Middle East
Regional security, proxy networks, escalation risk, and conflict diplomacy across the Middle East.
181 Dispatches
Frozen Conflicts: Predicting the Sites of Future Wars
Frozen conflicts from Taiwan to Kosovo to northeast Syria represent the most likely sites of future wars. Learn how these unresolved wars reignite.
Mossad: Israel's Secretive Foreign Intelligence Agency and Its Global Operations
Explore Mossad's origins from Haganah, its assassination protocols, famous operations like the Eichmann capture, organizational structure, and future
Should the US Have Intervened in Syria in 2013?
Analysis of the 2013 US decision not to intervene in Syria after the Ghouta chemical attack, and how inaction shaped the war's outcome and global politics.
The Six Day War: The Conflict That Shaped the Modern Middle East
How Israel tripled its territory in six days during the 1967 war against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan — and reshaped Middle Eastern geopolitics for decades.
Israel Eliminates Houthi Prime Minister in Sana'a Airstrike
An Israeli airstrike in Yemen killed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and several cabinet members, marking a major escalation in the Red Sea crisis.
America And Israel Have Attacked Iran. Here's What You Need To Know
America And Israel Have Attacked Iran. Here's What You Need To Know
UAE's Regional Proxy Network Collapses: Middle East Realignment Against Abu Dhabi
The United Arab Emirates' ambitious strategy of supporting proxy forces and non-state actors across the Middle East and North Africa has suffered a
The Fall of America's Kurdish Alliance: Syrian Democratic Forces Collapse
The rapid disintegration of Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria represents one of the most significant strategic reversals for American foreign policy in
Turkey's Plan to Combat Islamic State
Turkey has announced a new plan to combat jihadist extremism in the Middle East, which could have far-reaching implications for regional power dynamics. Th
What Would an Israel-Hezbollah War Look Like?
This analysis examines What Would an Israel-Hezbollah War Look Like? in historical and strategic context. It traces how the core developments unfolded, whi
Israel-Hamas War: The First 100 Hours of Conflict
Within hours, a centuries-old powder keg ignited as Israel and Hamas plunged into all-out war. On October 7, 2023, a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip
Kurdistan's Military History: A Stateless Nation's Fight
Nestled between the Taurus and Zagros Mountains, straddling modern-day Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, lies Kurdistan: a nation without borders. The Kurds,