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Impeachment inquiry: a Senate trial is likely to backfire on Democrats
Passing the baton to the Republican-controlled Senate would invite a perfunctory trial and acquittal
Why the demonstrators in Iran may drive the regime to the negotiating table
US and its Gulf allies have a window of opportunity to get a deal with a country that finds itself mired in economic, political and strategic problems
The Ukraine scandal has split the US administration in unprecedented ways
Senior officials are not only divided by internal rifts but how to implement stated policy
Iraq and Syria have provoked astounding blunders by American leaders
President Donald Trump's confused foreign policy has reinforced the idea that the US is an unreliable and faithless ally
Impeachment trial: the US political system is about to be tested in an extraordinary way
Thursday's vote in the House of Representatives on how to proceed with the inquiry into president Donald Trump's conduct
Russia’s resurgence in the Middle East has been inversely proportional to a US decline
By pursuing limited goals with limited means and its interests with determination, Moscow has returned to a major role in the Middle East
Donald Trump has handed his enemies their biggest strategic win
The US president's indifference is massively emboldening Iran and extremist groups such as ISIS
As allegations mount up, where are the checks and balances on those in power?
If there is no pushback against Trump’s behaviour, there will be a new set of norms and expectations
Why Democrats should proceed with caution in trying to impeach Donald Trump
In the hands of a Republican-majority Senate, leader Mitch McConnell could call the shots in an impeachment trial involving the US president
Leading from behind: Iran should beware of underestimating Donald Trump
If regime leaders in Tehran conclude they are dealing with a paper tiger, they will be making a grave miscalculation
With the 2020 election looming, the clock was ticking on the Trump-Bolton relationship
The national security adviser had to go because the US administration's foreign policy was increasingly deviating from his uber-hawkish views
Sharpiegate: Donald Trump has crossed a line
As a storm brews over an apparently doctored map showing the path of Hurricane Dorian, why can't the US president admit when he gets it wrong? asks Hussein Ibish
How a 17-year-old Harvard student has become symbolic of the bias of an entire system
Thought police officials have gone far beyond their legitimate security mandate in banning Ismail Ajjawi from entering the US
There are no meaningful checks on Donald Trump's outlandish behaviour
He might value being unpredictable but investors never do. Meanwhile seemingly immutable norms lie in tatters
In refusing to go to Israel, Rashida Tlaib has squandered her moral victory
The visit to her grandmother could have been an historic trip, which could have been recorded, immortalised and publicised to show Palestinian life under occupation
