List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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A man leans on a statue, holding a sign that reads: "PLUS JAMAIS ÇA!" Benin’s Failed Coup Reveals Deepening Fault Lines in Africa
The foiled putsch placed the continent’s geopolitics under a magnifying glass.
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks while U.S. President Donald Trump is sitting down in the Oval Office at the White House. Don’t Let Trump Destroy the G-20
Barring South Africa will fundamentally weaken the G20. Its members must push back.
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A man is shown from behind as he stands amid rubble on a destroyed street. How to Keep Gaza’s Recovery From Becoming an 80-Year Project
The coming year will determine whether the territory’s recovery can break the region’s cycle of violence.
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People celebrating a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, in Umayyad Square, in the Syrian capital of Damascus. One Year on, U.S. Sanctions Are Killing Syria’s Recovery
Short-term waivers are a start, but Congress must act on the full repeal Syria needs to rebuild.
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Hamas militants are seen standing between two green flags while wearing all black and holding guns. Does the Road to Disarming Hamas Lead Through Qatar and Turkey?
Diplomats and experts say Doha and Ankara have leverage, but it may not be enough.
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Two women with long hair are seen in profile with their hair covering their faces. Behind them are the buildings of a city. Iran Has a New Moral Order
The Islamic republic no longer controls the symbolic universe that once anchored its legitimacy.
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A drawn illustration of a soccer player with a US dollar sign on the bottom of their show about to kick a globe like a soccer ball. Soccer Still Has Some Explaining to Do
Re-read today, Franklin Foer’s 2004 classic inadvertently suggests where globalization went wrong.
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Palestinians fill containers with water at a collection point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 23. The Challenges of Providing Humanitarian Aid
Organizations working in Gaza and Sudan say their jobs have become harder than ever.
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A close view of the back of a helicopter. Two Cheers for the National Security Strategy
Trump’s new document gets much right and a few things wrong.
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Guests look at a model of the largest data center in the UAE under construction in Abu Dhabi as the Stargate initiative, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft, and OpenAI, during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images) The Geopolitics of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are investing capital right when the world values geopolitical swing states.
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South Koreans walk past missile replicas at the Korean War Memorial on Feb. 28, 2019 in Seoul. Nuclear Policy Must Learn to Live With Disagreement
From climate to AI, other fields have bridged deep divides.
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Egyptians stand behind the defendants’ cage during their trial after the army overthrew Egypt’s ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi. The Muslim Brotherhood Still Isn’t a Terrorist Organization
Naming it one will only bolster repression in the Middle East and the United States.
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Albanese rests her hand against her face thoughtfully as she listens to someone out of frame speak. The Doha Forum logo can be seen on a large screen in the background. U.N. Expert Francesca Albanese Says There’s No Cease-Fire in Gaza
“There is no peace without the end of the occupation,” Albanese said.
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A convoy of French army vehicles heads toward Gao, Mali, on Feb. 7, 2013. France Didn’t Lose the Sahel—Everyone Did
Blaming Paris for Mali’s problems won’t solve them. A collective European response is needed.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waits to speak at the World Bank in Washington on May 14, 2014. Hillary Clinton: ‘Congress Has Abdicated Its Responsibility’
The former U.S. secretary of state on Trump’s foreign policy, Americans’ shifting views on Israel, and the fight for women’s rights.
