Prior to the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey in early February, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was attempting to pull off several foreign policy magic tricks ahead of the country’s May...
Saudi Arabia's new policy, Vision 2030, requires a newer foreign policy on Palestinians
The longer we refuse to acknowledge the mistakes of the Iran deal, the greater a price we pay
There’s nothing wrong with deploying capital for economic growth — but Doha seeks to gain sway too.
Global bureaucrats are less angry with Putin, Xi, and Khamenei
Doha’s $220 billion public relations stunt is crashing and burning. By halftime of its inaugural game on September 9, the 2022 World Cup’s flagship stadium ran out of water. Panicked fans got a taste...
An Egyptian cleric who, only five days after 9/11, called on Muslims to “fight the American military” and “fight the U.S. economically and politically,” has died at age 96. Yusuf al-Qaradawi had...
The Saudi crown prince means to transform the kingdom
Reporters in Gaza have never been free and aren’t now
On May 15, 1989, the Soviet army withdrew from Afghanistan. The Soviets, who had been slugging it out for 10 years with Islamist fighters, finally threw in the towel. The withdrawal was immediately hailed...
Doha was instrumental in the Taliban’s return to power. It has the means to house many who fled.
Tehran wants to keep up the negotiations facade until such time as the IAEA convenes, but Iran's leaders must be made to understand that the era of impervious immunity is over. When dealing with Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli response to any provocation must be disproportionate.
The recent Abbas-Haniyeh handshake signifies the desperate state of both Palestinian factions – as well as of their Algerian hosts
'Progressives' dislike Saudi Arabia, Israel because they stand firm against ill-advised US policy on Iran
If anyone is going to derail the Islamic Republic’s regional ambitions, Israel is really the only local counterweight that counts.
As Ankara mends fences with pro-Western Arab governments and Israel, Hamas could become collateral damage and may be expelled from Turkey.
Turkey threatens to blackball Sweden and Finland
If you think the Biden administration is disengaging from the Middle East and the Gulf region, think again. This week, the White House asked Congress to designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, which...
To the fashionably woke, Uyghur lives don’t matter
In a bid to shore up Turkey’s flailing economy and rescue its nosediving currency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Doha on Monday in the hope that his Qatari allies can provide much-needed...