of the Quds Force, the branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards operating abroad. He has…
Captured Syrian MiG-23s at an Israeli museum. Photo via Wikipedia After five years of war, there’s still life in the…
Coalition units and allied Yemeni forces have fought a successful and timely campaign to stem the al-Qaeda affiliate’s runaway growth…
Mona Eltahawy CAIRO — After I gave a reading in Britain last year, a woman stood in line as I…
Varied views on whether Quran should influence laws in countries BY JACOB POUSHTER As strife in the Middle East continues…
Michael Knights is a Boston-based Lafer fellow of The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of Iraq,…