Turkey’s new maritime deal with Libya and its push for EEZ claims have escalated tensions with Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, and Israel, all of whom back Athens’ position.

If you read the analyses that are being published by Washington-based think tanks themselves, the messaging is relatively ...

Proliferation Treaty or NPT. North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya were eventually all signatories to the 1969 agreement. They all to varying degrees trashed the treaty.   North Korea conned their ...

First, the Islamic regime is far from collapsing, even if the mullahs are unpopular. Second, if it did collapse, Iran could plunge into chaos. Iranians recognize this. Many detest their government, ...

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as ...

A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...

Pakistan is only tangentially involved in this conflict but it has to study the way the geopolitical game is being played and how its second- and third-order effects could impact it.

Democrats bashing President Trump for striking Iran without congressional consent are bumping into an inconvenient history: Democratic presidents have done the same thing for decades. From Bill ...

While several unanswered questions still remain, the recent Trump/Netanyahu framework for peace seems promising.

Countries that aligned themselves with the US have used oil as a jump-start to global economic status. But those who resisted have seen destruction ...

In summary, prior congressional approval was not constitutionally required to use military force in Operation Midnight Hammer ...

Iranians have been firm against regime change imposed by bombs, invasions, or exiles with microphones and no mandates.