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Iran is closely watching the US-North Korea stand-off
Tehran’s sense of how far it can go will largely be shaped by what happens on the other side of Asia in the coming months
Even the best manager may not be able to rescue Trump
The White House administration has been marred by so many shake-ups and scandals that damage control for the administration may prove too little, too late
Trump administration may have no choice but to pick its poison
The US president will almost certainly have a tough call to take: succumbing to legal accountability or risking a political implosion
ISIL cannot be beaten without concerted effort
All of the principal players in the war against ISIL have other preoccupations, says Hussein Ibish.
The Syrian crisis can't be solved without Syrians
The negotiations to end Syria's long conflict are excluding the parties closest to the fighting, Hussein Ibish writes.
The profound ideological clash at the heart of the rift between the Gulf and Qatar
At issue is the character, role and future of the Muslim Brotherhood and similar Islamist groups across the region
Donald Trump's rhetoric presents a deliberate underestimation of America's power and prowess
Is the president’s vision of American policy deliberately embracing a vision of premature decline?
Washington and the hard calculations at play in the Qatar crisis
Donald Trump’s administration will seek the answers to several key questions as the stand-off between Doha and the region reaches a critical juncture
Washington’s complex interest in the Qatar crisis
The United States is torn between the twin imperatives of counterterrorism and unity
Washington’s complex interest in the Qatar crisis
Despite its central role in any potential outcome for the GCC crisis, the US seems torn between its counterterrorism prerogative and the unity of its allies
To end the crisis, Qatar knows it must back down
Qatar cannot sustain any significant additional pressure, argues Hussein Ibish
The crisis is only just beginning for Qatar
If the Qatar crisis drags on, the country’s economy will be severely damaged and its regional role all but eliminated, writes Hussein Ibish
Qatar crisis: a regional schism that's been years in the making
It's time for Qatar to change its policies once and for all because Arab countries are no longer willing to renegotiate every few years, writes Hussein Ibish
America’s foreign policy and the introvert impulse
Hussein Ibish says that Trump administration’s reconceptualisation of American foreign policy marks a radical abandonment of a long-held consensus
Qatar cannot be allowed to sabotage the region
Hussein Ibish says that Qatar has to start respecting, rather than undermining, its allies’ vital interests
