Can US Engagement Rescue the United Nations From Irrelevance?
The next UN leader will take office at a time when the international body is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of purpose.
International relations
Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment Progress: 2008-2025 and Beyond
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Visuals
What Does Winning In Iran Look Like?
The Iran Breakdown
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: June
Trend Overview ...
Policy Tracker
Can Syria Be Friends with Both Europe and Russia?
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has sought to open up relations with Europe while retaining the country’s longstanding ties with Moscow.
Op-eds
Amid security threats, Syria attempts to cement stability, international ties
On May 19, a car bomb exploded near a Ministry of Defense building in central Damascus’s Bab Sharqi area. One Syrian soldier was killed, and 23 civilians were wounded, the official Syrian Arab...
Op-eds
Is a ‘New Middle East’ Still Possible?
With a weakened Iranian regime, middle powers on the edge of the Middle East will increasingly drive regional dynamics.
Op-eds
Can the NPT Survive Amid Global Disorder?
The 2026 NPT Review Conference is unfolding against a backdrop of geopolitical upheaval. Absent strong U.S. leadership inside and outside the conference, even modest success appears remote.
Op-eds
Lebanon and Israel Agree on Peace, Disagree on Sequence
The Lebanese and Israeli governments are fully aligned on the goal of their diplomatic talks. When all is said and done, Hezbollah will be fully disarmed, Israel will have ended its security actions in...
Op-eds
The Axis of Aggressors and Unraveling World Order
Foreign Podicy
Will the Next UN Leader Be Good for America?
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s time in office is coming to an end, which raises the question: Who will lead the world’s most important multilateral body next? The 2026 secretary-general...
Insights
From Budapest to Beirut to Tehran
Perspectives from Across the Pond
Foreign Podicy
Orban’s ouster was a win. But don’t let Hungary distract from Russia’s next target
Post-election celebrations erupted in the streets of Budapest over the weekend after Hungarian voters ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years, handing pro-EU opposition leader Peter...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Global Impact of Transnational Repression
Legislative Testimonies
Europe’s Iran Moment
Iran is cracking from within. Europe must decide whether to shape what comes next.
Op-eds
Big Yikes in Syria, Part XXXVII
Generation Jihad
Why 2026 Could Prove as Important as 1989
The year the Berlin Wall came down marked the end of one epoch and the start of another. This year could do the same.
Op-eds
How the US Can Fight Foreign Malign Influence
The most effective strategy to combat foreign influence is to ensure the effort remains unpoliticized and non-partisan.