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.
US influence on the line if Israel has 'free hand' to bomb Iraq
Israeli attacks in Iraq signal need for some red lines with Iran.
Putin’s Gulf security plan depends on Trump
The Russian president plans to roll out his regional initiative to calm Gulf tensions next month — but are the United States and the EU ready to let Putin step up in the Gulf?
Why Egypt matters — maybe more than ever
The US-Egyptian partnership deepens in Sinai, but human rights issues won’t go away.
Tinderbox: Israeli military attacks in Iraq could complicate US strategy in Middle East
Washington may need to draw some red lines to protect its larger regional interests.
Shadow war: Egypt and Iran battle for influence in Gaza
It looks like Khamenei and Hamas leaders agree on everything ... but is the reality more or less than meets the eye? Iran gains traction even with the PA; Egypt looks to take the diplomatic lead; closing the Iranian margins.
While the world focuses on Iran, a tragedy is ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Idlib
Trump asks Putin to protect Idlib; Putin seeks options to capitalize on impasse in Syria safe zone talks; Russia wins on S-400 sale to Turkey.
Traps abound as Iraq charts independent course based on ‘national vision’
Iraq's new foreign policy vision promotes noninterference and economic integration; Turkey's bombing of PKK sites in Iraq's Qandil Mountains tests Baghdad's resolve.
Anniversary of Iran Air 655 tragedy offers lessons for US-Iran diplomacy today
Iran Air 655’s bitter legacy; Iraq as front line; Iran should talk … but it needs off-ramps.
The Art of the Deal: Trump turns to Putin on Iran
‘A diplomatic way out’; Iran’s patience runs out; Trump has ‘all the time in the world’; Oil for Food 2.0?; Iraq, Afghanistan and prisoners: Steps in the right direction?
The Other Big Story: With world’s eyes on Iran, Putin moves to avert conflict between Turkey and Syria
A "disaster unfolding" in Idlib; for now, Putin has Assad’s back; exhausted Syrian Army seeks to take the highways; eyes on Osaka.
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.
