BriefingMiddle East & North Africa For the Middle East, 2025 Will Be About the Shifting Balance of Power Dalia Dassa KayeDec 26, 2024December 26, 2024 The balance of power in the Middle East is shifting. What it will look like by the end of 2025 is anything but certain.
NewsletterAfrica Mali’s Insurgency Spreads to Its Capital The EditorsSep 20, 2024September 20, 2024 This week's attack stands out because it took place not in northern Mali, where violence had long since spread, but in the capital.
NewsletterGulf States Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Attack in Oman The EditorsJul 17, 2024July 17, 2024 The Islamic State’s attack in Oman reflects a broader strategic shift for the now-global organization.
BriefingSouthern Africa Mozambique’s Bloody Conflict Is Spreading Sophie NeimanMay 9, 2024May 9, 2024
BriefingMiddle East & North Africa The U.S. Should Start Planning Its Exit From Iraq and Syria Sam HellerMar 25, 2024March 25, 2024
BriefingWest Africa Cote d’Ivoire Is Becoming the West’s New Darling in West Africa Jessica MoodyJan 26, 2024January 26, 2024
BriefingEast Africa Somalia Needs Realistic Objectives, Not Quick Fixes Omar Mahmood, Nicolas DelaunayDec 1, 2023December 1, 2023
ColumnMiddle East & North Africa The Laws of War Matter—Now More Than Ever Charli CarpenterNov 7, 2023November 7, 2023
BriefingAfghanistan Biden Could Be Preparing to Upgrade Ties With the Taliban Annie PforzheimerNov 6, 2023November 6, 2023
ColumnMiddle East & North Africa Egypt Could End Up Being a Casualty of the War in Gaza Alexander ClarksonOct 11, 2023September 18, 2024
BriefingMiddle East & North Africa Hamas’ Most Damaging Blow Was to Israel’s Psyche Judah GrunsteinOct 9, 2023October 10, 2023
ColumnSouth Asia New Accusations Roil Sri Lanka Over the 2019 Easter Bombings Frida GhitisSep 7, 2023September 7, 2023
ColumnAfrica Africa’s Future Will Be Shaped by Africans, Not Outside Powers Alexander ClarksonSep 6, 2023September 6, 2023
BriefingWest Africa The United States Should Work With the Sahel’s New Juntas Colin P. Clarke, Michael ShurkinAug 28, 2023August 28, 2023
BriefingSoutheast Asia The Philippines’ Bangsamoro Peace Process Is Not Yet Complete Michael HartAug 25, 2023August 25, 2023
In-DepthWestern Europe Italy and France’s Dispute Over 1970s Ex-Militants Takes Another Turn Federica RossiAug 10, 2023August 10, 2023
ColumnUnited States It’s Time for the U.S. to End the War on Terror Aude DarnalAug 7, 2023August 7, 2023