List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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How Long Until Trump’s First War?
The Trump administration’s unpredictable foreign policy could force the United States into an unintended conflict.
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2state One-State Solution, or Two? Trump’s ‘Happy With the One That Both Parties Like’
Trump suggests the United States might not support a two-state solution, which it has explicitly done for the past 15 years.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures as he talks to journalist from a balcony of the Palais Coburg hotel where the Iran nuclear talks are being held in Vienna on July 10, 2015. Iran accused major powers on Friday of backtracking on previous pledges and throwing up new "red lines" at nuclear talks, after the deadline to reach an agreement in time to receive expedited scrutiny from the U.S. Congress expired with no deal. AFP PHOTO / POOL / CARLOS BARRIA (Photo credit should read CARLOS BARRIA/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Iran Policy Is Missing One Big Piece
The Trump administration should maintain the communications channels the Obama administration opened with Iran.
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bndjt Six Things for Trump and Netanyahu to Discuss
From settlements to Jared Kushner
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Gen. Michael T. Flynn (R) arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) SitRep: Flynn Out; Uncertainty Grips NatSec Community; Trump Promises Action on North Korea
Trump’s Unsecured Phone Draws Attention; Gitmo is Back, Maybe
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trump Trump and Netanyahu Won’t Bury the Two-State Solution
Any agreement between the two leaders, no matter how close they are, will likely be less than revolutionary.
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gettyimages-516871448 Trump’s ‘Outside-In’ Approach to Israel-Palestine Won’t Work Right Now
In recent years, ties between Israel and its Arab neighbors have quietly improved.
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isof Memo to Trump: Iraq Is Too Big to Fail
If the president derails the U.S. alliance with Baghdad, the only ones to benefit would be Iran and the Islamic State.
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trump-crop Trump and Asia, Deportations, and Oh, Canada: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead
Catch up on the top news stories you may have missed this weekend.
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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley testifies during her confirmation hearing for US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) before the Senate Foreign Relations committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 18, 2017. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) -
gettyimages-629380972 White House Rocked by Flynn’s Overtures to Russia
The national security advisor’s conversations about sanctions with the Russian ambassador have landed him in hot water, raising more questions about Trump’s odd affinity for Putin.
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komarboryswoods The Blackwater of Jihad
A consortium of elite, well-paid fighters from across the former Soviet Union are training jihadis in Syria. Their business model could go global.
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Pro-government forces walk in the port of the western Yemeni coastal town of Mokha as they advance in a bid to try to drive the Shiite Huthi rebels away from the Red Sea coast on February 9, 2017. Forces supporting President Abedrabbo Masnour Hadi, backed by the coalition, began a major offensive on January 7 to recapture the coastline overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. / AFP / SALEH AL-OBEIDI (Photo credit should read SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP/Getty Images) From SEALs to All-Out War: Why Rushing Into Yemen Is a Dangerous Idea
The first foreign-policy crisis of the Trump administration may be in a country most Americans could not find on a map.
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Syrians walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following reported air strikes by regime forces in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on August 30, 2015. More than 240,000 people have been killed since Syria's conflict began in March 2011, and half of the country's population has been displaced by the war. AFP PHOTO / ABD DOUMANY / AFP / ABD DOUMANY (Photo credit should read ABD DOUMANY/AFP/Getty Images) If Trump Wants Safe Zones in Syria, There Have to Be Boots on the Ground
There’s just no way to protect innocent lives without putting professional militaries into the fight.
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Commander of the NATO battalion battlegroup and the German contingent in Lithuania Lieutenant Colonel Christoph Huber stands in front of (L to R) the Belgian, German, French and NATO flags during a welcoming ceremony in Rukla, Lithuania, on February 7 , 2017. Lithuania welcomed several hundred German troops who will lead a multinational NATO battalion, one of four the alliance is deploying on a rotational basis this year to deter Russia by beefing up its eastern flank. / AFP / Petras Malukas (Photo credit should read PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Bannonism: Chaos, or Part of a Plan?; Russia Bristles at NATO Deployments; Moscow’s New Syria Buildup
The Battle for Raqqa; New Iranian Missile Test; Rebel Leaders in Ukraine Ending Up Dead
