Middle East
Middle East & Africa
Many of Syria’s diaspora are not yet ready to go home
But they are encouraged by the lifting of sanctions
1843 magazine | The rise, fall and contested future of Hizbullah
Lebanon has spent years under the militant group’s dominance. Could it be coming to an end?
Middle East & Africa
Donald Trump bypasses Israel on the path to peace in Gaza
Binyamin Netanyahu looks increasingly isolated from his closest ally
Middle East & Africa
Trump’s decision to lift sanctions is a triumph for Syria’s president
But Ahmed al-Sharaa badly needs to reassure minorities at home
Middle East & Africa
Trump resets America’s Middle East policy in surprising ways
Hawks are out and pragmatists are in, at least for now
Middle East & Africa
A Faustian pact with the Houthis
A new American deal strengthens their grip over Yemen
Middle East & Africa
MAGA meets MBS
Trump and the Saudis get along famously in person but poorly on policy
Middle East & Africa
Israel’s radical new course in Gaza
A deeply flawed plan to fight Hamas and feed Gazans
Middle East & Africa
Donald Trump’s Syria policy is still a work in progress
America’s evangelicals may be Ahmed al-Sharaa’s most important allies
Middle East & Africa
Iran’s leader hopes America can save his faltering regime
Ali Khamenei has no choice but to engage with the Great Satan