Can Trump step through the opening to Iran?
Foreign policy hawk John Bolton is no longer in the White House. Can Donald Trump, with one eye on 2020…
Distress in Yemen deepens with struggle for south
The world's worst humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Yemen, where outside powers stoke a civil war. Peace remains a distant…
Decoder: U.S.-Iran ties impaled on the past
Why are the U.S. and Iran at daggers drawn while Donald Trump has vowed to pull troops out of foreign…
I discovered a different Middle East in a desert and shop
I used to associate the Middle East with violence, devastation and instability. On a trip to Israel, I discovered hospitality…
Jordan’s female leaders give reason to hope
Women leaders in Jordan fighting for equal rights offer hope that feminism can be advanced without sacrificing our unique culture.
Jordan’s struggle to erase the stain of honor crimes
For decades, Jordan has struggled to introduce reforms and prevent honor crimes — one of the uglier vestiges of colonialism.
Pakistan commits to reform schools that teach militancy
For decades, militant religious schools in Pakistan called madrassas taught students to kill non-believers. Now, Islamabad is taking them on.
In Afghanistan, winning peace requires diplomacy
The war in Afghanistan is the longest military conflict in U.S. history. It has failed. The key to peace is…
Sri Lanka terrorist attacks reignite familiar problems
After extremists killed hundreds in Easter suicide bombings, Sri Lanka's minority Muslim population now has to worry about retaliatory attacks.
Unruly Indonesia gets more predictable
Two decades after it threw off an authoritarian regime, Indonesia is a rare democracy in a region dominated by autocratic…