Democracy

October 22, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kurdistan regional elections mark a step forward for Iraq’s stability

Elections in the Kurdistan region are important because they provide a beacon of democracy for the region.

October 18, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi |

How not to dethrone an authoritarian leader: The case of Turkey’s Erdoğan

Public apathy and inaction to Erdoğan's authoritarian agenda play a big role in sustaining his hold on power

October 21, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Forget the Bomb and Help Iranians Fight Their Regime

All the other options have failed.

August 3, 2023 | Enia Krivine |

No normalization at any price

Biden pursues peace between Israel and Saudia Arabia as he prepares to betray both.

April 26, 2023 | David Adesnik |

Biden is quietly encouraging Assad’s rehabilitation. He should reverse course.

In the first weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency, Secretary of State Antony Blinken committed to “putting human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy.” Before taking office, Blinken...

April 14, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi, Eric S. Edelman

In Support of a Democratic Turkey

A unique opportunity exists for the United States to stand behind the Turkish people in their time of need.

March 22, 2023 | Cleo Paskal, Col. Grant Newsham

Beijing’s Subversive Political Warfare in the Pacific—and the Need for Greater Engagement by the United States and Taiwan

Honduras has said it intends to shift diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. We know this story: with the exception of 2007, when St. Lucia switched from Beijing to Taipei, the trend has run in this...

March 3, 2023 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Democratic backsliding harms the potential of a US-Mexico supply chain pivot

Mexico remains one of the United States’ most important allies and trading partners, but its engagement with the U.S. is cycling between two seemingly opposing trends: the desire to attract more...

February 11, 2023 | Anthony Ruggiero |

When the Same North Korea Policy Fails Over and Over Again

A veteran negotiator explains how Washington’s attempts at nonproliferation floundered.

December 24, 2022 | Ivana Stradner |

The Real Architects of “Russophobia”

How Russia continues to use the idea of "Russophobia" as a political weapon.

December 19, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Annie Fixler

Partisan Bills Hurt Cybersecurity

Congress has had a spectacular three-year run developing and passing cybersecurity legislation that both protects our national critical infrastructure and secures our federal networks. On a bipartisan,...

November 23, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Why sic the FBI on the IDF?

The shut-and-open case of Shireen Abu Akleh

November 19, 2022 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Iran, America, and the Democratic Impulse

The collapse of the theocracy could change American attitudes about promoting democracy.

November 12, 2022 | Tony Badran |

Will the American election finally kill the zombie Iran deal?

In the lead-up to the American midterm elections, the Biden administration’s messaging on Iran had maintained that the effort to revive the Iran deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),...

August 3, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Facing failure in Lebanon

Why the U.S. should stop subsidizing Tehran’s proxy

June 13, 2022 | Eric S. Edelman |

What Erdoğan Has Wrought?

Seeking concessions to support Finland and Sweden joining NATO has done damage to Turkey’s standing in Europe and its long-term security interests.

May 20, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

It’s Time to Stop Giving Crypto Companies a Pass

The young industry is pushing back on attempts at regulation, but it’s undeniable that crypto is used for sanctions evasion and illicit activity.

March 2, 2022 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Accommodating Iran Will Be No More Successful Than Accommodating Russia

Putin’s horrifying war in Ukraine shows the likely results of the West continuing to ignore Iran’s nuclear quest

February 20, 2022 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Making Sense of Iran’s Three-Pronged Nuclear Fork In The Road

US officials have deployed an impressive array of metaphors over the past 10 months – from dwindling patience, to a diminishing runway, to a closing window – to describe the Biden administration’s...

February 16, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

The coalition of the unwilling

Western elites prefer not to fight authoritarianism