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1. The Red-Hot Blue Line

2. An Heir and a Spare? How Yemen’s “Southern Hezbollah” Could Change Iran’s Deterrent Calculus

3. Exploiting a "Vast Jihad Arena": The Islamic State Takes Territory in Mali

4. A "System of Systems" Approach to Countering Drones: Examining Recent Operations from the Middle East to Ukraine

5. The Next Generation of Iranian Ballistic Missiles: Technical Advances, Strategic Objectives, and Potential Western Responses

6. How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Is Reshaping the Global Arms Market: Implications for the Middle East and Beyond

7. The Regent of Allah: Ali Khamenei's Political Evolution in Iran

8. Arming the Revolution: Trends in Iranian Defense Spending, 2013–23

9. Striking Back: Iran and the Rise of Asymmetric Drone Warfare in the Middle East

10. To Prevent the PA from Unraveling, Address Internal Reform

11. Can Federalism Work in Lebanon?

12. Countering “ISIS at Large” in Syria

13. Preserving U.S. Military Advantages in the Middle East

14. The Future of Repatriation from Northeast Syria

15. Hakan Fidan and the New Turkish Diplomacy in Iraq

16. Sudan's Civil War: Mediation Challenges and the U.S. Role

17. Iran’s Misunderstood Nuclear Law

18. Beyond the Blocs: Jewish Settlement East of Israel's Security Barrier and How to Avert the Slide to a One-State Outcome

19. Countering Iran's Regional Strategy: A Long-Term, Comprehensive Approach

20. The U.S.-Egypt Military Relationship: Complexities, Contradictions, and Challenges

21. China's Security Presence in the Middle East: Redlines and Guidelines for the United States

22. Fighting Jihadists By, With, and Through U.S. Partners: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects

23. Iran's Nuclear Hedging Strategy: Shaping the Islamic Republic's Proliferation Calculus

24. How to Respond to China’s Growing Influence in the Gulf

25. Scoring Iraq’s New Government: Metrics for Preserving U.S. Interests

26. Snapback Sanctions on Iran: More Bark Than Bite?

27. A Stabilizing Factor: Oman’s Quiet Influence amid Mounting Uncertainty in the Gulf

28. Rethinking U.S. Efforts on Counterterrorism: Toward a Sustainable Plan Two Decades After 9/11

29. Sustained Counterterrorism Efforts Remain Key to Preventing Attacks in Jordan

30. Seizing Opportunities and Strengthening Alliances in Northwest Africa: Ideas for Policy Toward Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

31. Asset Test 2021: How the U.S. Can Keep Benefiting from Its Alliance with Israel

32. Beyond Forever Wars and Great Power Competition: Rethinking the U.S. Military Role in the Middle East

33. Accidental Allies: The US–Syrian Democratic Forces Partnership Against the Islamic State

34. Triangular Diplomacy: Unpacking Russia's Syria Strategy

35. Deals, Drones, and National Will: The New Era in Turkish Power Projection

36. A Vanishing West in the Middle East: The Recent History of U.S.-Europe Cooperation in the Region

37. Back to Basics: U.S.-Iraq Security Cooperation in the Post-Combat Era

38. Continuity vs. Overreach in the Trump Peace Plan (Part 2): Security, Refugees, and Narratives

39. The Coronavirus in Iran (Part 2): Regime Culpability and Resiliency

40. Protests and Regime Suppression in Post-Revolutionary Iran

41. A Paris Reset on Hezbollah? Implications for French Interests and Regional Security

42. The Forgotten Peace at Twenty-Five: How to Protect and Strengthen Israel-Jordan Ties

43. Iranian Aid to Fighters in the Gulf Peninsula

44. U.S. Strategic Dialogues with Morocco and Algeria: Take Two

45. Morocco's Approach to Countering Violent Extremism

46. Iran's Afghan Shiite Fighters in Syria

47. Mosul Security Crisis: A Chance to Break Iraq's Political Logjam

48. President Rouhani and the IRGC

49. Jordan Not Out of the Woods Yet

50. Salafism as a National Security Threat for Iran

51. Egypt's Security Forces: A Key Factor in the Crisis

52. Israel's Strategic Concerns over Upheaval in Egypt

53. Yemen's Forever War: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

54. The Middle East Security Agenda: An Israeli Assessment

55. Peace through Security: America's Role in the Development of the Palestinian Authority Security Services

56. Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan: Hamas in Ascendance

57. Quds Day in Iran: Velvet Revolution Trumps Nuclear Negotiations

58. Facing Homegrown Radicalization

59. Putting Iraq's Security Agreement to the Vote: Risks and Opportunities

60. IDF Military Action in Gaza: Options and Implications

61. Operation Cast Lead: Israel's Assault on Hamas

62. PolicyWatch #1400: Amman Warms to Hamas

63. PolicyWatch #1401: Reconsidering Hamas: A View from Amman

64. PolicyWatch #1428: Is Hamas Committed to the Ceasefire?

65. PolicyWatch #1432: Syria's Reactor: Can the IAEA Act Effectively?

66. PolicyWatch #1383: Domestic and Regional Politics Delay U.S.-Iraqi Security Agreement

67. PolicyWatch #1337: Egypt Working to Contain Gaza

68. 'Bad Veils' and Arrested Scholars: Iran's Fear of a Velvet Revolution

69. Al-Qaeda in North Africa: Local and Global Jihad

70. Can Syria Come in from the Cold?

71. Fighting Terrorism: A Chance to Improve Bilateral U.S.-Turkish Ties

72. The Mecca Accord (Part II): Implications for Arabs, Israel, and U.S. Policy

73. PolicyWatch #1278: Hamas's Military Capabilities after the Gaza Takeover

74. PolicyWatch #1254: The War of Words between Hamas and al-Qaeda

75. The Golan Heights and Syrian-Israeli Relations: What Does Asad Want?

76. Prosecuting Terrorists: A Look at the American and Israeli Experiences

77. Ending the Palestinian Political Stalemate: Abbas's Electoral Option

78. Iranian President Ahmadinezhad's Relations with Supreme Leader Khamenei

79. Making the Lebanon Ceasefire Work: Security Requirements and Implications for an International Force

80. The Confused Security Situation in Iraq: Some Less Publicized Units

81. The Ground Offensive in Lebanon: An Opportunity

82. As UN Ceasefire Resolutions Loom, Diplomatic Gaps Remain

83. Ceasefire Options for Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1559

84. Israel and Hizballah at War: A Status Report

85. Syria, Hamas, and the Gaza Crisis

86. The Death of Zarqawi: Organizational and Operational Implications for the Insurgency

87. Iranian Azeris: A Giant Minority

88. Understanding the Middle East: A View from inside the Mossad

89. Mr. Olmert Goes to Washington: Prospects for U.S.-Israel Relations

90. Assessing the Iranian Nuclear Threat with Reference to Pakistan's Experience

91. Security in Iraq: Prospects for Progress in the al-Maliki Era

92. The Security Implications of a Hamas-Led Palestinian Authority

93. Reinforcing Lebanon's Sovereignty

94. The Countdown for Bashar al-Asad and Lebanon

95. Al-Qaeda's North African Franchise: The GSPC Regional Threat

96. Impact of the UN Investigation into the Hariri Assassination

97. The Black Sea Basin: A New Axis in Global Maritime Security

98. U.S. and European Counterterrorism Efforts from September 11 to the London Bombings

99. Lessons from the Fight against Terrorism

100. Al-Qaeda Infiltration of Gaza: A Post-Disengagement Assessment