Syria focuses on diplomacy amid Iran war
On April 9, Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al Shaibani traveled to Turkey, where he met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. It was Damascus’s second meeting with...
Diplomacy
US, Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire in exchange for reopening of Strait of Hormuz
After 39 days of fighting between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. While there are conflicting reports regarding...
Op-eds
Israel revealed its true colors after ugly Palm Sunday screw-up
Holy Week in the Holy Land began with online hysteria. After Catholic Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and three prelates were wrongly denied access to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre...
Op-eds
From Tehran to Taipei: How the Iran War Reshapes China’s Taiwan Calculus
The Iran Breakdown
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Houthis But Were Afraid to Ask
Foreign Podicy
Snapback Sanctions Against Iran: Will Donald Trump Play His Ace?
Iran is in a vulnerable position. President Trump should seize the moment to sink Iranian oil revenues and force Tehran to dismantle its nuclear program.
Op-eds
The Saudi Factor
The Iran Breakdown
Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy
Review for State Department Reauthorization
Legislative Testimonies
Iran Approaches the Nuclear Threshold
Washington’s Narrowing Policy Options
Memos
Taiwan 194
Emulating the Palestinians to Advocate Internationally for Taiwan and to Counter China
Memos
North Korea
Erdogan’s Hostage Diplomacy
Western Nationals in Turkish Prisons
Monographs
In the Mideast, Trump Gives Reality a Chance
A lot of people are in a funk over President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The liberal media, most former government officials who’ve dealt with t...
Op-eds
Taking the Iran Deal Disaster Seriously
The best approach to Iran in the wake of President Obama’s deal is to recognize the complex nature of the problem, and the absolute need for a well-considered and comprehensive approach. Th...
Op-eds
If All Else Fails, Blame The Israelis
An eleventh-hour Turkish lawfare initiative may prevent Ankara's long-awaited rapprochement with Israel. Days shy of the four-year anniversary of the 2010 Mavi Marmara raid, the Istanbul Hig...
Op-eds
Iran and Diplomacy vs. Engagement
‘Iran’s rulers are not open to engagement no matter what mix of carrots and sticks are offered.” Peter Beinart, a contributing editor of The Atlantic, attributed that r...
Op-eds
How A Weak Iran Deal Makes Us All Less Safe and War More Likely
The debate over whether Israel would launch an attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities to blunt Tehran’s nuclear ambitions has always loomed large in the mind of Western policymakers...
Op-eds
U.S. Pastor Protests in Iran for Release of Christians
While Iran apologists in the U.S and Europe continue to praise the Islamic Republic’s “moderate” president Hassan Rouhani, a retired California pastor, Eddie Romero, snuck into...
Op-eds
Taliban Opens Office in Zahedan, Iran
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Iranian government is expanding its t...
Op-eds
The Syrian Conundrum
To intervene or stand by: it’s a classic no-win situation.