Middle East Perceptions of the Roles Played by Global and Regional Powers

by James J. Zogby The tumult that has rocked the Arab World, has contributed to dramatic changes in the Arab public’s attitudes toward important global and regional powers. This is one of the findings of a recent Zogby Research Services… Continue Reading

Azerbaijan: Netanyahu Visit Boosts Azerbaijani-Israel Ties

by Zaur Shiriyev Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent official visit to Baku signals that Azerbaijan-Israel ties are gaining momentum. Netanyahu’s visit on December 13, his first since 1997, resulted in the signing of four cooperation agreements, including one creating… Continue Reading

In Yemen, Yet Another Undeclared U.S. War

by Rebecca Gordon The long national nightmare that was the 2016 presidential election is finally over. Now, we’re facing a worse terror: the reality of a Trump presidency. Donald Trump has already promised to nominate a segregationist attorney general, a… Continue Reading

Can Trump Deliver a New Syria Policy?

by Henry Johnson In no question of foreign policy has Donald Trump distinguished himself as more of a realist than Syria. During his debates with Hillary Clinton, the two clashed vociferously over what to do there, with Clinton in support… Continue Reading

Rex Tillerson and the Russian Problem

by Robert E. Hunter Washington, DC, our nation’s capital and the center of governmental angst in fair times and foul, is going through its most profound trauma in years, a collective PTSD. For most of Washington’s political class, even on… Continue Reading