Congress Counters Turkey with Nick Larigakis by Middle East Forum

The Kurds: What Does The Future Hold? with Diliman Abdulkader by Middle East Forum

A wave of protests against Iranian meddling and corruption made Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Iraq’s prime minister in May 2020. His promise to reassert sovereignty faces 160,000 IRGC-controlled local militia members and their supporters in government. His efforts to combat endemic corruption have proven equally difficult. Can Al-Kadhimi succeed? Can Americans help?

Famed French statesman Talleyrand said of the House of Bourbon it had “learned nothing and forgotten nothing” upon its return to power. Will the same be said of Biden administration officials returning to the “peace process” to manage the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? Douglas Feith notes that the pre-Trump approach has not worked and cannot work. He then explains its persistence despite so many decades of failure.

Famed French statesman Talleyrand said of the House of Bourbon it had “learned nothing and forgotten nothing” upon its return to power. Will the same be said of Biden administration officials returning to the “peace process” to manage the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? Douglas Feith notes that the pre-Trump approach has not worked and cannot work. He then explains its persistence despite so many decades of failure.

Polls show Netanyahu’s bloc capturing about 50 Knesset seats out of a needed 61, While the opposition encompasses too wide a spectrum of ideologies and egos to shoehorn easily into one government. Polls also show one-fifth of the electorate still hasn't made up its mind; what developments over the next few days might prove decisive?

Polls show Netanyahu’s bloc capturing about 50 Knesset seats out of a needed 61, while the opposition encompasses too wide a spectrum of ideologies and egos to shoehorn easily into one government. Polls also show one-fifth of the electorate still hasn't made up its mind; what developments over the next few days might prove decisive?

Women “make up half of society and we want it to be a productive half” says Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman (MbS).Yet Saudi Arabia ranks near the absolute bottom of every list of female empowerment. What changes have taken place in recent years and what can be expected as MbS pursues his large-scale reforms?

In 2017 Saudi Arabia and the UAE demanded thirteen policy reforms of Qatar and enacted a strangulating air, land, and sea blockade to extract compliance. Three-and-a-half years later, however, the de facto GCC leaders terminated the blockade without a single demand being met. What sparked the blockade and how did tiny Qatar fend off the powerhouses of the Arab world?

With less then three weeks until Israel's elections, this is the peak time for maneuverings and appeals from the many rival parties. What are the prominent issues and which are the key personalities? Is the outcome beginning to take shape?