Desperately short of credibility on the world stage, the Trump administration must step back to avert war with Iran.
Middle East
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Mohamed Morsi: A Postscript
The deposed Egyptian president’s legacy is complicated, and his death cruel. He “always underestimated the animosity of the military,” says the former U.S. ambassador.
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The Trump Administration’s Iran Fiasco
Pompeo tries to please his boss, while Bolton pursues a corrupt and dangerous escalation.
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Netanyahu’s Desperation Is the One Certainty Left in Israel
The surprise new election shows just how unpredictable a legally cornered leader can be.
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In the Approaching Last Act, Netanyahu Is Disgraced—or Israel Is
Netanyahu’s tragical drama, decades in the making, could now end one of two ways.
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The Last Human Rights Defender in the Emirates
The digital activist Ahmed Mansoor’s hunger strike exposes the UAE’s repression.
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The Illusion of Trump’s Mideast Peace Plan
Kushner and Greenblatt have us focused on a plan that may never appear, while they are making the possibility of a two-state solution disappear.
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Egypt’s New President for Life
Trump’s second White House meeting with Egyptian President El-Sisi will encourage a drift toward repression even worse than the Mubarak era.
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Needed: A U.S. Policy on Saudi Arabia
The next administration would do well to revise the long-standing U.S. partnership with Saudi Arabia, and America has substantial leverage to produce change in the kingdom’s behavior.
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The Border Is Always Ready to Blow Up
A brief guide to the last clash, and the next, on the Israel-Gaza line