Tag: Middle East and North Africa

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently said his country should reduce its dependence on trade with other countries, as the state faces a growing threat of economic sanctions. “We will ...

There is new hope for a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel that could see all of the remaining hostages in Gaza returned and potentially lead to long-term peace. But ...

Last month, with a stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump upended America’s security role in the Middle East. For the first time in its history, Washington formally committed to ...

Exactly two years ago, on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas crossed into Israel and killed around 1,200 people. It was an awful, inhumane attack. But that day also triggered a chain ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s seizure of activists and aid bound for Gaza, France’s arrest of crew members aboard an alleged Russian shadow tanker, and ...

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. We’re back to our regularly scheduled programming after the nonstop action at UNGA 80 last week. Thanks again for reading our coverage! Alright, ...

BEIRUT—The new Lebanese government, elected and formed in the aftermath of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah last year, is pursuing an audacious U.S.-backed plan to disarm all nonstate ...

“Don’t be a tough guy. Don’t be a fool!” U.S. President Donald Trump implored Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a 2019 letter. The jury might be out on how ...

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, our final edition from the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) before we resume our usual weekly programming next Thursday. Alright, here’s what’s on tap ...

Writing in Wednesday’s New York Times, Israel’s former minister of defense, Benny Gantz, criticized the growing wave of Western governments recognizing the state of Palestine. “The growing support in the ...