On August 13, the governments of Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that they had agreed to bilateral relations – including investment, tourism, direct flights, security,…

In a matter of two weeks, Hezbollah and its Lebanese allies have lost more than they could fathom. In two weeks, Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah had to watch life-size cardboards cutout of him…

On August 14, the UN Security Councilrejecteda resolution that would have prolonged the UN arms embargo on Iran for the foreseeable future, amid reservations from Washington’s European partners…

The mafia-militia nexus in Lebanon responded to the Beirut explosion in two ways. First, it brought about the government’s resignation, expecting this to quell anger on the street and earn…

Iran seized a United Arab Emirates-registered ship violating its territorial waters this week, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, adding that UAE coastguards killed two Iranian fishermen on…

During the Cold War, theUnited StatesandSoviet Unionspent decades negotiating over how to control the competition in nuclear arms. The resulting agreements kept the peace by limiting the number and…

In a series of speeches this summer, senior officials in the administration ofU.S.PresidentDonald Trumphave castthe United StatesandChinaas antagonists in a new Cold War. Speaking to theArizona…

Last week Egypt and Greece signed a maritime border agreement that sets the sea boundary between the two countries and demarcates an exclusive economic zone for oil and gas drilling rights, a move…

10 days after a catastrophic explosion of combustible ammonium nitrate that destructed the capital city, turmoil continues to engulf the nation of Lebanon. The blast has led to widespread anger from…

Joe Biden’s long search for a partner to complete the Democratic presidential ticket has finally concluded, settling on the candidate long considered the presumptive favorite by Washington observers,…