What does the death of Fethullah Gulen mean for Turkey?
Fethullah Gulen, the Sunni Muslim Cleric who was accused of engineering the failed coup to overthrow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has died in self imposed exile in the United States. Once f...
22 Okt 202431min
What are Hezbollah's choices after Israel killed its leader, and which way will Iran point?
The risk of a region-wide war is growing as Israel carries out ground and air operations against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and beyond. Hezbollah and Iran have been irreversibly weakened in...
1 Okt 202422min
Israel's war on Hezbollah: Why it's existential and what comes next
Jim Muir, one of the most seasoned Western journalists in the Middle East, has been covering the Arab-Israeli conflict for almost 50 years. Muir tells Al-Monitor that the latest round of fighting betw...
24 Sep 202427min
Why growing US-Cyprus defense cooperation spooks Turkey
On Sept. 9, Cyrus and the United States inked a defense cooperation agreement, sparking angry reactions from Turkey. The agreement was signed as Turkey's relations with Washington remain essentially o...
18 Sep 202420min
Turkey's Islamists tried to topple Syria's Assad, its pro-secular military backed Syrian Islamists against his dad
Few know the true story behind Syria's support for Kurdish militants fighting Turkey. Turkish academic Behlul Ozkan explains how and why Turkey's pro-military rulers backed an Islamist uprising in the...
4 Sep 202433min
How will Kamala Harris approach the Middle East if elected and what does her top foreign policy adviser Phil Gordon think?
While little is known about Vice President Kamala Harris' views on the Middle East and on the world in general, there is far more information available about the approach of her top foreign policy adv...
14 Aug 202429min
What are the risks and opportunities for Russia as it grows closer to Iran at Israel's expense?
Russia's national security chief, Sergei Shoigu, traveled to Tehran this week where he met with Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeskhian. Coming on the heels of the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniy...
7 Aug 202423min
How will Iran respond to Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran?
Hamidreza Azizi is a visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. He tells Al-Monitor that Iran's proxies in Yemen, Iraq and Syria will likely carry out a coordinate...
31 Jul 202425min
