Middle East & North Africa

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard sails close to Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, near Bandar Abbas port, Iran July 21, 2019. Picture taken July 21, 2019. Fars News Agency/ WANA Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1D73A09A90

Iran’s threats are an attempt to negotiate

Suzanne Maloney

Friday, July 26, 2019

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi attends a summit between Arab league and European Union member states, in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, February 24, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC1131697370

Essebsi, founding father of Tunisia’s second republic, leaves mixed legacy

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Health workers carry a national flag as they march during a protest calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit, in Algiers, Algeria March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC16969E1C30

Surveying protesters and the military amid Algeria’s uprising

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia, August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES) - GM1E48F0B7101

Women and the war on terror: An insider account

Monday, July 22, 2019

IRANIAN CHILDREN PLAY SOCCER BY HUGE GRAFFITI SHOWING MULLAHS LEADING REVOLUTIONARY GUARD TO WAR AGAINST IRAQ. Iranian children play soccer by a huge grafitti showing mullahs leading the revolutionary guard to the war against Iraq in Tehran 6 June, 1990. SCANNED FROM NEGATIVE REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis - RP1DRICQVKAD

Four decades later, did the Iranian revolution fulfill its promises?

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Shi'ite fighters ride on the back of a truck with their weapons in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, October 18, 2015. Iraqi forces backed by Shi'ite militia fighters say they have retaken a mountain palace complex of former President Saddam Hussein from Islamic State fighters, as government forces push ahead on a major offensive against the insurgents. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - GF10000249718

Militias in the Middle East and North Africa: “It’s the governance, stupid!”

Jesse I. Kornbluth

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

A policeman stands guard as an Indonesian journalist holds a placard during a protest over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta - RC1787518E20

GCC News Roundup: UN report calls for further investigation into Khashoggi murder (June 1-30)

Monday, July 1, 2019

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrive at Manama's Four Seasons hotel, the venue for the U.S.-hosted "Peace to Prosperity" conference, in Manama, Bahrain, June 25, 2019. REUTERS/Matt Spetalnick - RC1A6E554E00

Brookings experts assess White House Middle East economic plan

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Can the US and Africa prosper together?

Witney Schneidman and Jay Ireland

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

A boy rides on a motorbike as he drives past Palestinian flags at Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Aziz Taher - RC1896B964D0

Trump’s economic proposal is an opportunity in disguise

Wednesday, June 26, 2019