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China has shattered the assumption of US dominance in the Middle East

By Nic Robertson With a grandiose diplomatic flourish China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, in the process upending US calculus in the Gulf and beyond. While the United States has angered its…
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Chinese-Brokered Deal Upends Mideast Diplomacy and Challenges U.S.

By Peter Baker Finally, there is a peace deal of sorts in the Middle East. Not between Israel and the Arabs, but between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which have been at each other’s throats for decades. And brokered not by the…
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“The Foreign Affairs”: The ‘Golden Days’ of U.S. Sanctions may Soon be Over

Sanctions have long been the United States’ favored diplomatic weapon. The Biden administration’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a case in point: it immediately imposed a raft of punitive economic measures on Moscow and rallied…
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Opinion: America First is Everyone Else Last

By James Smith The US is pursuing a global campaign to try and contain the rise of China. To do so, the Joe Biden administration has sought to enlist allies and has significantly pushed for transatlantic cooperation. Because of the war in…
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Opinion: Biden’s UN Speech Shows the Limits of his Foreign Policy

By Charles Tian On September 21, US President Joe Biden delivered his widely-watched speech before the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly. He devoted the bulk of it to condemning Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, but he also included…
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Opinion: Biden Should Prepare for the Return of Netanyahu

by Dr. Eric Mandel Israeli elections are sometimes decided weeks before the actual election. This year is no different, but it has a new twist. Polls have shown the likelihood of a deadlocked election, with no party able to form…
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Opinion by Chomsky: The US and Israel Are Standing in the Way of Iran Nuclear Agreement

By C. J. Polychroniou During the first few decades of the post-war era, the U.S. considered Iran one of its closest geostrategic allies, especially after the CIA overthrew Iran’s democratically elected government in 1953 and restored…
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Iran-Russia-Turkey meetings in Iran aim to reshape region – analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Russia is at war in Ukraine and Turkey is demanding a new invasion of Syria. Meanwhile, Iran wants the US to leave Syria – and use it to threaten Israel.  The series of meetings held this week in Iran among…
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Opinion: Back to the Failed Fixation on Iran: Is Biden’s Trip to Saudi Arabia in America’s Interests? A Democracy in Exile Roundtable

by Assal Rad, the research director of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia and the idea of deepening security commitments contradict his promise as a candidate to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah,"…
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Assassinations Won’t Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program

Iran hasn't budged in the face of assassinations and public unrest, but continued demands for support in the fight against 'the forces of arrogance and evil' may prove difficult for the regime by: Zvi Bar'el Those who assassinated…