Iran and the New Middle East
The end of a theocratic Iran will mean the end of the Middle Eastern region’s vortex of instability. Read More Here
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Bangladesh’s student leaders ‘sidelined’ by Islamist allies in poll pact
The party born of protests that toppled Sheikh Hasina now finds itself overshadowed by a resurgent Jamaat-e-Islami. Read More Here
Narendra Modi Reorients India’s Past and Future
The Indian prime minister’s enthusiasm for India’s past is not a rupture or divergence with the interests and values of the United States or Europe. On the contrary, it may forge a deeper historical foundation for strategic alignment. Read More Here
The New Idea of India
Narendra Modi’s reign is producing a less liberal but more assured nation. Read More Here
The Danger of Working with Religious-inspired Proxies
Hamas is a Cold War creation and was founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin (and funded by Israel) in 1987, at the start of the First Intifada, to oppose the secular, nationalist Fatah organization, run by Yasser Arafat. The group is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. Read More Here Also Read: The Ghosts of Lebanon
Why Iran Is Gambling on Hamas
Tehran’s strategy to weaken Israel and divide the region… Read More Here
The Arab World at an Inflection Point
The region’s leaderships are making a set of strategic choices as consequential as the ones their predecessors made earlier, and it has an opportunity to make much better strategic choices than it made in the past, and there are signs it is beginning to do so—but not in every case. Read More Here
Washington Is Oblivious To The Importance Of Saudi Reforms
The kingdom’s transformation has huge implications for the United States and Middle East. Read More Here
Pakistani Taliban Go To War While People March For Peace
Emboldened by victory and now protected by their Afghan brothers, the TTP have broken an “indefinite” cease-fire declared in June to reignite their war against the Pakistani state. Read More Here
The Naked Ayotollah
The role of Iran’s Supreme Leader, based on a claim to embody the same infallible, divine authority as the Prophet Muhammad, contradicts centuries of Islamic doctrine. It is a wholly made-up office, and its legitimacy has never been more in doubt. Read More Here
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