Middle East

By Juan Tellez Much has been written lately about the potential for COVID-19 to instigate or exacerbate political…

By guest contributor Shikshya Adhikari The Taliban’s attempts to garner political legitimacy cannot go unnoticed. The Taliban were…

Guest post by Gregoire Phillips We live in a strange time. Through a combination of online, radio, and…

By guest contributor Tyler B. Parker, and permanent contributor Peter Krause Five years ago today, Yemen became a…

A new weekly PV@G series features one piece from our archive every Friday, chosen for its continued relevance,…

By Michael Barnett After several years of consultations, trial balloons, and delays, on Jan. 28, President Trump released…

By Navin Bapat and guest contributor Rebecca Best Earlier this month, the Taliban proposed a ceasefire to facilitate…

By Peter Krause This week, President Trump unveiled his so-called “deal of the century” to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian…

Guest post by Kristine Höglund, Emma Elfversson, and Ivan Gusic More than half of the global population lives…

Guest post by Philipp Lutscher Following the lethal drone strike against the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on January…

Roadblocks to Legitimacy for the Taliban