The most significant challenge to the post-Cold War international order is the growing power of ambitious states opposed to the West. Iran, China, and Russia stand poised to take advantage of the US withdrawal from the world stage and reshape the world or ...
dd_afghanistan_800x480.jpg Emily Baker's blog dd_afghanistan_800x480.jpg Ambassador James Dobbins established the US embassy in Kabul 17 years ago, at the beginning of the War in Afghanistan. Since then, the United States and its NATO allies have bee ...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/phillevy/2018/08/10/trump-tops-up-tariffs-with-twee... August 10, 2018 ForbesGlobal Economy, Middle EastGlobal EconomyMiddle East ...
dd-contentpage-lira-1500x854.jpg Emily Baker's blog The Turkish Lira has been plunging in value, causing investor concern about a greater financial contagion. This comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and Turkey about a range of d ...
The so called ISIS caliphate may have lost swaths of territory, but thousands of its surviving members and the broader jihadist movement continue to exist. The tensions and drivers that provided a breeding ground for ISIS and al-Qaeda to operate from with ...
Nestled in the heart of the Middle East, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has played a pivotal role in the struggle for peace in the region. While neighboring Syria, Israel, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia have attracted an array of headlines—from sectarian dispute ...
Evan Fazio's blog Within hours of President Trump's announcement that the United States would withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal, Iran's foreign minister was on a plane, first to China and then to Russia. This often overlooked but impor ...
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-american-leade... October 26, 2018 Chicago TribuneLester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy, Policy & PoliticsLester Crown Center on US Foreign Policy, Policy & PoliticsMiddle East I ...
Evan Fazio's blog rtx6gj2o.jpg rtx6gj2o.jpg It has been a month since journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. But answers about his murder have not been forthcoming, as James M. Lindsay and I explain in an op-ed in the Chi ...
Evan Fazio's blog This week, Council President Ivo Daalder answers the question, "Will everything blow over with Saudi Arabia and will ties stay strong between Washington and Riyadh?" See Ivo's response in the latest installment of #As ...
