On Thursday, writing in Foreign Policy magazine, retired U.S. Navy admiral James Stavridis argued that the Arab League’s multinational response force, announced to address growing regional instability, will be established as a Sunni “army” to counter the rising power of Shiite Iran. The Arab League’s response force, first reported in late...

Tensions between Arab states and Iran, which erupted into a hot war overnight in Yemen with a Saudi-led military offensive against the Iranian-backed Houthi militants, are hanging over the ongoing negotiations between the P5+1 nations and Tehran in Lausanne, Switzerland. The talks, which revolve around Iran’s nuclear program, are expected...

Talks are underway between the seven countries negotiating over Iran’s nuclear program—including the five permanent members of United Nations Security Council—to lift the security council’s sanctions on Iran, Reuters reported today. The talks between Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — the five permanent members of the Security Council...

In recent weeks, as details of a nuclear deal between the West and Iran leak out, an increasing number of writers and analysts have expressed concern about the assumptions underpinning the emerging deal. Among the critics are a number who have, in the past, been aligned with the Obama administration. In addition...

The terms of a proposed nuclear deal between the West and Iran “reported by the AP [Associated Press] are even more worrying than those that were leaked in Jerusalem,” according to David Horovitz, editor-in-chief of The Times of Israel, in an analysis published Monday. After anonymous sources in Jerusalem leaked...

The first step in fighting violent extremism is to “amplify the voices of peace and tolerance,” President Barack Obama said Thursday while appearing at the three-day Summit to Counter Violent Extremism. Obama outlined a three-part strategy for combating extremism: first discrediting the ideologies behind the extremism by appealing to forces of moderation, and then addressing the economic...