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.
No Conditions on Syrian Dialogue
Al-Monitor’s coverage and analysis of the demonstrations in the West Bank, the role of Hezbollah in Syria, and the urgency of starting negotiations between the Syrian government and the opposition without conditions.
Kerry Calls for 'Negotiated Outcome' in Syria
Al-Monitor’s coverage and analysis of the upcoming visits by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East, Kerry’s call for a negotiated outcome in Syria and Tunisia’s worsening crisis.
Week in Review: US Resets Diplomacy in Middle East
Al-Monitor’s coverage and analysis of a newly assertive US diplomacy toward the peace process, Iran and Syria.
Week in Review: Turkey Terror Attack; Syria Political Solution
Al-Monitor’s coverage and analysis of the terrorist attack on the US embassy in Turkey and the possibility of a new opening for a political solution to the Syrian crisis.
Al-Monitor Week in Review: 5 Key Trends, from Mali to Qatar
A commentary and review of Al-Monitor’s coverage of the demonstrations in Egypt, the rise of "al-Qaeda 3.0," the linkages between Libya and Mali, Qatar’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood and Israel’s elections.
Syria Requires Political Solution; Iran in Gaza; Turkey’s Kurds
Each week Al-Monitor provides unmatched original content from the Middle East to uncover the trends as we cover the news. Here are just five of the trends we have been following this week based on reporting and analysis by our regional correspondents.
Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense
US President Barack Obama has made an inspired choice by nominating Chuck Hagel to be US Secretary of Defense.
Al-Monitor Launches Iraq Pulse
Al-Monitor this week launched the Iraq Pulse, featuring original reporting and commentary from prominent reporters and analysts inside Iraq.
Political Process Only Alternative to 'Hell' in Syria
A political transition in Syria requires a role for the Alawite community in preventing the collapse of the state and its institutions.
The Pulse Trends: Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Lebanon
The first week of Pulse coverage revealed how, more than ever, Al-Monitor uncovers trends while covering the news. Here are five trends we have been following in our pulses.
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.
Zaidi’s test in Tehran
Less than 24 hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi returned from Tehran on Thursday, Iraqi Kurdistan again came under attack.
Five explosive drones were intercepted over Erbil by US-led coalition air defenses, triggering explosions and smoke near the airport that hosts coalition forces and sits adjacent to the US consulate. While Iraq’s Kurdistan region is no stranger to attacks by Iran and its proxies, the timing was hard to ignore. For Tehran, despite the arrival of a new Iraqi prime minister promising a different path, it appears to be business as usual.
US banking on Iraqi turnaround with nomination of Zaidi as new PM
Trump signals hope for a "tremendous new chapter” in US-Iraq ties with the nomination of Ali Al-Zaidi as prime minister.
Iraq's Sudani: US troop withdrawal does not mean end of security relationship
At an event hosted by Al-Monitor and the US Chamber of Commerce, the prime minister discussed Iraq’s plan to achieve energy independence by 2030 and his desire to drawdown the US military presence in the country.
