[caption id="attachment_55252978" align="aligncenter" width="3071"] ASTRAKHAN, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) meet during the 4th…

[caption id="attachment_55252973" align="aligncenter" width="1476"]Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith (left) and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Near Eastern South Asian…

[caption id="attachment_55252965" align="aligncenter" width="3268"] Lyndon B. Johnson visiting with youth at a Philadelphia job opportunity center. As part of his "War on Poverty," Johnson created…

In his interview with Majalla, Stephen Hadleygives insight into his proposed strategy for US involvement in the Middle East that facilitates the region’s indigenous efforts in shaping their own…

•Iran and Russia are playing “negative roles” in the Syrian conflict •The U.S. should be wary of anything Russian President Putin says and does •The U.S. should maintain its friendly relations with…

By: Dennis Ross* Much remains uncertain about the Trump administration and its policies and priorities in national security. For any new administration, it takes time to get a clear picture of…

[caption id="attachment_55252658" align="aligncenter" width="2491"] Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's militant Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, speaks during a ceremony on the eve of the tenth…

[caption id="attachment_55252559" align="alignnone" width="1024"] UNITED STATES – JANUARY 17: Dennis Ross, a counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and special Middle East envoy…

[caption id="attachment_55252652" align="alignnone" width="1024"] French prime minister Jacques Chirac (C) shakes hands with Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (L), along with Egyptian Prime minister…

[caption id="attachment_55252636" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 19 (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)[/caption] By Maia Otarashvili* Throughout 2016 Russia made…