Middle East and North Africa

David Rundell, a seasoned Saudi hand, talks to Foreign Policy about what’s really at stake with the Biden administration’s reassessment of a decades-old relationship.

Centrist Yair Lapid refused to join Netanyahu’s coalition last year. Now the decision is paying off.

Biden was expected to revive the nuclear deal quickly—but as pro-Iran militias attack U.S. forces in Iraq and Washington strikes back in Syria, direct talks aren’t on the horizon.

The latest round of U.S. diplomacy will fail without additional leverage.

“We Are Bellingcat” charts the rise of the digital sleuths who have used open-source investigations to foil Russia’s intelligence agencies.

Washington’s aversion to the court’s recent decision on Palestine is emblematic of a fundamental disconnect in U.S. foreign policy.

Wendy Sherman and Colin Kahl will likely get grilled by Republicans over their role in the 2015 nuclear pact.

The new administration, like previous ones, has a Middle East quagmire. But it’s trying some nuanced moves to break free.

Democrats in Congress signaled they were uneasy with the move and are demanding answers from the White House.

The Biden administration wants to downgrade the region. Here are the countries he can ignore—and the ones he can’t.

A long-awaited intelligence report comes as Biden reassesses the United States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia.

A Syrian American doctor describes the devastation in Idlib, Syria.

Unwinding sanctions will be central to reviving the nuclear deal. If the Biden administration wants a lasting solution, it must involve Iran’s central bank governor.

How China is outflanking the United States—and staying under the radar.

Exporting advanced weapons systems to the Middle East will create very few jobs at home. Washington must base its decisions on national security strategy rather than domestic politics.

Syria has turned against Hamas, and Iran’s efforts to mediate aren't working.

Held back by infighting and hard-liners on the Hill, the administration may have squandered precious time to save the Iran nuclear deal, critics say.

The administration insists it can succeed where two U.S. presidents already tried and failed.