Middle East

Gunning for Damascus

When no one was watching, the Syrian rebels started winning.

BY MICHAEL WEISS | NOVEMBER 21, 2012

On Pilgrims and Zionists

Why I’m thankful America didn’t turn out like Israel.

BY ROSA BROOKS | NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The Boomerang Effect

Will the civil war in Syria incite a Sunni-Shiite holy war in Lebanon?

BY PATRICK GALEY | NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Decline Is Not a River in Egypt

Why does the Arab world still think America is all-powerful?

BY MICAH ZENKO | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Bearing Witness

Exclusive photographs from inside besieged Gaza.

BY MOSA'AB ELSHAMY | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Israel 2012 vs. London 1944

What the buzz bomb can tell us about Iron Dome.

BY MICHAEL PECK | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The More Things Change

Advances in Israeli weaponry haven't led to advances in Israeli strategy.

BY JEFFREY WHITE | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The Re-Pivot

Forget Asia. It's time for Obama to put his focus back on the Middle East.

BY MARTIN INDYK | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Strategic Overreach

Emboldened by the Arab Spring's Sunni wave, Hamas has overplayed its hand in Gaza. But can its newly empowered neighbors tamp the fire?

BY JONATHAN SPYER | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Gaza Burning

Scenes from the latest flare-up in the forever war.

BY SULOME ANDERSON | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Rockets' Red Glare

No, Iron Dome does not prove that "Star Wars" was right.

BY YOUSAF BUTT | NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Still Think Middle East Peace Doesn't Matter?

Gaza's radiating instability proves once again that Palestine is at the center of the region's problems.

BY STEVEN A. COOK | NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Winning the Stalemate

In Gaza, both sides are benefitting from the violence.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | NOVEMBER 19, 2012

How Hamas Won the War

It doesn’t really matter if Israel wins the battle.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Small Arms, Big Problems

Western assault rifles are showing up in the hands of Islamist fighters in Gaza. It's a cautionary tale for arms-exporting countries across the globe.

BY DAMIEN SPLEETERS | NOVEMBER 19, 2012

A Pillar of Problems

Eight questions about the Israel-Gaza conflict we still don't have a good handle on.

BY JONATHAN SCHANZER | NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Emergency Routine

Israelis are once again going to war, even as they admit no sweeping victories are on the horizon.

BY NERI ZILBER | NOVEMBER 16, 2012

How Not to Wage War on the Internet

BY MICHAEL KOPLOW | NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Egyptian Idol

The Salafi threat to blow up the pyramids is nothing new: Egypt's ambivalence toward its past dates back centuries.

BY IAN STRAUGHN | NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The Peace Process Isn't Dead

The brewing war in Gaza shows why the United States must make a renewed effort to bring Israelis and Palestinians together.

BY DANIEL KURTZER | NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The World Is Not Enough

Why does the planet's No. 1 spy never go to the really dangerous places?

BY FRANK JACOBS | NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Islamist-In-Chief

The new leader of Syria's opposition has a history of statements that are anti-Semitic, outrageous, and sometimes downright bizarre.

BY MOHANAD HAGE ALI | NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The Survivor

Barack Obama called for Syrian's Bashar al-Assad to step aside more than a year ago. Here's why he's still in power.

BY RANDA SLIM | NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Is J Street Winning?

This election showed that the Democratic Party's views toward Israel are changing in some disturbing ways.

BY STEVEN J. ROSEN | NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Relationship Advice

Don't believe the loose talk of Barack Obama exacting vengeance on Benjamin Netanyahu -- the two leaders need each other too much to let old grudges get in the way.

BY DAVID MAKOVSKY | NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Bahrain Burning

The island kingdom is descending into violence, and nobody has a plan to restore order.

BY MICHAEL STEPHENS | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

What You Missed While You Were Refreshing Drudge and FiveThirtyEight

A guide to the world news you should get caught up on now that the election is over.

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Rights and Responsibility

The candidates may disagree on some human rights issues, but the next president will face challenges that transcend partisan lines.

BY KENNETH ROTH | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Middle East Lost

The Arab Spring gave Barack Obama the perfect opening to reorient U.S. policy in the Middle East. Too bad he blew it.

BY SHADI HAMID | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Losing Yemen

How this forgotten corner of the Arabian Peninsula became the most dangerous country in the world.

BY GREGORY JOHNSEN | NOVEMBER 5, 2012