The plan to end the Ukraine war

Trump's diesel-deal feud with Zelensky obscures a more important effort

David Ignatius

The Gloves Come Off in Turkey

[caption id="attachment_55248211" align="alignnone" width="620"] Traditional camel wrestling in Burhaniye district of Balikesir, Turkey on January 26, 2014. (Hakan Firik/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)[…

Nicholas Birch

A Change of Course in Cairo?

[caption id="attachment_55248181" align="alignnone" width="620"] A United States Marine shakes hands with the leader of the Egyptian military band who is dressed in a Pharaoh contume October 23, 2001…

Alex Edwards

The Fastest Woman in Iran

[caption id="attachment_55248199" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iran's Maryam Tousi (R) runs ahead of China's Jiang Xuanxuan (L) in the women's 400m round 1-heat 2 on the second day of the athletics…

Mahboobeh Khansari

Revolutionary Radio

[caption id="attachment_55248148" align="alignnone" width="620"] Mahmoud Hassino (L) at Sout Raya's studios in Istanbul. (Hannah Lucinda Smith)[/caption]Five years ago, Syrian radio host Mahmoud…

Hannah Lucinda Smith

Not Out of the Woods Yet

[caption id="attachment_55248127" align="alignnone" width="620"] Unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors (2nd and 3rd L) and Iranian technicians disconnect the connections…

Majid Rafizadeh

The Elusive Promise of Geneva II

[caption id="attachment_55248119" align="alignnone" width="620"] UN Secretary general Ban Ki-moon on the eve of the Geneva II conference. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] So we are…

James Denselow

Geneva’s Missing Piece

[caption id="attachment_55248097" align="alignnone" width="620"] A picture taken on January 20, 2014 in Montreux shows the place of the Iranian representative in the Syria peace conference (PHILIPPE…

Andrew Bowen

Erdoğan: A Walkabout or a Walkout?

[caption id="attachment_55248056" align="alignnone" width="620"] Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan leaves a debate with Israeli President Shimon Peres called "Gaza: The Case for Middle East…

Barçin Yinanç

A Spanner in the Works

[caption id="attachment_55248059" align="alignnone" width="620"] Committee ranking member Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and chairman Senator Robert Menendez (Democrat, New Jersey) listen during a hearing…

Arash Aramesh