From Egypt to America, a military enmeshed in politics is bad for stability and democracy.

What can be done to prepare for the significant reconstruction challenges facing Yemen?

The Arab Middle East faces unprecedented socioeconomic, political, and institutional challenges. Amid burgeoning conflict and economic stagnation, trust has eroded between governments and their citizens.

The old Arab order has collapsed. Can a new order be created?

More than any other region in the world, the Middle East is defined not by commercial ties, diplomatic interaction, or regional organizations, but by hard power and military might.

Constructing a new order in the Arab world requires states to begin confronting the patronage system and crony networks that distort economic outcomes and suppress job creation. The economic challenge is thus not merely technical, but profoundly political as well.

Washington condemns its Middle Eastern enemies for their abuses, but green lights its friends.

The Founding Fathers carefully constructed a system of checks and balances on decisions over war and peace, which has broken down in recent years. The biggest foreign policy choice of all, whether to go to war, now lies with one person.

Donald Trump is so motivated to reach agreements, that we might have to worry if he succeeds.

A discussion on the worsening tensions between Israel and Palestine, the U.S. role in the conflict, and the future for Palestinians.