Ariane Tabatabai, Atlantic Council
Forty years have passed since disparate groups of revolutionariesmany of them united only in their opposition to the Imperial State of Iran's alignment with the United Statestoppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Since then, hundreds of American...
J. Keating, Slate
The troubling takeaway of this year's Freedom House report: Nowhere is safe.
Rachel Bronson, New York Times
The good news is that the downward spiral can be stopped.
Economist
Shinzo Abe has staked his legacy on regaining the Northern Territories
Geranmayeh & Batmanghelidj, ECFR
On 31 January, Germany, France and Britain announced the establishment of a special purpose vehicle aimed at facilitating legitimate trade with Iran
Matt Bartlett, Lowy Interpreter
New data shows Russian power not only nuclear weapons. Asian states are being brought into Moscow's sphere of influence.
Gary Schmitt, The American Interest
Though the personalities of individual leaders have certainly intensified Sino-American competition, the expectation that China would become a "responsible stakeholder" in a U.S.-led global order was never realistic.
Nadir Firat, War on the Rocks
What's wrong with U.S.-Turkey relations? For over a decade, ties between the United States and its NATO ally have been a rollercoaster ride, leading some
Fred Fleitz, National Review
Europe is coming to acknowledge, and act on, the nuclear threat posed by Tehran.
Husain Haqqani, Foreign Policy
U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would leave a power vacuum filled by terrorists.
Amanda Sperber, The Nation
Since Trump took office, figuring out whom the US is killing and why has become nearly impossible.
Eder, Gray & Brown, Pol. EU
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer talks to POLITICO about EU's future, China, Orbn and elections.
George Eaton, New Statesman
Faced with a dystopian economy, the president is resorting to ever more repressive means to maintain control.
