If you read the analyses that are being published by Washington-based think tanks themselves, the messaging is relatively ...

Israel's confrontation with Iran, along with the war that began on October 7, marks a tectonic shift in Middle Eastern ...

One of the most frequently discussed budget items in the United States is the amount the country spends on foreign assistance ...

As a scholar of nuclear nonproliferation, my research indicates that military strikes, such as the U.S. one against Iran, tend not to work. Diplomacy — involving broad and resolute international ...

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is chipping away at Iran’s regional influence. He is urging Syria and Lebanon to join the ...

Critics feared it would plunge the Middle East into a wider war. That doomsday scenario has not come to pass, at least for ...

Syria's civil war is over. Assad is gone. But a new chapter has begun, one that's raising eyebrows across the Middle East. The United States is lifting sanctions. Israel is pushing for peace. And ...

President Trump eases most sanctions against Syria in a move to reclaim regional leverage, counter Iranian influence, and ...

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing ...

During Syria’s civil war, the Islamic State captured a large chunk of eastern Syrian and ruled over it for years. A U.S.-led international coalition, partnering with a Kurdish-led Syrian militia, ...

Israel’s approach to any agreement with Syria is shaped by hard-learned lessons from past diplomatic efforts. The post The prospects and challenges of renewed Israel-Syria relations appeared first on ...

Shmuel Rosner is senior political editor. For more analysis of Israeli and international politics, visit Rosner’s Domain at ...