September 12, 2019
IranThe United States came up with “maximum pressure”—but the Israeli government is the only one carrying it out.
November 5, 2019
SyriaWith Turkey’s latest military offensive, here’s a rundown of the different forces in the region.
September 10, 2019
IsraelPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future is on the line as Israel votes for the second time in 2019.
November 13, 2018
News ReleaseNovember 13, 2018—“While Turkey remains formally a NATO ally, it is not a partner of the United States,” writes Steven A. Cook in the Council Special Report, Neither Friend nor Foe: The Future of U.S…
October 22, 2019
MexicoViolence continues to rage in Mexico more than a decade after former President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on drug cartels.
September 3, 2019
TurkeyAs U.S. policymakers worry about their special relationship with Ankara, Turkey’s president knows it's already dead.
September 10, 2019
United StatesU.S. space exploration inspired a generation of students and innovators, but NASA’s role has diminished, and the number of global space competitors is growing.
August 19, 2019
IranThe Trump administration’s nonresponse to Iranian aggression has sent an unmistakable message.
January 1, 2007
United StatesSteven Pearlstein’s column “Public debt, private wealth” argues that surge in demand for US financial assets from emerging economies – and overwhelmingly from the governments of emerging economies, n…
July 29, 2019
Middle East and North AfricaThe United States should stop treating the region as secondary to the rest of the Middle East.