Middle East

Distorted narratives about the Iran war can affect peace talks

Middle East Rashid Al-Mohanadi - September 2, 2026.

One of the more dangerous consequences of the war with Iran may not be found on the battlefield at all. It is emerging in the...

Iran's leadership and its repressive policy intact after six months of war

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 29, 2026.

After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. They are...

Will integration help the Kurds in Syria preserve their rights?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 26, 2026.

Kurds in Syria’s northeast regarded the announcement that the Kurdish-led force that once controlled the area has been dissolved with mixed emotions, while international players...

Could ideas for an Israeli-Palestinian confederation salvage the fading two-state solution?

Middle East Harvey Morris - August 26, 2026.

Government leaders and former diplomats in the UK and France have warned that Israel’s latest settlement project in the Palestinian West Bank could extinguish the...

Israel no longer has the final word on the Gaza investigations

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 21, 2026.

The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Israeli ambassador to Warsaw for a meeting, following the decision of the Israeli military judiciary not to...

Gaza's economy lives on smuggling

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 20, 2026.

The smuggling of goods restricted by Israel into the Gaza Strip has boomed, with items from cigarettes and iPhones to fuel and solar panels making...

Who decides whether Syria is allowed to have an air force?

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 20, 2026.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz today accused Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of dragging Turkey into “dangerous adventures” in Syria. Two days earlier, Israeli aircraft struck the...

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