New, critical dynamics are emerging in the region that could reshape it in dramatic ways.

The US-Israel attack on Iran and mounting pressure inside Lebanon have pushed the group into a strategic gamble.

How Qatar and its Gulf partners respond to the attack could decide the next chapter for the region.

Signals from both sides that they are open to talks should be taken seriously and encouraged. 

It is the most complete and consequential Arab state.

The failed governance that plagued Syria is not unique. It is a power model that has devastated the whole region.

Arab Americans no longer ‘accept crumbs’, they want their ‘share of the pie’ in US politics.

The West has tried to portray Hamas’s leader as an ‘obstacle’ to peace, hoping to obscure reality.

Lasting security for the entire region requires an equitable peace with the Palestinians, which the US will not broker.