Middle East

The only stable solution to Iran crisis is one that involves China

Middle East Simon Johnson - Amir Kermani - September 4, 2026.

Last week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched an “economic D-Day” program, intended to cut Iran off from all trading partners. So far, this intensified economic...

Netanyahu’s main election concern comes from his biggest supporters

Middle East TA | AP Insight - September 3, 2026.

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks reelection, his main concern these days isn’t his political rivals. It’s some of his biggest supporters. A series of...

Why another Saudi-Houthi war is becoming inevitable

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - September 3, 2026.

Another major Saudi-Houthi war is becoming inevitable. Riyadh has spent years trying to avoid precisely this outcome. Saudi restraint reflected a decision to end the war...

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...

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