Middle East & North Africa

White House adviser Jared Kushner attends a plenary session at the Middle East summit in Warsaw, Poland, February 14, 2019. Agencja Gazeta/Slawomir Kaminski via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND. - RC1F9B11F600

Why Trump’s Middle East peace plan needs Congress

Hady Amr and Scott R. Anderson

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front fighters carry weapons on the back of pick-up trucks during the release of Lebanese soldiers and policemen in Arsal, eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF200000812722

What comes after ISIS?

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, February 22, 2019

Women and children walk with their belongings near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria February 12, 2019. Picture taken February 12, 2019. REUTERS/ Rodi Said - RC1B2727B0D0

The wrong decision on Hoda Muthana

Daniel L. Byman

Thursday, February 21, 2019

A view of minarets of Prophet Mohammad's Mosque in the holy city of Medina January 3, 2007. Pilgrims from all over the world gather in the holy city of Mecca each year for the five-day haj, which is a duty for every able-bodied Muslim at least once in a lifetime. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (SAUDI ARABIA) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE: ALSO SEE GF2E5440NM001 - GM1DUHYIKUAA

Islam as statecraft: How governments use religion in foreign policy

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Iranian people gather during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2019. Vahid Ahmadi/Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTÝ - RC1507A9B400

After 40 years, is Iran’s revolution unravelling?

Suzanne Maloney

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

A group of Syrian refugees who crossed the Evros river, the natural border between Greece and Turkey, walks towards the city of Didymoteicho, Greece, April 30, 2018. Picture taken April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis - RC155DC7E740

A refugee compact for Turkey?

Kemal Kirişci and Jessica Brandt

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Iranian cleric Ayatollah Sepehr Norouzi's turban rests on a shelf in the library of his home in Tehran July 31, 2005. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl CJF/SN - RP6DRMTRWOAB

What to read to understand the 1979 Iranian revolution

Suzanne Maloney, Eliora Katz, and Keian Razipour

Monday, January 28, 2019

Israel Prime Minister Office Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Sultan Qaboos bin Said in this undated handout provided by the Israel Prime Minister Office, in Oman. Israel GPO/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC191FF37EB0

What’s behind the relationship between Israel and Arab Gulf states?

Monday, January 28, 2019

Followers of late Pakistan military ruler General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq carry his pictures as they assemble at his grave in Islamabad on August 17 to mark his 8th death anniversary. Some 10,000 people took part in the rally and vowed to oust Prime Minister Benazir-Bhutto's government. Zia was killed in a mysterious plane crash in 1988. - PBEAHUMWKBI

1979: Another embassy under siege

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Rosalynn Carter and Jimmy Carter host welcoming ceremony for the state visit of the Shah of Iran and Shahbanou of Iran. Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Iran’s revolution and the problem of autocratic allies

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Thursday, January 24, 2019