Russia wants to put Syria back in control of humanitarian aid Jesse Marks / Managing Editor - August 30, 2022 Abandoning the U.N.-established cross-border aid routes could put millions of Syrians at risk
How Syria’s civil war may end Tanisha Fazal and Benjamin Allard - August 27, 2019 As peace talks stall, the conflict seems to be ending via a slow surrender by a fractured insurgency.
No, Americans don’t support airstrikes that kill civilians, even when they target terrorists. Shannon Golden, James Ron, and Howard Lavine - May 6, 2019 Polls that show Americans support airstrikes against suspected terrorists ignore some very large caveats.
Bashar al-Assad’s international rehabilitation has begun Christopher Phillips - January 5, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82196" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this Sept. 1, 2013, photo,
Does the Russia-Turkey deal on Idlib signal a new era of relations in the Middle East? Peter Henne - October 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78547" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left,
The Trump administration’s new idea for Israeli-Palestinian peace is actually an old, failed idea Curtis Ryan - September 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77615" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Palestinian woman waits for transportation
Can the International Criminal Court investigate the violence in Gaza? Mark Kersten - May 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73484" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People run through tear gas May
Trump’s rhetoric on Jerusalem tells us a lot about what kind of Israeli-Palestinian proposal he’ll deliver Jeremy Pressman - December 8, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67129" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Palestinian Muslim worshipers walk past the
50 years after the Six-Day War, Israel’s pre-1967 borders are still a hot topic. Here’s why. Boaz Atzili - June 8, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59473" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Israeli barrier between the Palestinian
What’s going on with Qatar? Coates Ulrichsen - June 1, 2017 Tensions have resurfaced in a sustained media onslaught that has
How Middle Eastern monarchies survived the Arab Spring Sean Yom - July 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44203" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders meet
Arab regimes’ sympathy over the Orlando massacre may seem hypocritical. But it’s a start. Samar Habib - June 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42276" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Law enforcement officers converge on the scene
Will the E.U. suspend Poland? Here are 3 reasons that’s unlikely. von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas - January 21, 2016 Is Poland still a liberal democracy – or is it
Why France is so deeply entangled in Syria Samuel Ramani - November 19, 2015 On Nov. 14, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad declared that French
The Arab uprisings as international relations Marc Lynch - September 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29517" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Secretary of State John Kerry, second
Sectarianism and authoritarianism in Kuwait Madeleine Wells - April 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23647" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] Emir of Kuwait Sheikh
A bold new Arab vision…for 2009 Marc Lynch - March 31, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23239" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud
Militaries, civilians and the crisis of the Arab state Yezid Sayigh - December 8, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18780" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iraqi soldiers parade inside the main
Does the G-8’s suspension of Russia actually matter? Felicity Vabulas - April 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_8935" align="aligncenter" width="830" special=""] President Obama and Russian President
Why the Modest Harvest of the Arab Spring? Joshua Tucker - October 21, 2013 Joshua Tucker: The following is a guest post from political
Syria Authorization 2.0 Andrew Rudalevige - September 4, 2013 News outlets including Roll Call's #WGDB blog recently released the
Action is not Synonymous with Force Erica Chenoweth - August 29, 2013 This is a guest post from Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair
On the Anniversary of the 1967 War John Sides - June 5, 2013 We welcome another guest post from Jeremy Pressman. ***** Forty-six
Should We Intervene in Syria? A Response to Anne-Marie Slaughter John Sides - February 25, 2012 This is a guest post by former guest-blogger and University
How Libya Did and Did Not Affect the Security Council Vote on Syria Erik Voeten - February 7, 2012 The chorus of commentators who argue that Libya set a
Why Did Russia and China Veto? Erik Voeten - February 6, 2012 Last weekend Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council
The Syrian Conflict is Already a Civil War Erica Chenoweth - January 15, 2012 The headline of Anthony Shadid's article in Sunday's New York
Libya as a Model Erik Voeten - August 26, 2011 Perceived military successes almost inevitably invite declarations that a new
The Domestic Politics of the UNSC Resolution on Libya and R2P Erik Voeten - March 21, 2011 One of the many important questions about last week's UN