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Where Iran, Israel, Russia Stand United

By Einat Wilf, June 9, 2017 in Global HotSpots, Global Pairings

In the Middle East, Iran, Israel and Russia — despite their rivalries — all share one goal: maintaining disunity.

The U.S. Strategy on IS in Iraq Has It Backwards

By David Apgar, May 25, 2015 in Global HotSpots

Why the U.S. government must rethink Iraq’s territorial integrity.

9 Facts: Saudi Arabia’s Shiite Problem

By The Globalist, January 24, 2015 in Just The Facts

Saudi Arabia is 93% Muslim. But it is more divided than it appears.

10 Facts: Kurdistan and the Kurds

By The Globalist, October 14, 2014 in Just The Facts

The history of Kurdistan helps explain the Kurds’ current conundrum.

Saudi Arabia: U.S. Ally or Enemy in the Fight Against ISIS?

By Sreeram Chaulia, September 13, 2014 in Global HotSpots

Riyadh has played a dubious role in combating the Islamic State and their partners.

Syria, Azerbaijan and the Sunni-Shia Divide

By Kenan Rovshenoglu and Bayram Balci, September 6, 2013 in Globalist Analysis

How is Syria’s war dividing populations across the region?

Egypt and Syria: Beyond Repair

By Robert Hardy, June 25, 2013 in Globalist Analysis

What do an insolvent Egypt and a disintegrating Syria mean for the governance of the Middle East?

Mr. Bremer’s Shades of Grey

By Stephan Richter, March 21, 2013 in Richter Scale

If a black-or-white political culture is grounds for sending in U.S. troops, then few countries require an invasion more urgently than the United States.

The Iraq War and Academia’s Faustian Pact

By Richard Oliver Collin, September 19, 2007 in Globalist Perspective

How have warnings of geopolitical chaos in Iraq proven prescient?

American Realism and Engaging Syria

By Leon T. Hadar, September 18, 2007 in Globalist Perspective

How is Syria becoming increasingly important to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East?