Strange Bedfellows
Grand Bargain Afoot Between Turkey, Israel, and Gulf Arabs?

A declaration from Ankara opens a door—but a regional anti-Iran coalition would be very tough to pull off.

The Afterparty Continues
Libya: Bomb Us, Please

The Tubruq government asks for an Arab League intervention.

The Left and Islam
Pakistani Brit Calls Out Lefty Indulgence of Islamism

Sometimes the simplest truths take the most courage to say.

Whither Turkey?
Turkey Headed for New Elections

AKP-CHP talks break down, leaving Turkey facing uncertainty at home and war abroad.

Red Line Redux
ISIS Hit Kurds With Chemical Weapons

Mustard gas this time. But given what we don’t know about Assad’s supposedly-destroyed stores, what might be next?

Strange Bedfellows
Israel to Lift Blockade in Return for Hamas Ceasefire

The deal, if real, could be a sign that the Sunnis and Israelis are getting seriously close to a united front against Iran.

Sunni vs. Shia
Iran Loses a Longtime Ally

Long a client of Iran, Sudan is realigning itself with its co-religionists.

State of the Unions
UK Goes Scott Walker

Blighty to nix automatic collection of public sector union dues.

The Endgame in Syria
Administration Abandons Failed Syria Program

The Obama Administration may quietly be dropping its commitment to the failed, U.S.-run fighter scheme in Syria. But is the alternative any more practical?

Fallout
First Fruit of Iran Deal: Assad Getting a Break?

Recent developments suggest the Butcher of Damascus could be let back in from the cold.

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