37+ min ago   (1073+ words) The Middle East is entering a period in which its crises are increasingly difficult to understand in isolation. The security turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz, the balance of power produced by the U.S.-Iran war, and, most recently, the Mecca…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1046+ words) War reporting is built around events. Airstrikes, troop movements, casualty counts, ceasefire negotiations, and official statements give journalists clear developments to chronicle. During an active conflict, that focus is both understandable and necessary. These events shape the course of a…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (193+ words) The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official, three other individuals, and three entities accused of moving money to Hamas through an international web of charities, businesses, and informal banking networks. Two of the sanctioned entities…...

3+ day, 3+ min ago   (925+ words) International Policy Digest Colluding with Violence: Aiding Israeli Settlers in the West Bank The latest incidents of Israeli settler violence in the villages of Qusra and Kour, located in the northern occupied West Bank, have again caught international attention, reaching…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (895+ words) Dr. Sara Neumann is a political scientist and freelance writer who specializes in international relations, security studies, and Middle East politics. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Humboldt University of Berlin, where she wrote her dissertation on the…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (927+ words) International Policy Digest The Limits of American Power Run Through Its Alliances The latest round of U.S.-brokered talks between Israel and Lebanon ended without agreement on the next area from which Israeli troops would withdraw, even as the parties advanced…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1062+ words) International Policy Digest Solemn Anniversaries: The UN Refugee Convention Turns 75 That grand old thing is getting on a bit. Still significant and still functioning wearily, the United Nations Refugee Convention of 1951 has suffered abuse, subversion and neglect from state parties....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1008+ words) Paul Newman holds a Doctorate of Philosophy on 'Internal Displacement and Human Rights situation in Northern Sri Lanka' from Bangalore University. He was one of four public speakers at the Permanent People’s Tribunal on War Crimes against Sri Lanka. He…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1221+ words) International Policy Digest Stillborn Peace Plans: Israel, Hamas and the Question of Disarmament Another trumpeted achievement, another heralded occasion of momentous significance. Or it may be nothing of the sort. U.S. President Donald J. Trump is again on the stage pulling on…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (552+ words) As with much of President Donald Trump’s erratic foreign policy, the pause in U.S. attacks on Iran may prove temporary. He could order the bombing to resume with little warning. For now, however, the halt offers the region a welcome…...