While Israel’s response to the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks has strengthened its security and military dominance, the long-term ...
Western rural Homs is a land of breezeblock buildings, green fields and drystone walls. The sky hangs grey over the landscape, as booms from artillery fire mingle with the bleating of sheep. Pick-up ...
Middle East spending is on the upswing again. Defense expenditures in the region, excluding Iran, increased 21.8% in real terms to $195.4 billion in 2024 from $160.4 billion in 2021, marking its ...
DENNIS ROSS is Counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a Professor at Georgetown University. A former ...