Center for Middle East Policy

Afghan locals attend a shura (council meeting) in Khan Neshin district of Helmand province July 8, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT) - GM1E5781O8W02

When terrorists and criminals govern better than governments

Shadi Hamid, Vanda Felbab-Brown, and Harold Trinkunas

Thursday, April 5, 2018

A member of Syrian forces of President Bashar al Assad stands guard near destroyed buildings in Jobar, eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki - RC12300737D0

How withdrawing from Syria would embolden Russia and Iran

Thursday, April 5, 2018

A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of the U.S., Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015. To match Analysis USA-ELECTION/IRAN REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo - RTX2STPR

Trump’s new national security team likely spells disaster for the Iran nuclear deal

Suzanne Maloney

Monday, April 2, 2018

An aerial view of the coast of the Red Sea is pictured through the window of an airplane near Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt December 16, 2017. Picture taken December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC1E55356010

The Middle East after the defeat of the Islamic State

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Houthi supporters attend a rally to mark the third anniversary of the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni conflict in Sanaa, Yemen March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC12E2C83A90

What you need to know about the latest Houthi attack on Riyadh

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he leaves a plenary session during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC1359EA4910

Why everyone loves Israel now

Shai Feldman and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Monday, March 26, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a news conference with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RC1227AC9B20

Israel’s broken system needs to be fixed

Thursday, March 22, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington

Mohammed bin Salman, son of the Iraq War

Shibley Telhami

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

A Palestinian woman supporting Hamas takes part in a rally marking the 30th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem - RC1F353786D0

Why Israel is stuck with Hamas

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, March 19, 2018

Members of the delegations take part in the international meeting on Syria in Astana

7 years into the Syrian war, is there a way out?

Friday, March 16, 2018