The devastating violence engulfing places buckling under gangs, drug cartels, and organized crime can seem hopeless. Yet some places—from Colombia to the Republic of Georgia—have been able to recover.
In turning a blind eye to the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Trump has paradoxically pursued not an America first policy as he maintains, but one that puts Saudi interests first.
The spectrum of youth’s hopes and aspirations is as broad as befits a diverse region, but specific cases do not always reflect the state of each country.
The list of Trump’s actions that require his supporters’ forgiveness is long and growing. But many Trump supporters feel that there is nothing to forgive.
More than any other region in the world, the Middle East is defined not by commercial ties, diplomatic interaction, or regional organizations, but by hard power and military might.
Torn apart by worsening internal conflicts, the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood is struggling to avoid domestic isolation.
The Trump administration’s willful dismissiveness toward many human rights concerns will only undercut U.S. interests, and make the country’s policies nasty, brutish, and short-sighted.
Venezuelans’ best hope is to ensure that the flickering embers of protest and social dissent are not extinguished and that resistance to dictatorship is sustained.
In cutting funding to people-to-people programs for Palestinians, Washington is doing much harm.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace hosted a Civic Research Network workshop on conservative civil society.