Trojan Horse
China's Auto Threat to America
Country
Blackout
International Energy Policies Threaten U.S. National Security
Monographs
Tightening the Belt or End of the Road? China’s BRI at 10
Memos
The United States and Saudi Arabia: A Possible Path Forward
Memos
Collusion or Collision?
Turkey-Russia Relations Under Erdogan and Putin
Monographs
Iran Is More Than Persia
Ethnic Politics in the Islamic Republic
Monographs
Secret Sites in the Desert: The Dangers of Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Hedging
If Washington fails to convince Riyadh, a regional partner, not to opt for domestic enrichment, then it will face greater hurdles getting Iran to accept limits on its own program.
Op-eds
COVID-19 in Morocco
Although Morocco seems to have escaped the worst of the pandemic with a relatively low number of confirmed cases and deaths, the COVID-19 crisis has devastated the country’s economy. Morocco, which has...
Policy Briefs
Politics vs. Protocol: Iran’s Nuclear Archive and the IAEA’s Responsibilities
Monographs
Analysis: How Gulf States can get Europe to Abandon Iran
The protests sweeping across Iran are a clear sign the country’s economy and its Islamic revolutionary system are ready to buckle. The Gulf states can play a critical role in stymi...
Op-eds
Erdogan’s Hostage Diplomacy: Why We Need a Transatlantic Response
An American pastor imprisoned in Turkey on espionage and terrorism charges will appear before a Turkish court on July 18th, ten days after the country’s second round of presidential electio...
Op-eds
How the US Can Keep Venezuela from Becoming a Failed State
On Sunday, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will face his country’s hungry, impoverished voters. The election will be neither free nor fair, so another win for the corrupt Socialist pa...
Op-eds
Erdogan’s Rising Islamist Militarism
The 6-year-old child who cried in front of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become a global sensation...
Op-eds
Fear of US Sanctions Ends German Companies Fueling Iranian FM’s Plane
Energy and oil companies refused to refuel Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s airplane ahead of his trip to the Munich Security Conference in mid-February to avoid violations of US sanc...
Op-eds
How to Defeat the Islamic Republic
Iran’s modern history is replete with examples of the citizenry seeking to reclaim power from despots. The Pahlavi dynasty, which ruled between 1925 and 1979, regularly faced popular rebell...
Op-eds
Iran’s GDP Growth Back to the Normal Level
Iran’s Parliament Research Center (PRC), an official arm of the country’s legislature, or majlis, has forecast the coun...
Policy Briefs
Washington Post Op-Ed Shills for Hezbollah Ally
There’s an elephant in the room in a recent Washington PostOp-Ed, “Can Lebanon survive Syria, Israel—and President Trump,” which ...
Op-eds
Trump Got This One Right
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump was shown a disturbing video of Syrian rebels beheading a child near the city of Aleppo. It had caused a minor stir in the press as the fighters belonged...
Op-eds
Turkey Defies Coup, But Not One-Man Rule
Last year, on July 15, the Turkish people defied a group of rogue soldiers who attempted a bloody coup d'état, killing...
Policy Briefs
Qatar vs. Saudi Arabia: How Iran and the Brotherhood Tore the Gulf Apart
The Gulf monarchies face the most serious crisis in their history. It is largely being covered as a diplomatic spat, since several Arab nations terminated their relations with Qatar on Monday to...