List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Remember the Iraq War? More U.S. Combat Troops Are Heading Back to the Fight
After months of "no boots on the ground," the Obama administration changes its tune.
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decisionmakerscrop The Iran Deal Wasn’t Revolutionary
The nuclear accord may have been historic, but it didn’t turn the tide of acrimonious relations between Washington and Tehran.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rating the U.S. Reaction to Terrorist Attacks
Looking at the world’s response to recent terrorist attacks — from policy shifts to political stumping to emotional outpourings and shows of solidarity — how does America measure up?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Obama Administration’s Human Shields
How the Obama administration is using the threat of civilian casualties to hold its fire against the Islamic State.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syria Is a Chemical Weapons Free-for-All. Happy Holidays.
The Islamic State is gassing civilians, Assad is dropping chlorine from helicopters, and Washington is sleeping off its Thanksgiving hangover.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Diplomat: Syria Has ‘Continued to Use Chemical Weapons on Its Own People’
Damascus continues to deny that it is targeting civilians.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Careful Talk Marks Obama’s Language on Russian Plane Shootdown
The State Department said Monday that the Russian jet shot down by Turkey last week had violated Ankara’s airspace, giving a potential boost to Washington’s NATO ally in its intensifying squabble with Moscow. The administration pointedly didn’t say, however, that Ankara was justified in shooting down the Russian Su-24 -- a careful bit of diplomatic jujitsu designed to avoid angering either Russia or Turkey and potentially making a bad situation worse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Insanity Plea in Murder of Palestinian Teen May Spark More Violence in the Holy Land
A court found two teenagers guilty Monday of killing a Palestinian last summer. But could a delay in the guilty verdict for their adult relative spark further violence?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Top Economist: OPEC Is Preparing for ‘Long-Term Type of War’
The research chief of Abu Dhabi’s $750 billion investment fund believes the oil cartel will keep pumping, even though prices are low and there’s already too much of the stuff.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Process for Interviewing, Vetting, and Resettling Syrian Refugees in America Is Incredibly Long and Thorough
I should know — I’ve been doing it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Democrats’ Problem With ‘Radical Islam’
It’s time to get past terminology and political correctness, and move on to real solutions of dealing with the Islamic State menace.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Syria, You Can’t Go Home Again
The refugees arriving in Europe are just the tip of the iceberg: Millions of internally displaced Syrians are struggling to survive, even those seen as a potential fifth column in government-controlled areas.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Now’s the Time for NATO to Rally Around Turkey
In the wake of the shoot-down of a Russian jet, Turkey’s alliance with the West needs to be reinforced, now more than ever.
