How U.S. Support for Syrian Kurds Actually Benefits Erdogan
Washington’s relationship with the YPG is a useful foil for the Turkish president ahead of the 2023 election.
View ArticleThe Tragedy of Pro-Palestinian Activism at the World Cup
Protests at the World Cup are basically meaningless on the ground, where a conflict exists that has no solution.
View ArticleThe Deeper Reason Netanyahu Won’t Arm Ukraine Against Russia
Jerusalem’s ties to Moscow are partly about security. They’re also about illiberalism.
View ArticleThe U.S.-Israel Relationship No Longer Makes Sense
If Israel and its supporters want the country to continue receiving U.S. largesse, they will need to come up with a new narrative.
View ArticleWhat if Kemal Kilicdaroglu Wins Turkey’s Election?
It seems that only an act of God could dislodge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Maybe the Feb. 6 earthquake was just that.
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Is Extremely Popular in the Middle East
Mohammed bin Salman’s middle finger to Washington is burnishing Riyadh’s image.
View ArticleWhy Turkey Experts Got the Election All Wrong
Erdogan’s better-than-expected showing is a reminder that hope isn’t analysis.
View ArticleSaudi-Iranian Rapprochement Has Failed to Bring De-escalation
From Syria to Israel’s borders to the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian de-escalation is nowhere to be found.
View ArticleIndia Has Become a Middle Eastern Power
It’s time to take New Delhi’s projection of power in the region seriously.
View ArticleWhat Does Turkey Actually Want?
Despite the policy whiplash at the NATO summit, Erdogan has been remarkably consistent in his foreign-policy goals.
View ArticleHow Sisi Ruined Egypt
The coup leader-turned-president promised Egyptians prosperity, but the country is flat broke.
View ArticleEgypt’s Sisi Rules by Fear—and Is Ruled by It
By falsely labeling all critics as Muslim Brotherhood shills, the Egyptian president shows how scared he really is.
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Really Wants You to Think It’s Cool
The desert kingdom’s rebranding project goes way beyond sportswashing. But it’s all a little too contrived.
View ArticleThe Hamas Attack Has Changed Everything
The starting point for the new Middle East will be an Israeli reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, not an Israeli Embassy in Riyadh.
View ArticleWhy the U.S. Tolerates Qatar’s Hamas Ties
Washington’s conflicting views of Qatar reflect the constraints of U.S.-Middle East policy.
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Is Mysteriously Absent in the Israel-Hamas War
Mohammed bin Salman has pitched the kingdom as the most influential country in the Middle East, yet he has dropped the ball on actual diplomacy.
View ArticleThis War Won’t Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict
After all the death and destruction, the situation will be no closer to a resolution than it was before Oct. 7.
View ArticleWhy Israel Will Probably End Up Reoccupying Gaza
Everyone seems to agree it is a bad idea. It might happen anyway.
View ArticlePrudence Means Fighting the Houthis Now
The Biden administration’s hesitance to intervene decisively in the Red Sea is a big mistake.
View ArticleNetanyahu Is a Failure—and Israel’s Next Winner
How Israel’s prime minister could still get rewarded at the ballot box.
View ArticleThe ‘Biden Doctrine’ Will Make Things Worse
The White House is developing plans for the Middle East that are too ambitious for its own good.
View ArticleWar Between Israel and Hezbollah Is Becoming Inevitable
It’s time to stop the wishful thinking and start looking at the facts.
View ArticlePost-Erdogan Turkey Is Finally Here
Last weekend’s elections offer a first glimpse of a political future beyond the reigning strongman.
View ArticleArab Countries Have Israel’s Back—for Their Own Sake
Last weekend’s security cooperation in the Middle East doesn’t indicate a new future for the region.
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