خاورمیانه

The United States should use enticements as well as sanctions to deter friends from buying Russian arms.

In the current act, Russia enjoys advantages over its Western rivals, including high revenues and the gas that keeps Ukrainians and Germans warm.

Residents of the beleaguered country desperately need electricity, but a U.S.-Arab scheme carries complications that could benefit Syria's Assad regime.

To encourage a new multilateralism, Europe will need to gain credibility on hard security matters, the United States will need to reimagine how it deals with allies, and both will need to figure out when to let Middle East countries handle Middle East problems.

دیوید پولاک هموند برنستاین در انستیتو واشنگتن است و مطالعات‌اش متمرکز بر تحرکات سیاسی منطقه‌ای و مسائل مرتبط با آن است.

U.S. military deployments create the strong alliances and local partnerships that the president said he wants.

رویکرد تازه به گفت‌و‌گوهای هسته‌ای با ایران می‌تواند زمان رسیدن ایران به تسلیح هسته‌ای را طولانی‌تر کند، اهرم فشار آمریکا در مذاکرات را حفظ کند و اشتراک مواضع آمریکا با اروپا و کشورهای خاورمیانه را تقویت نماید.

The complexity of Iraq’s challenges might prompt some U.S. officials to balk, but a constructive policy can help advance both Iraqi and American interests in areas ranging from counterterrorism to economic development.

To meet future security challenges, the United States will need to reassess how it deters adversaries and conducts security force assistance in the region, while becoming more proficient in gray zone operations and information activities. Addressing cultural factors and trends such as climate change will require solutions outside the traditional national security toolkit.