Is Britain Staging a Return to the Persian Gulf?
Paul Iddon, War Is Boring
With eye toward Iran, the United Kingdom increases ties in the region.
Paul Iddon, War Is Boring
With eye toward Iran, the United Kingdom increases ties in the region.
Chris Miller, Foreign Policy
The Soviet leader is remembered as the man who killed a superpower. But Gorbachev's gambit on reforms could have worked --Ã if only he wasn't betrayed by the Communist Party.
Aaron David Miller, CNN
Despite Trump's declaration of war against ISIS, ridding America of jihadist terror threats is no simple matter, and the incoming president would benefit from a helping of prudence, writes Aaron David Miller.
Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
The government's handling of the situation contrasts favorably with the nationalists' hysteria.