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The map of the Middle East is being rewritten again

The overthrow of other dictators in the region has led not to democracy but to terror and upheaval. Will Syria be different?

Maybe Trump can make peace with Iran after all

Unlikely as it may seem, a window is opening for a deal with Tehran.

How Trump could reorder the world

Trump may overturn the US approach to three major geopolitical challenges: the Gaza war, the Ukraine war, and the rise of China.

US sanctions on Cuba are spreading darkness

A massive blackout was a sign of how bad things have gotten on the island, which thousands are again fleeing for the United States.

Time for the US to admit defeat in Syria

More than a decade after we started a program of regime change, Bashar al-Assad is still in power.