Borders, Nations and Conflict (Spring 2014)

During the past decade, Western diplomats have been engaged in protracted negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its nuclear program. Though a...

inFOCUS: This issue of inFOCUS Magazine is called "Nations, Borders and Conflict," and generally looks at Israel's neighbors. As you do the 10,000-foot view...

Westerners strive to solve problems. When people appear obstinate, we often indignantly say, "Are you part of the solution, or part of the problem?"...

A view is taking hold across the Middle East and beyond that the United States is determined to implement a policy of withdrawal from...

Now that the Geneva "peace" convocation has predictably collapsed, so too has America's paradigm for Syria that—at various times—has favored Shiites (Alawite President al-Asad)...

The collapse of government and the anarchy that spread over Egypt right after the Mubarak regime was toppled led to the release and escape...

One Slice of the Iraq War Americans, by a fairly wide margin, tell pollsters that the Iraq war "wasn't worth it." This reflects, perhaps, an...