Iran's culture wars between its Persian imperial past and Arab Muslim influence have been raging since long before the 1979 revolution.
As things stand, if Iran continues on its path toward obtaining the bomb, Israel will strike, and the consequences would be disastrous for the entire world. Here's how America can convince Israel to live with a nuclear Iran.
Iraq is not yesterday’s war. If Obama withdraws too quickly, the tenuous peace will collapse.
The United States has been a surprisingly ineffectual Middle East peacemaker. Clinton’s overenthusiasm and Bush’s lack of interest caused us to lose our credibility with both Israel and Palestine.
The principles of transformationalism—idealism spread by the barrel of a gun—have been central to America’s foreign-policy failings over the last eight years. With a new leadership in power, Washington has a chance to right past wrongs. But that w
Iran is becoming a superpower. Funding proxy armies, controlling vital energy hubs and winning the heart of the Arab street, Tehran has created a sphere of influence on an imperial scale. If we don’t do something—and soon—Iran, not China or Russia
Iraq may be emerging from intensive care, but it could use a bit more stitching up.
Saving Iraq and Afghanistan will require some extensive operations.
If we want to calm Iran's nuclear ambitions, we're going to need to brush up on our diplomatic basics.
Forecast for the War on Terror: Sunni, but with a chance of Shi‘a.