The future of the Middle East is currently being determined, in a process that is almost entirely hidden from view. In recent weeks, the gaze of the world has been fixed on the fight against Daesh (aka ISIL), as the…

Last week, the Trump administration recertified that Iran is complying the nuclear agreement, setting off predictable debate between who those want to exit the deal immediately and those who see it as his predecessor’s signature foreign policy achievement. But for…

President Trump meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris this week to commemorate the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I. The election of Macron, a 39-year-old business-savvy reformer, who swept away incumbent parties with a movement created…

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited several of America’s Middle Eastern partners last week—including a dubious one. Qatar hosts an important air base but also undermines American security by sponsoring Islamic radicalism. Nearly all coalition airstrikes against Islamic State are commanded…