I published the following piece in the Outlook section of Sunday’s Washington Post. I hope you find it interesting and useful! Yes, Nouri al-Maliki stubbornly refused to govern inclusively in Iraq. …

Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: Biden faces substantial obstacles in his bid to remake U.S. foreign policy after four…

Can observers incorporate culture into their analyses of the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy toward the region?

Washington will need to identify and commit to specific goals in the Indo-Pacific if this geographic and strategic approach is to be successful.