US should walk away from Iran nuclear talks
As the negotiations to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal reach a critical stage, disagreements have emerged among American diplomats...
Middle East
Don’t forget Qatar’s role in bringing us 70,000 unvetted Afghan refugees
Last year, when the Biden administration undertook to remove the remaining American forces that had been bolstering the government and...
US grapples over putting Houthis back on Foreign Terror Organization List
Editor's Note: Center Analyst Maya Carlin was quoted in this article published by the Jewish News Syndicate. The Houthis, officially...
Are Iran’s proxies becoming more dangerous?
In order to display a mirage of stability and strength, regime officials will likely lean even more on their proxy...
Situation Report: At least 3 rockets target US personnel in Baghdad’s Green Zone
On January 13, at least two rockets struck Iraq’s fortified Green Zone in an attack the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad...
Situation Report: Iran pledges revenge against US officials linked to Soleimani killing
Iranian officials commemorated the second anniversary of the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani by vowing revenge against former President Donald...
Why the United States, not China, needs to shape Middle East policy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnXm0f1SHc TRANSCRIPT: I'd like to talk a little bit today about why the generational struggle that's been very clearly...
Victoria Coates on the confusion in Natanz
On Saturday, December 4, 2021, an explosion occurred near Iran's nuclear facility outside the city of Natanz. Afterwards, two nearby...
The US must side with our ally Israel to thwart a nuclear Iran
As the United States, European powers, Russia and China engage the Iranian regime in talks to reenter the 2015 Joint...
Drones are winning the war in Ethiopia
The war in Ethiopia between the left wing Tigray People’s Liberation Front army (TPLF) and the world-recognized democratic government of...
Biden’s ‘diplomacy’ ignores looming Iranian threat
Anyone visiting Iraq and wandering the streets cannot fail to notice the disappointment, anger and desperation in people’s voices. If...
To counter Iran, Biden should support Iraq’s election outcome
Iraq's recent election results provide an opportunity to counter Iran and strengthen the U.S.-Iraqi relationship. Iranian-backed groups in Iraq have...
The Iran nuclear negotiations: Why the humpty dumpty JCPOA should not be renewed
As world powers met in Vienna this week to discuss how to revive the deeply flawed 2015 nuclear deal with...
Situation Report: Confusion at Natanz
All anyone can say with any certainty is that something very strange happened near the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear...
The Summit for Democracy—American leadership or photo op?
President Joe Biden’s first “Summit for Democracy” will meet on December 9-10, 2021. The summit is billed as an opportunity...
Time to end diplomacy with Iran and admit Trump was right
The Vienna talks were a catastrophe for diplomatic efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons program There is only one course...