Middle East

A last-ditch scramble by Trump’s chief diplomat reveals frictions with Congress over how the State Department spends its money.

Further steps to asphyxiate the country’s economy will backfire.

Putting America’s annual $3.8 billion of military assistance to Israel on the chopping block makes for good politics. But it makes no sense for U.S. national security.

Amid a heavy-handed crackdown on protesters, the international community must help Iraqi journalists maintain the free flow of information.

The U.S. president is an unreliable ally.

Tehran has long sought to throw its weight around across the region. Now the Islamic Republic is facing a backlash in Iraq, Lebanon, and at home.

Britain, France, and Germany say Iran’s ballistic missile program is inconsistent with the nuclear deal and improves its capacity to deliver nuclear payload. Tehran counters that Europeans have failed to meet obligations under the pact.

Impeachment drama on full display in Washington, fallout of the U.S. recognition of Israeli settlements, and the legacy of Bolivian President Evo Morales.

The Trump administration’s disdain for international consensus on the West Bank will encourage previously cautious governments to support BDS and Palestinian statehood.

Khalid bin Salman is working full time to extricate Saudi Arabia from the disastrous conflict begun by his brother. Some regional and U.S. officials are cautiously optimistic. 

The regime has survived uprisings in the past. But now it is starting to kill demonstrators in great numbers.

The U.S. Middle East peace plan may be in a coma. But that hasn’t stopped Washington from handing major diplomatic victories to Israel.

By failing to attract major international investors, Mohammed bin Salman may have to kiss his Saudi Vision 2030 goodbye.

The benefits of their personal relationship are clear for the Turkish president. But the U.S. president has his reasons, too.

Uncertainty in Bolivia after the resignation of President Evo Morales, a resurgence of Iraqi nationalism challenges long-term U.S. interests, and the United States is using diplomacy to crack into Greenland.

Turkey’s recalcitrant president won a White House platform to spout his views. The U.S. president got little in return.

With killings, beatings, and disappearances, the Iraqi government is growing more authoritarian in response to the protests.

Turkey’s plans in Syria are part of a long and dark history of population transfer stretching back to the Ottoman era.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince will take money from investors in the national oil company—but he’ll be giving up far more than he thinks.