Last May, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in response to the increasing number of worldwide poliomyelitis cases. The timing of…
We in the United States have long held one narrative of the Middle East—one of political instability, sectarian unrest, and oligarchs protecting great wealth in the hands of way too…
Georgetown professor Matthew Kroenig sat down with the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs to discuss his attendance at a recent meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York.
The Syrian conflict long ago metastasized from a two-sided battle between the Bashar al-Assad regime and homegrown forces seeking its overthrow to a full-blown sectarian conflict. Now, foreign fighters and…
Lebanon belongs to a class of places whose names evoke visceral images unable to fade into history. Perhaps only Bosnia, Darfur, and Somalia carry the implied violence and…
Middle East analysts have long been pessimistic about the hopes for a final status agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. This sentiment exists to this day, even after U.S.
Shop the Entire Current Issue- The Integration of Regions || Return to The Integration of Regions index “He maintains that even if the majority of Iranians…
According to a recent Washington Post article about Egypt’s decision to cut off diplomatic relations with Syria, President Morsi’s actions and call for Hezbollah to leave Syria “point to…
In an increasingly volatile world, few threats to peace compare to the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iranian government. For the Iranian people, however, the government already is at war and…
