The Globalist

Building a relationship with Iran is valuable for India. Will Pakistan try too?

Obama opened lines of communications to Iran, but political pressures in Washington prevent a more substantive shift in relations.

Normalization negotiations seem closer than ever to conclusion, but significant differences remain on Gaza, Hamas and Egypt.

The United States should encourage rapprochement between Turkey and the PYD.

On Syria, Russia’s President Putin is having his way not just vis-à-vis Turkey and Saudi Arabia, but also the United States.

The benefits of ending the curious U.S. practice of turning natural allies into mortal enemies: Iran, Cuba, Vietnam.

A reflection on Guido Westerwelle, Germany’s former Foreign Minister, who just passed away.

Reflections on the occasion of the car bomb in Ankara.

Russia is targeting hardline groups the United States has tacitly aided for more than a year.

Is the Saudi monarchy echoing the final stages of the Shah’s monarchy in Iran?