
Challenges 2019 will bring for the Arab world
It has only been a few days since the New Year fireworks lit up the skies of many of the world’s cities. For a brief moment, it was...

Sectoral Shifts: The Evolution of South Asia-Middle East Relations
Johns Hopkins SAIS Foreign Policy Institute invites Bilal Baloch to feature in our third edition of "Four Minute Foreign Policy," a...

What It Would Take for Iran to Talk to Trump
On August 6, Donald Trump’s administration reimposed economic sanctions on Iran that Barack Obama’s administration had lifted when it...

Scrapping the Iran deal and North Korea summit harms U.S. credibility
This piece was originally published by Axios on May 25, 2018. View it here. In the span of a month, President Trump has managed to create...
In Bahrain, a smoldering insurgency reveals the resilience of Iran’s proxy war
This article was originally published by The Washington Post on May 18, 2018. View it here. The Trump administration has vowed to crack...
Trump's North Korea strategy won't go far with Iran
This piece was originally published by Axios on May 3, 2018. View it here. As much as President Trump would like credit for solving the...
To Win a Nobel, Trump Should Look to the Iran Deal
This piece was originally published by The New York Times on May 2, 2018. View it here. “President Trump should win the Nobel Peace...
Iran Among the Ruins: Tehran's Advantage in a Turbulent Middle East
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2018 issue of Foreign Affairs. View it here. Over the last seven years, social...
The Iran Regime-Change Crew Is Back
This article was originally published by The Atlantic on April 25, 2018. View it here. "The Iran Regime-Change Crew Is Back. That...

Iran Among the Ruins: Tehran’s Advantage in a Turbulent Middle East
Over the last seven years, social upheavals and civil wars have torn apart the political order that had defined the Middle East ever...