Middle East

Eight months into a war he promised would last weeks, Trump is weighing renewed strikes on Iran, despite a record of sanctions and air campaigns that have already failed to force surrender.

Iran’s January uprising demonstrated extraordinary courage. It also exposed the difference between mass protest and a national movement capable of transferring power.

Elizabeth MacCallum, the Middle East specialist sidelined inside External Affairs, argued against partition. Lester Pearson, aligned with US strategy, made sure it passed.

The U.S.-Israeli Wars on Iran Achieved the Opposite of Their Intended Goal.

Existing pipelines can blunt Iran’s leverage today, but renewables are the only way to end it.

After five months of escalation, Washington is still searching for an exit from a war whose aims were never clearly defined.

The term is relative and its continued use is worth questioning, argues Saeed Rahnema.

Degrading ISIS won’t end the violence in the Middle East. A more fundamental change is required.

For the millions who felt empowered by events in Tahrir Square, a democratic awakening has been postponed but not smothered, argues Jeremy Kinsman.

Pluralism is key to the region. As ISIS threatens minority groups, we must not underestimate the importance of their protection.