Since 2012, the Week in Review keeps you ahead of the curve with in-depth analysis of the trends in the region, based on AL-MONITOR’s world class reporting.
Four must-read books on Trump’s Middle East policies
What we learned from Michael Wolff, John Bolton and Bob Woodward about the Trump administration and the Middle East.
Sudan’s fragile transition boosted by turnaround in ties with US, Israel
Khartoum is also a key broker in the Nile River dam talks with Egypt and Ethiopia.
Iraq, KRG, Turkey find common ground in response to PKK
Kurdish group increasingly isolated; meanwhile, Syrian Kurds boxed in by Turkey, Russia and Assad.
Rouhani, Biden hint at pathways to resume Iran deal
The Iranian president wants Biden to reverse Trump policies, not start a new round of talks; the US president-elect makes clear US regional partners will also have their say.
No relief in sight for Mideast hotspots after catastrophic 2020
Conflict, disease, famine compound crises in Gaza, Yemen, Syria.
Erdogan weighs new reality in US-Turkey ties under Biden
The Turkish president, after backing Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabagh, could feel emboldened to move in Syria, but anticipating the next administration may give pause.
Biden will face matrix of conflicting influence campaigns in Africa, Mideast
Egypt seeks to check Turkish influence in North Africa and the Horn, while its priority remains Nile Dam talks with Ethiopia.
Biden unlikely to turn back in Iraq
Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says Biden knows Iraq "as well or better than just about anyone."
While America counts its votes, Erdogan advances his agenda
Can the next US president manage Erdogan’s ambition?
New normal takes shape for Israel, Palestinians, UAE
Israelis and Emiratis throw themselves into their new relationship and Palestinians are throwing Gulf visitors out of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Iran, misreading Trump’s resolve, escalates conflict in Yemen ahead of US midterms
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Trump links Iran to the war on terror, vowing it will “never, ever have a nuclear weapon.”
Barzani calls for enhanced air defense for Kurdistan Region to counter drone attacks
Iraqi Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani backs US-led regional economic integration efforts and lauds US partnership in an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor.
Trump’s strategy on Iran may be paying off
Through far-sighted diplomacy and a durable new regional architecture, Trump has cornered Iran between alignment and atrophy.
Iran-linked militias seek to draw Iraq into regional war
“Iran’s logic is the logic of war,” a Gulf regional official tells Al-Monitor.
