Center for Middle East Policy

A view shows the entrance of a tunnel used by Islamic State fighters as a shelter in the town of al-Mabroukah after the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) they took control of the area May 28, 2015. A Syrian Kurdish militia has captured a town from Islamic State in the northeast, a group monitoring the war reported on Wednesday, compounding recent losses for the jihadists in a strategic corner of Syria. The capture of the town of al-Mabroukah by the YPG militia opens the road for its forces to advance towards the Islamic State's stronghold in Raqqa province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. REUTERS/Rodi Said - GF10000110254

What happens when ISIS goes underground?

Daniel L. Byman

Thursday, January 18, 2018

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, January 15, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - LR2EC1F0Z4WIW

Iran’s protests and the myth of benign silence

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Iran's national flag

To help Iran’s protestors, keep the nuclear deal intact

Suzanne Maloney

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

A man on the motor bike holds a national flag as he watches an air show to celebrate the 70th Independence Day in Islamabad, Pakistan August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood - RC1E2B34B240

Trump is right: Pakistan is a terrorist haven. But what will he do about it?

Thursday, January 4, 2018

A Jordanian woman casts her ballot for municipal elections at a polling station in Amman August 27, 2013. The Muslim Brotherhood, the main opposition party, is boycotting the polls. REUTERS/Muhammad Hammad (JORDAN - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) - GM1E98S00ST01

By 2020, will more or fewer Islamist groups participate in elections in the Middle East compared to today?

Thursday, January 4, 2018

FILE PHOTO: Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran

Trump can help Iran’s protesters by rejecting his own Iran policies

Suzanne Maloney

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey, December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Erhan Elaldi/Pool - RC191B531210

Iran’s foreign policy weaknesses, and opportunities to exploit them

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Members of the New York Police Department's Counterterrorism Bureau stand watch as people take part during the Annual Tartan Day Parade in New York, U.S. April 8, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - RC1447601E80

The year in review: Counterterrorism

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, December 29, 2017

A Palestinian man walks past closed shops after Palestinian secular and Islamist factions called a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he has recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Jerusalem's Old City December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad - RC178CF28F50

5 reasons the Palestinian reaction to Trump’s Jerusalem announcement has been relatively quiet

Friday, December 22, 2017

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against the U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, December 17, 2017. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar - RC12EABCCA50

The global fallout over Trump’s Jerusalem decision

Hady Amr and Arsalan Suleman

Tuesday, December 19, 2017