The Houthi threat to Camp Lemonnier reflects that non-state actors can challenge even the most hardened military installations.

The Middle East is not on the verge of collapsing, but rather, its strategic map is being redrawn from Tel Aviv, Washington, and Tehran.

A careful reading of Libya Since Qaddafi would help address some of the obstacles that Iran would encounter, should regime change occur.

Iran is stepping into a new and uncertain chapter in its strategic thinking, embracing a strategy focused on conventional deterrence and self-reliance.

Moscow is reconstituting its position in the Middle East, and local countries’ push for multi-alignment provides space for it to penetrate the region.

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Reform is needed to ensure that transgender people’s constitutional rights are not violated in countries in the MENA region.