Water Conflict: Will a Drying Iran Face Syria’s Fate?
Iran is showing the same water strains that helped to destabilize Syria ahead of the civil war.
Egypt Struggles to Quell the Sinai Insurgency
A bloody mosque attack may have brought the Sinai insurgency back into global headlines, but on the ground it never left.
TIMELINE: The Sinai Insurgency
A timeline of major attacks against government targets in the Sinai insurgency from 2014-2017.
Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Corruption Windfall
MBS wants to reform the Saudi government and help the state get rich doing it. Will his plan work?
FLASH: Lebanon PM Hariri Changes His Mind
What changed to make Saad Hariri reverse course and stay on as prime minister of Lebanon?
Israeli Airstrikes in Syria: Prelude to a New War?
Once the Assad regime and its allies consolidate their hold on Syria, the focus could once again shift back to Israel.
Hariri & the Saudi Purge: The Latest from the Middle East
Quick takes on some of the latest geopolitical developments in the Middle East.
Global Forecast (11-01-17)
The euro zone reports solid growth over the third quarter, Damascus looks to liberate Kurdish-controlled areas, and a presidential run-off vote is put on hold in Liberia.
Turkey’s Domestic Crackdown: No End in Sight
Turkey’s post-coup purges have come to a head with the trial of 11 human rights activists on terrorism charges.