Civil Mobilization” Plays Expanding Intelligence Roles, Potentially Mirroring Iran’s Basij.” The call was made last June by an Iraqi lawmaker affiliated with an armed faction close to Iran.

Under the scorching sun, Libyans wait in long lines at fuel stations, sometimes for hours or even days, just to buy a few liters for their cars or household generators. Meanwhile, heavy oil ...

Dear Colleagues, The MBN program for early career professionals just hosted Boston College’s Martha Bayles on America’s free ...

Not long ago, the Gulf was neatly divided. Washington handled security; Beijing built trade bridges. That arrangement no longer holds. Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Doha are no longer balancing between ...

Most Yemenis won’t be able to read this article!  “My friend Khaled al-Faqih, a content creator in Lahj governorate, southern Yemen, told me – his voice brimming with surprise and delight ...

Moderation” is Islam. That’s what we are told.  But what we actually see is a fierce struggle among opposing poles over multiple interpretations of Islam.  So, can we equate the thought of Ibn ...

In Washington, foreign policy is born at home. From churches. From campaign rallies. From living rooms. If you want to understand America’s choices in the Middle East, listen to what’s said in ...

For more than two decades, Iran’s nuclear program has been one of the most pressing threats troubling decision-makers in Israel.  In confronting these threats, the Israeli intelligence agency ...

In an interview with MBN, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed strong views about a broad range of subjects, from the ongoing war in Gaza to the 2006 Israeli “Northern War” in ...

يعيش مسلمو الغرب اليوم مأزقا حقيقيا، فـ”إسلامهم يُختطف”، وفق ما يقدر الكاتب والمفكر إبراهيم عيسى. تيارات الإسلام السياسي تفرض عزلة فكرية عليهم، وتتحكم في منابرهم ومساجدهم، وتحتكر ...

“حشد مدني” يلعب أدوارا استخباراتية أكبر وربما يكون شبيها بالباسيج الإيراني. أطلقت هذه الدعوة في يونيو الماضي على لسان نائب عراقي تابع لفصيل مسلح مقرب من إيران. الدعوة ليست جديدة، فقد ...