Middle East & North Africa

Palestinian demonstrators are seen as smoke rises from burning tires during a protest marking the 70th anniversary of Nakba, at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip May 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC164F7FC530

Political amnesia in Washington: From the Nakba to the occupation

Friday, May 18, 2018

A Lebanese Druze man casts his vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election, in Aley, Lebanon, May 6, 2018. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi - RC1A6824A420

Three observations after observing the Lebanese elections

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Thursday, May 17, 2018

The United Nations Security Council votes to approve a resolution at the U.N. headquarters in New York July 20, 2015. The United Nations Security Council on Monday endorsed a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, but it will be able to re-impose U.N. penalties during the next decade if Tehran breaches the historic agreement. REUTERS/Mike Segar - GF10000164772

In exiting the Iran deal, Trump left U.N. sanctions relief intact—why that could pose problems down the road

Thursday, May 17, 2018

The banquet hall in the royal palace in Jidda, Saudi Arabia with the aquarium in 1998. Photo provided by Bruce Riedel.

Don’t let Israel and Saudi Arabia drag the U.S. into another war

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Israelis celebrate as they hold Israeli flags during a parade marking the annual Jerusalem Day, at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, May 13, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad - RC1A6A0D5F10

Poll: Jewish Israelis love Trump

Shibley Telhami

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

An Iraqi woman arrives to cast her vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in the Sadr city district of Baghdad, Iraq May 12, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC18D4CCE020

What Iraq’s election means for its Shiite militias

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump announces his intent to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - HP1EE581GJIUD

What Trump’s JCPOA withdrawal means for India

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

A man walks next to a road sign directing to the U.S. embassy, in the area of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RC14A19DFCA0

How the U.S. can make the most of its embassy opening in Jerusalem

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to announce his decision whether or not to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - HP1EE581ESESZ

After dumping the nuclear deal, Trump has no strategy for Iran

Suzanne Maloney

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump displays a presidential memorandum after announcing his intent to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - HP1EE581FULTV

Around the Halls: Brookings experts discuss the implications of President Trump’s Iran nuclear deal announcement

Suzanne Maloney, Natan Sachs, Bruce Riedel, Daniel L. Byman, Hady Amr, Mara Karlin, Samantha Gross, Frank A. Rose, Richard Nephew, Steven Pifer, Célia Belin, Dror Michman, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Tanvi Madan, and Kadira Pethiyagoda

Tuesday, May 8, 2018