What changed to make Saad Hariri reverse course and stay on as prime minister of Lebanon?

What comes next in the Saad Hariri affair? De-escalation or a new crisis in the Middle East?

Are we entering a new phase of the Saudi-Iran contest for the Middle East?

Quick takes on some of the latest geopolitical developments in the Middle East.

The geopolitical world order is being remade under President Trump, but not necessarily in the way he intends. This series takes a region-by-region look at US foreign policy and asks: What does the decline of US power and influence mean for the world?

Getting into the Qatar crisis could prove a lot easier than getting out of it.

Will Saudi Arabia lose its nerve on economic reform now that oil prices have partially recovered?

Iran’s reformist president faces challenges from within and without in his bid for a second term on May 19.

A brief history of Iran, a country that the Trump administration seems to have singled out as America’s primary geopolitical foe in the Middle East.

Women’s rights are making some gains in the long male-dominated societies of the Middle East.