Middle East & North Africa

A boy holds a U.S. flag and Israeli flag during a demonstration in

How not to measure Americans’ support for Israel

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Daniel B. Shapiro

Monday, January 29, 2018

Protesters shout slogans during protests against rising prices and tax increases, in Tunis, Tunisia January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC13093E3FD0

Unrest in Tunisia: Another turning point in a legacy of economic injustice

Noha Aboueldahab

Monday, January 29, 2018

A woman holds a sign which reads "Boycott Israel" while attending a demonstration. REUTERS/Steffi Loos (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - GM1EA8206QF02

How much does BDS threaten Israel’s economy?

Dany Bahar and Natan Sachs

Friday, January 26, 2018

Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1746F95990

What’s next for Turkey, the US, and the YPG after the Afrin operation?

Friday, January 26, 2018

A Rohingya refugee reads the Quran during sunrise in Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay - RC1E91534850

How much does scripture influence the political behavior of Islamists?

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a meeting at Israeli President Reuven Rivlin's residence in Jerusalem January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RC1F5FED8AF0

Forget the ultimate deal. The Mideast needs the status quo.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Smoke rises from the Syria's Afrin region, as it is pictured from near the Turkish town of Hassa, on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province, Turkey January 20, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal - RC11FDBEAC00

Turkey wants to crush US allies in Syria. That shouldn’t surprise anybody.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during a ceremony in Najaf, Iraq January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani - RC14AC3641E0

Can the US still rely on Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi?

Friday, January 19, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on what is expected to be "implementation day," the day the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verifies that Iran has met all conditions under the nuclear deal, in Vienna January 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - GF20000096874

“Fix” the Iran deal, but don’t move the goalposts

Thursday, January 18, 2018

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