WASHINGTON—Preference for stronger U.S. relations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has dropped in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon since 2016, according to new data from the Arab Barometer, a nonpartisan research network providing insight into social, political, and economic attitudes of citizens throughout the Arab world. The findings were presented at the […]
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Report: Saudi Arabia Increases Aid, Influence in Pakistan
Saudi Arabia continues offering economic aid to Pakistan in hopes of spreading its Sunni Islam influence across the Arab world as it also pursues an anti-Iran agenda, according to a recent Brookings Institution report. Author Madiha Afzal, visiting fellow on foreign policy, global economy, and development at Brookings, noted that Saudi Arabia has been fostering […]
Perspective: Family Terror Connections Foster Radicalization
Family terror networks—or alternatively, family-affiliated terrorism—involve two or more people from the same clan who support the threat or use of terrorism. Kin terrorism has appeared across diverse views from religiously motivated precepts to national liberation, and from hate-based ideologies to other viewpoints. Family structures enable higher instances of conversion to radical beliefs given the […]
Trump’s Iran Decision Resets International Attitude
In the wake of President Trump’s decision to scrap U.S. participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), lawmakers in Iran’s parliament burned an image of the American flag and shouted “Death to America!” on Wednesday. Leaders in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom released a statement Tuesday vowing continued commitment to the deal, […]
Middle East Conflict Resolution an Ongoing Challenge
American public attention has been focused on the recent school shooting in Florida and gun reform, as well as Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation of President Donald Trump and Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. One issue that remains on second-tier status is the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Most Americans are […]