The SDF and the armed factions that assumed control in Damascus also have more than a decade of tensions and hostilities ...

Afghanistan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that the Taliban were committed to the 1973 water treaty between Afghanistan and Iran. But he added that “the drought in Afghanistan and the ...

“a significant infrastructure and connectivity project to enhance broader transcontinental integration between Asia, the Arabian Gulf, and Europe, or what I call the Eurasian rimland. It seeks to ...

The Palestinian refugee issue has not been treated with the urgency it deserves in past negotiations. Palestinian refugees are actively involved in the conflict and can no longer be ignored or ...

The new constitution prepared by Tunisian President Kais Saied appeared set to pass in a referendum held on Monday, July 25, according to exit polling, but the significance of the vote is more about ...

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Qatar last week bore almost immediate fruit; three MoUs were signed, including one between the respective sovereign wealth funds. While Egypt needs ...

Qatar bid to host the 2022 World Cup to cement its status as a global player, but the event will likely be remembered mostly for the many controversies that have surrounded it. Qatar’s experience ...

Before World War I, America appeared a distant but vibrant and benign entity far removed from the conflicts and imperial contests of the old world. Through the late 19th and early 20th century, it was ...

As the dust settles on the wave of Arab normalization toward the Syrian regime, questions persist regarding its impact on the daily lives of Syrians and the process of rebuilding their country. There ...

With the addition of six new members, four from the Middle East, to the BRICS organization, the group potentially has added geostrategic significance; but it remains to be seen whether BRICS can be ...

This article is part of the Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Initiative, MEI’s look at the evolving threats to freedom, political rights, and civil liberties, as well as the struggles to ...

The already high political temperature in Pakistan has gone up even further due to the filing of terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan’s government was brought down via a no ...