Explore how "global Islam" shifted from ritual to a failed political project, tracing the collapse of sovereignty from ...

The Kurds have been let down time and again by the U.S. Here’s why they might still partner with Americans in Iran.

The B-52 Stratofortresses was first introduced in 1952 as a doomsday bomber — designed to carry nuclear bombs to strike the Soviet Union without having to refuel along the way.

When it comes to European Union territory, you can't go much further east than Cyprus. So far east, in fact, that it's within ...

Iraq’s Kurdish leadership rejects involvement in the Iran war, complicating potential US-Israeli efforts to open a northern front.

President Donald Trump has spent a lifetime talking himself out of tough spots. But in the war with Iran, his trusty ...

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but presidents assert broad authority over use of force and the military. Congress has done little to push back.

If US's plan to include Kurds materialises, it could open a complex front in the Iran war. It would highlight Middle East’s most challenging part -- the struggles of Kurdish people ...

The escalating confrontation between Israel, the United States, and Iran has fundamentally impacted the strategic situation in the Middle East. For Türkiye, this newly escalated conflict represents ...

Two men who brought explosives to a protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said.

Amid a Syrian troop buildup and Israeli military operations, the border with Lebanon is becoming a source of friction as ...

Gilbert Achcar explains how oil, US power, and regional rivalries have shaped decades of conflict in the Middle East — and ...