(Middle East Institute)- While much ink has been spilled about how Iran’s involvement in the Syrian civil war has fueled sectarianism and instability in the Arab world, the implications of Iran’s increasing recruitment of Afghan and Pakistani Shiites on security and stability in South Asia...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed peacemaking efforts in Ukraine and Syria during a conference call on Wednesday, a Kremlin statement said. It said Putin informed his counterparts about preparations for...

Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has made an unannounced trip to Syria, traveling to the region two months after she sat down with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss foreign policy. The Hawaii congresswoman has frequently challenged President Barack Obama on national security issues. In...

The attacks in Turkey came in rapid succession: twin bombs at a stadium, a Russian diplomat’s murder and then, just a few days later, a mass shooting at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Eve. The assaults, carried out over a three-week period beginning in December, were a stark...