List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sacrificing a Queen for a Knight
Obama's Syria chemical weapons deal was not a proud moment.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: U.S. Commandos Outside the Wire; American Warship Opens Fire in Persian Gulf
China Steps Up; Kerry and Lavrov Meet; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The UAE Spends Big on Israeli Spyware to Listen In on a Dissident
In attacking the iPhone of human rights defender Ahmed Mansour, the Emirati government reportedly bought a rare, zero-day, Israeli exploit of Apple’s iOS.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Washington’s Tightrope Act in Syria
President Barack Obama's administration is trying to stay on the good side of both Turkey and Syria's Kurds, even as its two partners are increasingly at each others' throats.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch: Iranian Attack-Boats Swarm U.S. Destroyer
Iran's swarming tactics can overcome the U.S. Navy's technological superiority.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Kurds Retreat, Turks Staying in Syria; Assad’s New Chemical Weapons
Kerry Hashing Out Russia Deal; Peace in Colombia; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Claims Syrian Regime and Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons
For the first time, the U.N. formally blames Assad regime and Islamic State extremists for using poison gas in Syria.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey Is Finally Bombing Syria, But It’s Not Hitting Who the U.S. Wants
Ankara has sent tanks and commandos across the border, but its primary focus isn't ISIS — it's the Kurds trying to seize territory along its border.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Turkey Went to War in Syria
It’s fear of a Kurdish state — even more than the Islamic State. But things could get complicated with Washington supporting Kurdish rebels.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump and Clinton Have No Idea How to Deal With Putin
Murky links to Moscow and speculation of Kremlin interference have dominated the U.S. election. So how come neither candidate has a coherent Russia policy?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Erdogan and Khomeini Have in Common
The Turkish president’s post-coup crackdowns are following in the footsteps of Iran’s Islamic revolution.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 If This Is Obama’s Middle East ‘Balancing Act,’ God Help Us
Robert Malley isn’t wrong in recounting how Obama conducted foreign policy in the Middle East. It’s why they chose that policy that’s screwy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Turks Push into Syria; U.S. Casualty in Afghanistan
Iraqi Shiite Militias Accused; North Korea Launches New Missile; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. and Europe Say Assad May Have Kept Some Chemical Weapons
Damascus promised to destroy its entire arsenal, but the world’s chemical weapons watchdog suggests Assad may have squirreled some away.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Invaluable U.S.-Israeli Alliance
Both Washington and Jerusalem have reaped huge dividends from their longstanding partnership — and those ties are about to grow even stronger.
