Meghan L. O'Sullivan argues that Qatar is a country of strategic importance in the Middle East with assets that other states in the region currently lack - and that U.S. ties with the nation are worth strengthening.

Meghan O'Sullivan states, "While Americans have been welcoming the 'end' of the war in Iraq over the past few days, a political crisis of serious proportions has been unfolding in Baghdad."

Meghan L. O'Sullivan argues that Qatar is a country of strategic importance in the Middle East with assets that other states in the region currently lack - and that U.S. ties with the nation are worth strengthening.

Meghan L. O'Sullivan says that while the situation in Iraq has fallen short on hopes and expectations, Iraq's achievements are hardly minor, and the strategic benefits of U.S. intervention there may materialize in the next several years.

Meghan O'Sullivan says the Middle East's Kurdish population could help promote moderation in the region.

Meghan O'Sullivan says that a safe haven for Libyan rebels would allow the opposition to build a vision for a post-Qaddafi Libya.

Meghan O'Sullivan says President Obama's road in Libya may prove more similar to President George W. Bush's in Iraq than it now appears.

The latest round of UN and U.S. sanctions on Iran are unlikely to push Iran to negotiations, says sanctions expert Meghan O'Sullivan, which means the U.S. and its allies will need to look at options including military force, among others.

The close, completed counts in Iraq's elections mean that it will take months of coalition-building, and Sunni-Shiite political tensions, before it's clear who will head the new government, says CFR expert Meghan O'Sullivan.

Meghan L. O'Sullivan discusses why, in Iraq, "the process of forming a government is likely to be prolonged."