Category: Middle East & North Africa
38 Articles
- Middle East & North Africa
The Kurdish Question: What’s Behind Erdogan’s Policy U-Turn?
At the end of a parliamentary session in early October this year, Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli—a key ally of the ruling Justice and…
December 9, 2024
- Middle East & North Africa
The Price of Posturing: How Domestic Audience Costs Fuel Israel-Iran Escalation
The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran reveals a deadly paradox: though both nations might benefit from restraint, each is compelled by internal pressures to appear…
December 4, 2024
- Middle East & North Africa
Strategic Ambitions: Russia’s Deepening Military and Geopolitical Footprint in Libya
The Wagner Group’s entrenched and increasingly overt operations in Libya reflect Russia’s strategic challenge to Western influence and its ambition to solidify its…
June 24, 2024
- Middle East & North Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Beyond Conflict: The Ripple Effect of Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea
On October 19, 2023, the U.S.S. Carney intercepted three Houthi cruise missiles and several drones in the Red Sea. The missiles were launched from Yemen and…
April 9, 2024
- Middle East & North Africa
Oceans Are Now Battlefields: The Houthis, Israel, and the Limits of U.S. Military Power
At around 9:00 PM EST on January 11, news agencies around the world began reporting that the U.S. and five of its allies struck at least twelve military targets in…
January 12, 2024
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- Middle East & North Africa
A New Century: Turkey’s Pursuit of Regional Economic Power Upon its 100th Anniversary
On October 29th, Turkey celebrated the 100th anniversary of its establishment as a secular, Western-facing nation. However, since Ataturk’s founding of the…
December 18, 2023
- Defense
- Middle East & North Africa
A Growing Liability: Reevaluating U.S. Deployments in Iraq and Syria
Since the start of the Gaza Crisis nearly two months ago, Iranian-backed proxies have subjected approximately 3,400 American troops in Iraq and Syria to an almost constant…
December 7, 2023
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Middle East & North Africa
The Burden Women Bear: Israel-Hamas War Sheds Light on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Experienced by Israeli & Palestinian Women
The war outbreak between Israel and Hamas introduces a grim development in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The October 7th attack heightened existing tensions and…
November 15, 2023
- Middle East & North Africa
Israel versus Hamas: What Should Be the United States’ Role?
The Israel-Hamas war has dominated headlines and captured the attention of audiences around the world. Since Hamas launched its unwarranted and unprecedented surprise attack on…
November 14, 2023
- Middle East & North Africa
The Future of Palestine Project
International partners of the Palestinian people must start working now to envision a stable, prosperous, and peaceful Palestine based on the principles of a two-state solution.…
October 27, 2023