List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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Palestinians rally to denounce the Palestinian Authority following the violent arrest and death in custody of the activist Nizar Banat in Ramallah, West Bank, on Aug. 2. A High-Profile Trial Spells Tribulation for the Palestinian Authority
The trial of Nizar Banat’s killers has exposed the rot at the PA’s core.
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Russian and African presidents pose at a Russia-Africa summit. Who Blessed the Vlads Down in Africa?
Russia’s Wagner Group has its eyes on Mali. It fits a pattern of Russian interference in Africa.
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Taliban fighters pass a billboard in Kabul. The Myth of Moderate Jihadis
The unspoken pact between Washington and anti-Islamic State jihadi groups is a short-sighted move that will reward extremists.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi remotely addresses the U.N. Separate the Iran Deal From Regional Security Negotiations
U.S. allies have already taken the initiative on regional issues. Insisting on a package deal could permanently derail nuclear talks.
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Taliban fighters in Afghanistan Why the Taliban Won’t Quit al Qaeda
Don’t expect the Taliban to compromise their terrorist allies.
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Fighters from the former al-Nusra Front listen to a speech. The Middle East’s Jihadis Are Copying the Taliban Model
Islamist groups are hoping that a turn to local jihad will win them international legitimacy.
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Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati Does Lebanon Finally Have a Government That Can Fix the Mess?
Probably not. But after a year of stalemate, even old faces are better than none.
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Zeynab Serekaniye’s grave Turkey Capitalizes on Afghanistan Distraction to Attack Kurdish Forces in Syria
Turkish airstrikes in Syria have escalated over the last month as the world concentrates on a different crisis.
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An Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter plane performs at an air show during the graduation of new cadet pilots at Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on June 29, 2017. Israel Isn’t Strong Enough to Attack Iran
The Israeli government is ramping up its rhetoric, but political and military constraints are too great.
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A souvenir shop owner displays glasses decorated with pictures of Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah Is Trying to Be Lebanon’s Savior
As the country’s economic desperation grows, the Shiite sectarian group is promising to provide for anyone in need.
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A close-up photo of Hossein Amir-Abdollahian's face. Meet Iran’s New Foreign Minister: Qassem Suleimani’s ‘Soldier’
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is a staunch backer of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance.”
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The U.S. and Egyptian presidents ride to an event. Democracy Was Never Going to Stop Islamist Terrorism
Twenty years after 9/11, U.S. policy in the Middle East is still based on a fundamental mistake.
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Taliban fighters stand guard as passengers board a plane. U.S. Asks U.N. to Waive Taliban Travel Ban
A key Biden lever over the Taliban has been removed.
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Zalmay Khalilzad, special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, speaks. Zalmay Khalilzad: ‘I Will Reflect’ on What U.S. Could Have Done Differently
America’s man in Afghanistan reflects on Trump’s ill-fated peace deal, the pullout, and how everything went wrong.
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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping sit slightly slumped in red chairs next to one another. Neither Russia nor China Could Fill a U.S. Void in the Middle East
Nor would they desire to.
