Persian Gulf
Panetta: New U.S. Strategy to Counter Iran
December 21, 2012 | 1:38pm
On December 18, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta outlined a new U.S.
Striking Iran: An Avoidable Disaster?
November 28, 2012 | 2:47pm
Iran’s most advanced missiles cannot reliably reach Israel, according to a new study by the Middle East Pol
The Limits on U.S. Military Options
September 6, 2012 | 1:31pm
On Sept.6, Anthony Cordesman and Abdullah Toukan of the Center for Strategic and International Studies released a report assessing U.S. military options in Iran. It noted that U.S.
The Islamists Are Coming
The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.
