Iran Will Cheat. Then What?
Knowing when Iran has violated the agreement is one thing; ensuring that there is a…
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Iran Deal Leaves U.S. With Tough Questions
The deal with Iran is finally done. Given the stakes, it should be scrutinized. It…
Keeping Iran’s Feet to the Fire
Even with a deal now signed, the Obama administration still has many tools for countering…
Assessing the Joint Arab Defense Force and Operation Decisive Storm: a Turkish perspective
The ongoing operations in Yemen – diplomatically supported by the Erdoğan government – and prospects…
Missiles and the Nuclear Negotiations with Iran
Although Iran’s missile arsenal is conventionally armed, credible reports of links with its nuclear program…
Iranian nuclear deal set to make hardline Revolutionary Guards richer
As Western sanctions began to bite, Iranian government rewarded IRGC with huge contracts in oil…
Laurent Fabius: “We should not have to choose between a dictator and terrorists”
Laurent Fabius, at Elysee Palace, 25 of June 2015. © Charles Platiau / Reuters Interview…
The Coalition as Air Force for the Kurdish YPG in Syria
The international coalition members conducting airstrikes in Syria include the United States, Bahrain, Canada, Jordan,…
Iran’s Global Image Mostly Negative
Israel, Arab States Share Unfavorable View of Middle East Neighbor By Hani Zainulbhai and Richard…
The payoff for Iran
As the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States enter their final stages, one…
Al-Qaida ’cut off and ripped apart by Isis’
Ayman al-Zawahiri is isolated, scholars allied to him say. Spencer Ackerman, Shiv Malik, Ali Younes…
The Middle East Has Four Minutes To Act If Iran Fires a Missile
The technology can stop the missile, but politics are getting in the way. By Marcus…
Erdoğan blasts NY Times: ‘Who are you? Know your place’
“Dark Clouds Over Turkey” (full text) Monday 25 May 2015 Hopefully, the Turks shall…
Hezbollah’s Victory in Qalamoun
The group will no doubt continue helping the Assad regime hang on, but the war’s…
Declassified and released al-Qa’ida document mentions Al-Jazeera’s Ahmed Zaidan
On 8 May 2015 The Intercept published an article based on two documents that it…
Obama Loses the Sunni Arabs
They reject his attempts to reassure them over the Iran nuclear deal. The promise of…
The Saudi Snub
The White House’s bottom line for Camp David is to limit public condemnation of the…
Hezbollah’s Message for Israel
Given its recent track record of targeting Israelis, Hezbollah’s decision to take public responsibility for…
Iran Is Forcing Poor Afghans to Fight and Die in Syria
Rebels capture reluctant Afghans in Aleppo Jassem Al Salami Wednesday 22 October 2014 “Come…
Responding Effectively to the Military Challenges in Syria
The moderate rebel force currently envisioned by Washington would take far too long to arrive…