
Obama Makes His Case on Iran Nuclear Deal
Friedman Interviews Obama: The Strengths of the Iran Deal In a conversation with Thomas L.…
Friedman Interviews Obama: The Strengths of the Iran Deal In a conversation with Thomas L.…
The deal with Iran is finally done. Given the stakes, it should be scrutinized. It…
Even with a deal now signed, the Obama administration still has many tools for countering…
The ongoing operations in Yemen – diplomatically supported by the Erdoğan government – and prospects…
Although Iran’s missile arsenal is conventionally armed, credible reports of links with its nuclear program…
As Western sanctions began to bite, Iranian government rewarded IRGC with huge contracts in oil…
Laurent Fabius, at Elysee Palace, 25 of June 2015. © Charles Platiau / Reuters Interview…
The international coalition members conducting airstrikes in Syria include the United States, Bahrain, Canada, Jordan,…
From outside the pavilion looks like the white sails of a lost sailing ship: it…
An Ottoman heliograph section in the Charge at Huj in 1917, during the Sinai and…
Israel, Arab States Share Unfavorable View of Middle East Neighbor By Hani Zainulbhai and Richard…
As the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States enter their final stages, one…
Solid economic growth, low inflation, and comfortable international reserves offer a hopeful story line in…
An excellent « Public Statement on U.S. Policy Toward the Iran Nuclear Negotiations » – « Endorsed by…
Endorsed by a Bipartisan Group of American Diplomats, Legislators, Policymakers, and Experts Over the last…
Synopsis This month’s killing of 23 Druze clan members by Jabhat Al Nusra jihadists has…
Prince Muhammad’s visit to Russia will increase speculation that Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the United…
Ayman al-Zawahiri is isolated, scholars allied to him say. Spencer Ackerman, Shiv Malik, Ali Younes…
It was no joke for millions of Turks who queued in front of ballot boxes…
This article is followed by a response by Andrew F. March, along with Michael Walzer’s…
Ten years ago this week, our friend and colleague Samir Kassir was murdered outside his…
Concern about the political direction of the Middle East has long ago replaced the optimism…
The outcome has dealt a blow to the AKP’s longstanding dominance and Erdogan’s goal…
http://edge.media.cfr.org/content/publications/media/meetings/2015/20150604Saudi_Arabia_and_Israel.mp4 By DAVID E. SANGERJUNE WASHINGTON — A new merging of strategic interests between Saudi…
The technology can stop the missile, but politics are getting in the way. By Marcus…
Analysts have wondered why Syria’s Druze have not joined the uprising against the regime of…
Why Muslims Are Rising Fastest and the Unaffiliated Are Shrinking as a Share of the…
Since regaining Tikrit, the Iraqi government has seemingly listened to Washington’s advice about delaying an…
The Khobar Towers bombing on June 25, 1996 This week, Saudi Arabia just sanctioned two…
Shaffaf reproduces the following article of The Wall Street Journal as a tribute to the…
Jeremy Binnie, London and Sean O’Connor, Indianapolis – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly Airbus Defence and…
Jean-Pierre Filiu, historian and professor at Science Po (Paris), was asked by the Journal du…
“Dark Clouds Over Turkey” (full text) Monday 25 May 2015 Hopefully, the Turks shall…
The ‘caliph’ urges all Muslims to carry out their ‘hijrah’, emigration, to move from an…
The group will no doubt continue helping the Assad regime hang on, but the war’s…
On 8 May 2015 The Intercept published an article based on two documents that it…
A knowledgeable source and writer of this website, who declined to be named, gave Middle…
Saudi-led airstrikes hit a site believed to be a munitions storage facility in Yemen’s capital…
The latest story from Syria this week, published by The Daily Telegraph, was that Ali…
Iranian Azeri Soccer Fans Burn the Iranian Flag Against a backdrop of the violent…
The main body of the following article was published by Middle East Transparent on April…
They reject his attempts to reassure them over the Iran nuclear deal. The promise of…
The White House’s bottom line for Camp David is to limit public condemnation of the…
One of the prime minister’s remarks suggests that a more fundamental dispute may be brewing…
In all likelihood, Khamenei’s potentially imminent successor will be even more of a hardliner, and…
Salman Masalha New Arab city will perpetuate inequality We should oppose the construction of a…
The President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue speaks to Vatican Radio about the…
By revealing all the offers that Iran has rejected, Washington could block Tehran’s potential Plan…
Given its recent track record of targeting Israelis, Hezbollah’s decision to take public responsibility for…
Rebels capture reluctant Afghans in Aleppo Jassem Al Salami Wednesday 22 October 2014 “Come…