Hussein Ibish

Concerns over the US president's attitude towards some trusted establishments should not be dismissed as 'Trump panic'

Hussein Ibish surveys the complex ballet between insurgent populists and establishment conservatives

The US president’s nativist and protectionist attitude makes for policies every bit as bad as the assumptions which informs it

The operation, through which Ankara is seeking to expand a buffer zone seized in August 2016, has been in the works for almost a year

Hussein Ibish assesses the impact of policy moves made by the US president since taking office a year ago

This was the week that Donald Trump was meant to counter the impressions created by the release of Fire and Fury. It didn't quite work out that way, writes Hussein Ibish

It is unheard of for a US president to try to suppress a book he dislikes – but his coterie has been working overtime

Hussein Ibish reflects on an extraordinary year of American politics and unpacks what it might mean for the years ahead

The US president thought he was shoring up his evangelical base with the announcement – but the move backfired worse than he could have imagined

Monday should see the unveiling of a new document that provides the framework for US foreign policy

The US president is hovering at a dangerous approval rating of around 35 per cent. It makes sense for him to shore up his most loyal supporters immediately and at all costs, writes Hussein Ibish

In a coalition government, Ennahda is demonstrating what acceptable religious conservatism might look like

The real battlegrounds against Iranian hegemony are Syria and Iraq, writes Hussein Ibish

More overt ties between moderate Arab countries and Israel will require significant progress on Palestinian issues, writes Hussein Ibish

The map of the Middle East is being redrawn, writes Hussein Ibish, and that should provide serious cause for concern