Middle East
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
Lessons From a Forgotten War
How America’s first foray into the modern Arab world can help solve its current entanglements.
BY ROBERT SATLOFF | NOVEMBER 2, 2012
What We Found in Benghazi
The following are photographs taken by Jenan Moussa of Dubai's Al-Aan TV and freelance journalist Harald Doornbos at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, for their article, "'Troubling' Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack."
NOVEMBER 1, 2012
Littoral Combat Clip
The U.S. military needs to prepare for more operations along the world's coastlines.
BY LT. GEN. RICHARD MILLS | NOVEMBER 1, 2012
The Collaborator's Song
We often ask why some people choose to resist authoritarian regimes. But the better question might be why so many decide to cooperate.
BY ANNE APPLEBAUM | OCTOBER 31, 2012
The Secret of Islamist Success
Islamist political parties aren't succeeding in the Middle East because they stand for Islam. It's because they have a well-established political brand.
BY DALIBOR ROHAC | OCTOBER 31, 2012
Bibi's Mistake
Netanyahu hopes his new superparty will give him the stable majority he's always wanted. But joining forces with the far right could turn out to be a political disaster.
BY MICHAEL KOPLOW | OCTOBER 30, 2012
Tourists and Terrorists
Residents of Syria's capital stare into the abyss.
BY JOHN PEDRO SCHWARTZ | OCTOBER 29, 2012
The indispensable nation's indispensable weapon
BY JAMES TRAUB
Why Obama hasn't exactly won the war on homegrown terrorism
BY JANE HARMAN
Did Turkey just become a little more like Texas?
BY MARYA HANNUN
Was the killing of a British soldier in London actually an act of terrorism?
BY H.A. HELLYER
WikiLeaks hits back at documentary with 'annotated transcript'
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
Mystery solved: John Kerry really ate turkey shwarma
BY MARYA HANNUN
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