For all his impulsiveness, the Saudi Crown Prince’s domestic priorities place serious constraints on his foreign policy.

It’s far from a no-brainer.

U.S. security aid to Lebanon has never been politically palatable, and it’s facing new headwinds these days. But the strategic case for continuing it remains sound.

Russia’s compromise proposal for Syria’s south appears to lack Iranian buy-in—and it is primarily Tehran’s calculations that will decide whether the Israel-Iran conflict spirals out of control.

Hezbollah’s victory in Sunday’s Lebanese elections is virtually guaranteed—but there are signs that discontent is growing among its support base.

Saudi Arabia and Iran could be just one Houthi missile away from war.

Nuclear power poses profound security threats to the Middle East—but not in the ways you might expect.

The Lebanese prime minister’s resignation points to a new Saudi strategy in the region.

Even if the next U.S. administration downsizes our military presence in the Middle East, it must work more effectively with our Arab Gulf partners to counter Iran’s growing asymmetric threat.