Middle East & North Africa

Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria December 3, 2021. EU Delegation in Vienna/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Iran’s nuclear aspirations

Suzanne Maloney and Fred Dews

Friday, February 18, 2022

Afghan Islamic Taliban fighters fire a Soviet-made cannon against former government forces on the front line, 30 km north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, November 5. [The dismissal of the Pakistan's government of Prime Minister Benazir-Bhutto could have important ramifications for Afghanistan's Taleban militia, now locked in war with a northern alliance.]

What we won: America’s secret war in Afghanistan, 1979-1989

Bruce Riedel and David Israelachvili

David's Politics Show

Friday, January 28, 2022

A Taliban fighter stands guard at a checkpoint during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

The proxy wars in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Pakistan

Bruce Riedel and Sajjan Gohel

NATO DEEP Dive

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Service members of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces take part in artillery drills at a shooting range in an unknown location in eastern Ukraine, in this handout picture released December 17, 2021. Picture released December 17, 2021. Press Service of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Russia, China, and beyond: Key U.S. foreign policy challenges

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Fred Dews

Friday, January 21, 2022

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN NOVEMBER 19, 2021: People are seen aboard an evacuation flight to Russia. Russia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered to organize evacuation of over 380 citizens of Russia, CSTO member states (Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia), Ukraine and Afghanistan by military transport aircraft. Three Ilyushin Il-76 airlifters of the Russian Aerospace Forces have delivered 36 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. Valery Sharifulin/TASS.No use Russia.

Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul

Madiha Afzal and Nicholas Danforth

The Warcast

Friday, November 12, 2021

President Joe Biden, King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II of Jordan walk along the Colonnade of the White House on Monday, July 19, 2021, to the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz via Sipa USA)Please note: Fees charged by the agency are for the agencys services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. The agency does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you expressly agree to indemnify and to hold the agency and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against the agency arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material.No Use Germany.

Jordan and America’s decades-long friendship

Bruce Riedel and Bill Finan

Friday, September 24, 2021

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hosts an honor cordon for NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg upon his arrival to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

The case against a US grand strategy of restraint

Thomas Wright and Elliot Waldman

Trend Lines

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Flames and smoke rise during Israeli air strikes amid a flare-up of Israel-Palestinian violence, in the southern Gaza Strip May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT

What hope is there for de-escalation between Israel and Hamas?

Shibley Telhami and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. soldier of 2-12 Infantry 4BCT-4ID Task Force Mountain Warrior takes a break during a night mission near Honaker Miracle camp at the Pesh valley of Kunar Province, Afghanistan, August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Biden announces a military withdrawal from Afghanistan

Madiha Afzal, Bryce Klehm, and Thomas Gibbons-Neff

The Lawfare Podcasst

Friday, April 16, 2021

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reviews Iran's new nuclear achievements during Iran's National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021. Iranian Presidency Office/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Will Natanz attack, uranium enrichment derail nuclear diplomacy with Iran?

Robert Einhorn and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 14, 2021