Soleimani’s Assassination: What Will Iran Do Next?
By Navin Bapat On January 2, an American airstrike killed Qassem Soleimani in Iraq. Soleimani was the famed…
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Was the Killing of Qassem Soleimani Justified?
By Valerie Morkevicius and Danielle Lupton The United States recently launched a targeted drone strike, killing Qassem Soleimani.…
Massacres in Iran: What Happens Next?
Guest post by Alexei Anisin More than 200 people have been killed, and thousands arrested, during recent protests…
Breakaway Youth in Lebanon? (Think Twice)
Guest post by Michael Hoffman Since October 17, Lebanon has witnessed sustained large-scale demonstrations against its ruling elite,…
The Lesson of the Afghanistan Papers
By Navin Bapat The Washington Post’s publication of the Afghanistan Papers reveals that, although the official line was…
Gaza on a Knife’s Edge
By Allison Hodgkins On November 12, 2019, Israel assassinated Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Baha Abu-Atta by dropping a…
Explaining Turkey’s Cross-Border Operation into Syria
By Lionel Beehner The Turkish incursion into northern Syria has revealed a central truth in international affairs: that the…
Israel, Palestine, and the Perpetual Denial of Nationalist Claims
Guest post by Evan Perkoski and Jeremy Pressman Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, campaigning ahead of legislative elections…
The Larger Implications of the Oil Attacks in Saudi Arabia
By Navin Bapat. Drone attacks allegedly by Houthi rebels this past weekend on the Abqaiq facility and the…
Iran’s Long Shadow in Syria
Guest post by Khaled Terkawi. When I was in the old Homs city in 2012, the rebels arrested…