During the first Trump administration, intelligence workers at many levels made political judgments about the information they assembled.
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From United States war crimes and a reframing of White Australia to the vexed question of Gauguin, 2024 showcased some compelling listens.
The country is deeply divided along religious and ethnic lines, which makes continuing violence one likely scenario.
How China could emerge as an unexpected beneficiary from Assad’s downfall.
Islamic State may have lost all of its territory, but the group’s ideological and operational capabilities are far from eradicated.
The US maintains close to 1,000 troops in Syria and supports Kurdish groups in the northeast and some opposition groups in the southeast.
The Taliban’s 2.0 government has proven to be as dreadfully extremist and discriminatory as its previous reign of terror.
A scholar of Iraq describes the ongoing loss following the genocidal violence by IS − not just of human lives, but of a rich cultural heritage.
Many of the Iraqi Yazidi minority terrorised by IS a decade ago have been unable to rebuild their lives.
Music, like other facets of culture, provides a window into the histories and heritage of different regions and peoples.
Yezidis are an example of what one scholar calls ‘liminal minorities’: faith communities whose religions’ legitimacy is denied by more powerful groups.
In religious traditions, patience is more than waiting, or even more than enduring a hardship. But what does patience look like? And when should we not exercise patience?
President Reagan said sending troops to Lebanon was his ‘greatest regret.’ Other presidents left office with similar misgivings. Could leaving troops in Syria and Iraq be the next strategic mistake?
A second Donald Trump presidency would not necessarily implement a foreign policy any more destructive than what is normal for the United States.
Esmail Ghaani took control of the unconventional warfare wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps following the killing of predecessor Qassem Soleimani.
The UK government needs to define its goals and the scope of its involvement in a campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
Iran funds a large network of armed groups across the Middle East as part of its ambition to replace the US as regional power.
The Biden administration has calibrated its strikes so as not to provoke a wider armed conflict in the region.
More than 85 locations linked to militias were hit in a robust response by Washington to an earlier deadly drone attack on a US base in Jordan.
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