Moscow’s Middle East Balancing Act
Suddenly, Russia has emerged as the Middle East's indispensable nation.
Suddenly, Russia has emerged as the Middle East's indispensable nation.
Just how durable is the Iranian economy, really? As the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran marks its one-year anniversary, that’s the question many policymakers in Washington are asking.
On November 5th, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani announced that his government was planning to restart sensitive nuclear work prohibited under the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
On the heels of his controversial decision to pull out of Syria and abandon the Kurds, our close allies in the fight against the Islamic State, the President’s move to cap Iraqi refugees is sure to raise further doubts about why people in foreign lands should risk their lives to work with the United States.
Beijing won’t tolerate dissent at home. But when foreigners criticize its geopolitical tactics, it listens.