Biden poised to get big Middle East win in Lebanon-Israel maritime border dispute
After more than a decade of talks, a US proposal to settle the dispute has earned praise from leaders in Beirut and Tel Aviv.
After more than a decade of talks, a US proposal to settle the dispute has earned praise from leaders in Beirut and Tel Aviv.
The US and its partners should stand in solidarity with the protesters while keeping the diplomatic route open on the nuclear front.
The administration is signaling that Israel is held to a different, lower standard than anyone else despite their abuses. This is folly.
Even if the JCPOA restart falls through and sanctions remain in place, a warming is happening in Tehran’s immediate neighborhood.
Just two months after the president visited Riyadh and begged for more oil, Saudi Arabia is working to drive up crude prices.
In a new book, Helen Lackner argues that this perception has led to skewed aid along military lines —not the kind the country really needs.
Even with a new JCPOA guiding the way, the effort to bridge all of the conflicting interests and countries would be enormous.
Hawks must face the facts: these arguments against ending the war are analytically absurd and dangerous for American interests.
A renewed agreement will ensure stronger ties in some areas, while setting into motion new challenges elsewhere.
To avoid sanctions, countries are actively reopening moribund routes and creating greater connectivity across the Middle East and Asia.
Between July 15 and August 2, Washington signed off on billions of dollars worth of military deals, over a third of which went to autocracies.
By failing to offer a legal justification for killing al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Biden has made all of us less safe.
The recent apathetic vote to give the current president more autocratic powers is a reflection of many missed opportunities on our part.
Whether or not the nuclear deal is revived, Washington too will need to rethink its standard policy of isolating Iran.
Baghdad’s multilateral approach appears more inclusive and productive than the divisive Arab-Israeli pacts meant to confront Iran.
However justified American concerns are with Saudi Arabia, little attention was given to abuses in Israel-Palestine.
UAE officials say US citizen Asim Ghafoor’s arrest was a result of “coordination” with Washington.
The military alignment risks heightened conflict in the Middle East — without weakening Iran’s geopolitical position or nuclear program.
The president’s visit this week to Israel and Saudi Arabia will pick up where his predecessor’s regional policies left off.
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They’re now pushing an Israeli-led regional alliance that would likely drag the United States into another Middle Eastern war.