On February 29, 2020, the United States and the Taliban signed a peace deal in Doha, Qatar. The deal has been one of the most contentious treaties in recent history, as it proponents praise it for…

As the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak appears to have crested, older patterns of conflict and foreign policy are re-asserting themselves. Iranian leader Khamene’i took the occasion of Qods…

While the coronavirus pandemic consumes the world’s attention, the Libya crisis is worsening rapidly.Recent developments are threatening the stability of the nation that has been in turmoil since a…

Recently, there have been a lot of talks surrounding the prospects of an Iranian withdrawal from Syria. It is also rumoured that Moscow is growing tired of the Assad regime’sintransigence and refusal…

Amid the coronavirus crisis, foreign policy debates in Washington are coming to center around the future of America’s relationship with Beijing. While a casual reading of American media would suggest…

by Ali Elmandalawy Born in September 1987, Kim Yo-jong is the youngest daughter of late leader Kim Jong-il and is thought to be the most important figure in the…

People have long assumed that autocrats and dictators have an advantage in waging war. Today, as the novel coronavirus sweeps across the globe, there is some speculation that autocracies have an edge…

During one of theBalkanwars in the 1990s, a group of senior officials met in theWhite House Situation Roomand listened to a proposal for bombingSerbiayet again in retribution for the latest outrage…

The current political process in Lebanon bears similarities with Lebanese “zajal” festivals, which used to be shown (and perhaps they are still getting airtime) on Lebanese national television…

Former US ambassador to Germany and current Director of National Intelligence, Richard Grenell, has been working closely with German authorities these past few years to counter Hezbollah’s network in…