List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters take part in a funeral in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakeh on February, 4, 2022. It’s Time for Syria’s Kurds to Fold
Kurdish autonomy is a problem that today’s Syria can’t afford.
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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes leaders to the Cour d'Honneur of the Élysée Palace for the Ukraine and European security summit in Paris. Europe’s Top Leaders Meet in Paris to Stay Relevant
As U.S. and Russian officials begin negotiating an end to the Ukraine war without them.
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A masked soldier holds a large black banner with Arabic lettering on it amid a shrubby desert landscape. The Islamic State Is Making a Comeback
A metastasizing threat will only remain localized for so long.
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Protesters march to demand an end to Israeli military attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, in Berlin on Oct. 6, 2024. Germany’s Pro-Israel Policy Must End
The country’s desire to atone for historical atrocities threatens to make it complicit in new ones.
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An illustrations shows a TV with a heart on it atop a tiered wedding cake. Small figures scramble up the sides of the cake toward the TV. Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check
Foreign Policy’s guide to the global state of (televised) romance.
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A Palestinian girl carries a child through the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on March 3, 2024. Why Is the World So Polarized on Gaza?
The answer might be linked to race and colonization, explains author Pankaj Mishra, speaking on FP Live.
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A crowd of dozens of people march down a paved city street lined on either side by midrise buildings. Many of the people hold signs or wave Iranian flags, and six women leading the procession hold a large banner covered in the words "woman," "life," and "freedom" written in English, German, and Persian. Trump’s Grand Bargain With Iran Shouldn’t Abandon Its People
Trump has significant leverage to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Tehran that also protects protesters.
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Figures are silhouetted in a smoke-filled scene above a heap of destruction. A bit of fire is seen in the foreground. How Gaza Shattered the West’s Mythology
The war has exposed post-World War II illusions of a common humanity.
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A sign with lettering in Hebrew and English stands atop rocky ground. The sign reads "Private Road No Entry." A truck can be seen on the road in the distance. How Israel Deceived the U.S. and Built the Bomb
Newly declassified documents reveal how Israel operated under the noses of U.S. inspectors.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025. Will Trump Make Gaza or Greenland the 51st State?
Another wild week in Washington calls into question long-standing U.S. alliances and policies.
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U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) hold a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, on Sept. 23, 2019. Why Trump’s Return Spells Trouble for Sisi
Egypt’s leader may have once been Trump’s “favorite dictator,” but Washington’s latest demands threaten Cairo’s interests.
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Netanyahu and Trump sit side by side in front of a fireplace in the White House. What Israel Wants in Gaza
Israel’s deputy foreign minister on the cease-fire, Trump’s proposal, and more.
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An aerial view shows a road clogged to the horizon with people. At left is the ocean and at right a war-devastated landscape. What Trump’s Gaza Plan Means for the World
FP asked 10 writers to respond to the U.S. president’s shock announcement.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on before a meeting with U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, and other senators at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Netanyahu Remains Unpopular at Home—This Is How He Could Win a Coming Election
His party is pushing a bill that would suppress turnout among Arab Israeli voters.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick (R), speaks to the press as he signs an executive order to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. The Big Questions Facing Trump’s New Sovereign Wealth Fund
He isn’t the first U.S. president to try to establish one, but the initiative faces several obstacles.
