Qatar is positioning itself to be a central player in Gaza’s high-stakes future. Yet the United States granting Doha such a role would be deeply unwise. Qatar’s century-long evolution from irrelevant backwater to hyper-wealthy energy exporter has given it the resources…

The U.S. proposal to establish a military presence at an airbase near Damascus is a welcome sign of deepening cooperation with Syria’s new government, but it may be insufficient to secure regional U.S. interests. A Damascus presence should complement—not replace—the U.S. partnership…

A team of former senior United States military commanders released in recent days a comprehensive assessment of the 12-day war (June 13 – 25) fought between Israel and Iran, revealing new details about the scope, speed and strategic impact of…

To build on its successful attacks on Iran in June, Israel must think, as it did in Syria, in terms of a “campaign between the wars” that includes “preemptive military force alongside diplomatic, intelligence and economic measures,” and it and…