InternationalCommentary
The United States did not green-light the Turkish incursion into Syria. The U.S. did, however, fail to deter the incursion, and it failed to broker any kind of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Socialists are fond of saying that socialism has never failed because it has never been tried. But in truth, socialism has failed in every country… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Caught up in a conflict between long-standing NATO ally Turkey and a recently engaged Kurdish tactical partner in Syria, the Trump administration has accommodated the… Read More
International Analysis
Heritage Foundation foreign policy expert Jim Carafano weighs in on President Donald Trump’s decision to move troops around in Syria, after talking with the Turkish… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iraq has been convulsed for the last week by widespread popular protests against government corruption, high unemployment, and inadequate government services. The risk grows that escalating… Read More
International Analysis
The Israeli election last week resulted in a political stalemate, but Benjamin Netanyahu might still just eke out a coalition and retain his role as… Read More
International Analysis
A major attack on Saudi oil production is stoking tensions in the Middle East. Heritage Foundation expert Peter Brookes discusses what happened, and what it… Read More
SecurityNews
KYIV, Ukraine—Outlining potential prerequisites for relief from U.S. sanctions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iran must act like a “normal nation.” “They need to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
It perplexes me why anyone would question the perfectly logical move by Israel to deny Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., entry to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
After a period of relative quiescence, Afghanistan burst back into the headlines in August. Current and former administration officials signaled President Donald Trump was keen… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Two separate terrorist attacks earlier this month struck the Yemeni governorate of Aden, and those were followed by a third attack in Abyan. All told,… Read More
SecurityNews
BANGKOK—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed back on what he called inaccurate news reports regarding U.S. plans to withdraw its military forces from Afghanistan by… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Turkey recently marked the three-year anniversary of the country’s failed July 15 coup attempt, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and almost succeeded in ousting… Read More
InternationalFeature
ST. MATTHEW’S MONASTERY, Iraq—Some 20 miles from Mosul in northern Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, this Christian monastery has stood high on the slopes of Mount Alfaf… Read More
InternationalNews
KYIV, Ukraine—The recent military tension between the U.S. and Iran underscores a new era of conflict, some military officials and analysts say, in which a… Read More
International Analysis
Iran is forging ahead with its nuclear program, and that’s creating more uncertainty in the Middle East. So what’s the best way to keep Iran… Read More
International Analysis
Today Daniel Davis sits down with The Heritage Foundation’s Jim Phillips, an expert in Middle Eastern affairs, to discuss what’s going on with Iran. Is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
President Donald Trump recently ordered and then called off a retaliatory strike against Iran for destroying a U.S. surveillance drone. The U.S. asserts that the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
President Donald Trump’s new round of sanctions against Iran is the latest salvo in a wide-ranging effort to pressure the regime in Tehran. The goal… Read More
InternationalNews
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said that the White House is “mentally retarded” Tuesday after new sanctions were imposed on the country. “Hard-hitting sanctions” were… Read More
InternationalNews
After pulling back from the brink of a military strike last week, the Trump administration is targeting the assets of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali… Read More
InternationalCommentary
InternationalAnalysis
U.S.-Iran tensions just reached a new level: Iran shot down an American drone. In today’s episode, we unpack the situation with Tom Spoehr, director of… Read More
SecurityNews
SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq—When Iran’s economy began to collapse last year under U.S. sanctions, Iranian computer programmer Mohsen Heidari decided to look for work in Iraqi Kurdistan…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
There are wars and rumors of war. And then there is President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran, which fuels endless speculation. Despite much public handwringing… Read More
InternationalCommentary
InternationalNews
Sen. Marco Rubio sharply criticized the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, saying that it falsely masquerades as a crusade for free speech. “Let’s pass… Read More
SecurityNews
KOYA, Iraq—Just outside this town in Iraqi Kurdistan, a cemetery sits on a raised plot of land facing east toward the border with Iran, about… Read More
InternationalCommentary
History, it has been said, is written by the winners of wars and other conflicts. But all too often, it is rewritten by historical revisionists—especially… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iran says it’s not interested in a war with the United States. The U.S. says it’s not interested in a war with Iran. The only… Read More
