List of Middle East and North Africa articles
-
A demonstrator waves an Egyptian flag on a rooftop overlooking Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Lessons for the Next Arab Spring
Ten years after Egypt’s coup, Washington has yet to learn that authoritarian stability is an illusion.
-
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace during a ceremonial reception at the presidential palace in New Delhi. India Has Become a Middle Eastern Power
It’s time to take New Delhi’s projection of power in the region seriously.
-
Flags of Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington. A Saudi-Israeli Peace Deal Isn’t Worth It
Why the United States will regret putting effort into its latest Middle East policy.
-
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian shakes hands with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, in Tehran. The Middle East Might Be Moving Toward Stability
Heightened great power competition is allowing nations to make deals in their own best interests.
-
A Polisario fighter wearing a turban is shown from behind as he surveys a desert war scene in the Western Sahara. A vehicle with a rocket launcher and more fighters stand in the sand beyond him. Decolonization’s Last Stand in the Sahara
How the Polisario Front’s 50-year war for independence is escalating a battle over a territory long disputed—and feeding a broader crisis.
-
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to Iranian Air Force commanders in Tehran, 08 February 2007. Khamanei vowed today the Islamic republic would hit back at US interests worldwide if attacked, amid mounting tension with the West over its nuclear programme. An Unwritten Deal Is Exactly What Iran and America Need
An informal agreement is a poor substitute for an official one—but exactly what the circumstances call for.
-
Abraham Ancer of Mexico looks on during Day Four of the PIF Saudi International at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club on February 05, 2023 in Al Murooj, Saudi Arabia. The International Relations of Saudi Arabia’s Golf Empire
What the latest dealmaking in professional golf reveals about foreign policy.
-
An Israeli border guard stands by a closed checkpoint entrance leading to the Palestinian village of Ni’lin, west of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Israeli Discrimination May Be Written Into U.S. Law
Israel’s border policies are a danger to the principles of visa reciprocity.
-
A photo illustration shows 10 Barbie dolls in an array of shapes and sizes against a glittery and shiny pink backdrop. It’s Not a Barbie World
Why the American doll never made it abroad.
-
A French MQ-9 Reaper drone armed with two GBU-12 bombs sits on the tarmac at a military base in Niamey, Niger. Drones Aren’t the Sahel’s Silver Bullet
The weapons may bolster the very rebel groups West African governments are trying to defeat.
-
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad talks with Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa at the opening of the Arab Summit in Damascus in 2008. Why Arab Countries Are Welcoming Back Assad
The region’s players all have their own interests in a stable Syria.
-
Alireza Bigdeli, Ali Al-Yousef, and others cut a red ribbon outside of the Iranian Embassy building. Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement Has Failed to Bring De-escalation
From Syria to Israel’s borders to the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian de-escalation is nowhere to be found.
-
Erdogan and his cabinet members walk toward the camera with the mausoleum looming in the background. What to Expect From Erdogan’s Third Term
Erdogan has two priorities: to chart a more assertive presence for Turkey and to leverage Ankara’s position inside Western institutions to make that happen.
-
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attend a press conference at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on Jan. 25. Israel Is Officially Annexing the West Bank
A quiet bureaucratic maneuver by Netanyahu’s government has begun transferring control over the occupied territory from military to civilian leadership—violating international law.
-
Votes are counted in the Notre Dame de Sion Ozel Fransiz school for the Turkish presidential election runoff in Istanbul, Turkey. Why Turkish Pollsters Didn’t Foresee Erdogan’s Win
Media saturation, manipulation of the economy, and culture wars helped the longtime leader hold on to his base.
