Lebanon stands to be America’s next foreign policy win — if Washington chooses to claim it. The United States has committed significant resources, in war and diplomacy, to neutralize Iran’s ability to ...

Having taken on the role of facilitating a Lebanon-Israel cease-fire and hosting direct talks aimed at reconciling Israeli security with Lebanese sovereignty, the United States should also take the ...

Long fragile and constrained by Israeli restrictions, the Palestinian economy is in dire straits. The focus since Hamas’ October 7 attack and the ensuing war has been on the devastation in Gaza. Yet ...

Once NATO's most reluctant member, Turkey hosts this week's summit in Ankara as wars in Ukraine and Iran — and Erdoğan's ties to President Trump — make it one of the alliance's most indispensable.

The United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of its founding on the Fourth of July, a time when Americans typically engage in introspection about the health and welfare of their country’s ...

The consensus among analysts is that Hamas is down, but hardly out. The group may be badly battered, but it has been around since 1987, and in that time, it has been repeatedly attacked by Israel and ...

It is done—or rather, has begun. After an April cease-fire and nearly 70 days of indirect talks brokered by Pakistan and Qatar, Iran and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding ...

For months after Iraq’s November 2025 elections, outgoing Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani and former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vied for the premiership, and their power struggle brought the CF ...

The outcome of the Iran war will be shaped not only on the battlefield or around the negotiating table but also hundreds of miles away from the Persian Gulf, in Lebanon, where the architecture of ...

After nearly four months of war, the US and Iran have signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding declaring the conflict over, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and beginning talks toward a final deal ...

This report assesses the future sustainability of agriculture across North Africa using a multidimensional approach that considers the dynamics of water, climate, land, and economics. To enable this ...

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