On June 17, after almost a decade of trying, the U.S. House of Representatives voted by a substantial bipartisan margin to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force , which permitted the invasion of Iraq, the ouster of Saddam Hussein...
detailsU.S. soft power was already dwindling under Trump. But the new wave of police violence and racial injustice may be drying up the reserves.
detailsA country with a proud history of trade and commerce is starting to crumble into permanent poverty.
detailsIrans political and economic isolation has not stopped COVID-19—but sanctions are threatening to turn an outbreak into a catastrophe.
detailsReshaping institutions and funding can help save lives.
detailsThe region is accustomed to cycles of protest and political upheaval, so it’s better not to bank on successful revolutions.
detailsConcentration camps, surveillance, and spies keep the community under tight control.
detailsTehran may be good at winning influence, but it is bad at ruling after that.
detailsStarting a war to protect oil markets will only backfire.
detailsPentagon is cautious as Riyadh requests additional U.S. forces.
detailsThe bipartisan bill follows the revelation that a longtime Trump advisor was pushing for lucrative nuclear deals with Riyadh.
detailsPro-Iran factions are pushing for the move just as the Islamic State is starting to hit back.
detailsThe attack in New Zealand was inspired in part by the Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, but the real threat is lone wolves lurking in the far corners of the Internet.
detailsThe Middle East’s latest protests seem like the Arab Spring all over again. That’s no reason for optimism.
detailsThe gunman who massacred Muslims was inspired by ideas that have circulated for decades on the French far-right.
detailsWhat will it take for Washington to accept Iran as a “normal” state
detailsIn his first hundred days on the job, Adel Abdul Mahdi has hit entrenched political roadblocks to choosing cabinet ministers and changing a system of political patronage.
detailsAmericas Arab allies have always wanted to buy direct access to U.S. foreign policy, and they finally found a seller.
detailsWill it be the Harvard- and MIT-educated mandarin, the coveralls-wearing man of the people — or someone else the world has never heard of?
detailsEndless elections, unqualified leaders, uninformed voters, and short-term thinking are impeding economic growth.
detailsHaving won the war, will the United States end up yet again squandering the peace?
detailsHere is what the United States should do about it.
detailsCivil war is over and an entirely new one has started, with the United States at the center of it
detailsChechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov says he wants to rescue orphans. But what is really behind his humanitarian campaign?
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