The United States and its allies and partners must not only understand Iran’s regional strategy and influence but also develop a coherent strategy of their own with which to confront them. Considering the relative economic, political, and diplomatic power of the two sides, it is unacceptable for the United States and its allies to allow Iran even such progress as it has made in these realms.

Choice in Middle Eastern politics ranges from the bad to the worse, and Egypt is no exception.

The U.S. is at the forefront of the unconventionals revolution. By 2020, shale sources will make up about a third of total U.S. oil and gas production...by that time, the U.S. will be the top global oil and gas producer, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia, PFC predicts.

The Japanese military is emerging from decades of pacifism. But do the country's political leaders have the vision and the will to make the country strong again?

In this latest Middle Eastern Outlook, Iran expert Ali Alfoneh provides new information about the background, influences, and experiences of Brigadier General Qassem Suleimani.

In withdrawing all but a tiny few U.S. forces from Iraq and indicating that he is weighing an accelerated drawdown from Afghanistan, President Obama is reversing a generation’s course in American strategy and policy.

A review of Brigadier General Gholamreza Baghbani's career trajectory solidifies a pattern of generational change in the IRGC QF in which former QF field operatives are pursing prominent political and advisory positions.

Everybody who pays attention to these sorts of things knows Muslim societies are almost uniquely immune to the forces that have been driving down fertility rates on every continent for decades. But everybody, it seems, fell asleep before the final act.