A personal story of the development of U.S. human rights policy in the last forty years and an argument, both "realist" and principled, for supporting the expansion of democracy in the Middle East.
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Reading selections for the weekend of July 21, 2017.
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Iran has restricted its nuclear program and given international inspectors unprecedented access, but it has not seen the economy recovery expected in the aftermath of the agreement with international powers.
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Well-fed lobbyists and think tank experts do battle over catered lunches—but it's not as sleazy as it sounds.
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Foreign Minister Zarif discusses current developments in the Middle East.
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One of the world’s most-watched news networks is at the center of a geopolitical rift between a Saudi-led bloc and the broadcaster’s funder, Qatar.
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The president has made plenty of unforced foreign policy errors. But in the Middle East, he seems to grasp what the United States can achieve and, importantly, what it cannot.
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Two obscure islands that many Egyptians didn't even know about suddenly threaten President Sisi's regime.
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Reading selection for the weekend of June 30, 2017.
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CFR's Steven A. Cook joins James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon in examining the causes and consequences of Qatar's diplomatic crisis with its neighbors in the region.
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Zenko is joined by Steven A. Cook, CFR's Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies. They discuss Cook's latest book, False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East, and U.S. policy in the Middle East and North Africa.
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King Salman's son Mohammed is now the desert kingdom's dominant figure—and the challenges before him are huge.