Jan. 6 was a classic example of propaganda by the deed—a revolutionary approach favored by everyone from 19th-century anarchists to Osama bin Laden.
The Egyptian president enjoyed relative impunity during the Trump years. Now, an uptick in repression at home—and criticism from abroad—may end up spelling his downfall.
To get Washington’s Gulf partners on board, Biden needs an actual strategy for protecting them and ways to make them contribute to it.
Efforts at regional reconciliation have done nothing to address the core differences that divide Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.
The big strategic game in Asia isn’t military but economic.
If China is seeking a reset of relations, it has a strange way of showing it.
Liberal states have been on the defensive for too long.
The Hashemite Kingdom views custodianship of Jerusalem’s holy sites as a core national interest. Rumors that Riyadh is seeking to displace Amman would humiliate and weaken the Jordanian monarchy and endanger regional security.
It probably won’t work out well for either party.
America’s reality TV autocrat was a homegrown creation.
Capitalism is making decisions that democracy should.
The Russian regime has barely started to tap its vast toolkit for violence and intimidation.
Netanyahu is courting Arab voters in a bid to win the election, curry favor with Biden, save the Abraham Accords, and stay out of prison.
Fighting drags on because it places too little burden on the public and politicians. That has to change.
The Sikkim clash and a declassified Indo-Pacific strategy raise tough questions for New Delhi.