Tag: Middle East

U.S. sanctions on Turkey pushing it closer to Russia, China, say experts

By Aishwarya Airy on October 16, 2019 Foreign Affairs, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, U.S.

Experts discuss the future of U.S. policy in the Middle East after the Trump administration announced a troop withdrawal from northern Syria.

Conflicts and Terrorism International Relations Privacy and Civil Liberties

Women’s peace and security in Middle East centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy

By Niko Boskovic and Joe Snell on October 13, 2019 Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, Warsaw Process Working Group, women's peace and security

A centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is women’s peace and security, a State Department official said at Thursday’s Warsaw Process Working Group on human rights.

Conflicts and Terrorism

War monitor: More than 6,000 civilians died from anti-ISIS coalition strikes

By Ricky Zipp on March 20, 2018 foreign policy, ISIS, Middle East, national security, United Nations

Two war monitoring groups question the accuracy of civilian death reports from the U.S.-led coalition operating in Iraq and Syria.

International Relations

Survey: Arabs consider Israel biggest threat to Mideast peace

By Duke Omara on April 14, 2017 Arabs, Duke Omara, Middle East, survey

Majorities of residents in 12 Arab-majority countries regard Israel as the biggest threat to achieving Middle East peace

International Relations

Energy independence enables greater US role in Middle East

By Harvard Zhang on August 5, 2016 Middle East, oil

The U.S. should steady its presence in the Middle East even though it becomes less reliant on oil imports.

Conflicts and Terrorism Environment

Global action needed to prevent water-fueled conflicts

By Marisa Endicott on June 6, 2016June 6, 2016 agriculture, Canada, conflict, drought, environment, India, international aid, Mexico, Middle East, resources, scarcity, treaties, United Nations, United States, water, water stress, world bank

Water stress is an increasing reality in many parts of the world, and the instability that goes along with it has the potential to leave no nation untouched.

International Relations

The geopolitics of fracking

By Marisa Endicott on May 26, 2016 conflict, energy, extraction, fracking, fuel, gas, geopolitics, hydraulic fracturing, international relations, Iraq, market, Middle East, oil, politics, shale boom, USA

While recent debates over hydraulic fracturing have remained mostly in the domestic sphere, the significant geopolitical effects of this huge shift in fuel production continue to play out.