East Turkestan Islamic Movement is Muslim separatist group founded by Uyghurs in northwest China. The United States in 2020 revoked its designation of the movement as a terrorist organization ...

The Syrian interim authorities should earnestly fulfill their counter-terrorism obligations and take all neces ...

China's pattern of using "technical holds" in the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee can be traced to the early 2000s.

The Beijing meeting is part of China’s broader strategy of building a regional security architecture independent of Western influence. The tightening of cooperation with Pakistan and Afghanistan can ...

US military movements in the Mediterranean suggest Washington may join Israel in strikes ... Intense military aircraft movement signals rapid build-up of US striking capabilities in Middle East ...

The new Islamic Republic replaced the pro-Western orientation of the previous regime with an “independent, neither East nor West” stance. On November 4, 1979—just months after the Revolution—a group ...

A member of the Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the logo of the Islamic State in Albu Sayf, Iraq, on March 1, 2017. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images Middle East and North Africa ...

Corrine Dufka, another Middle East watcher, based in Washington, believes there is a model for mainstreaming the trajectory of Islamic movements.

The conflict between Iran and Israel continues for a fifth day. President Trump says U.S. knows location of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Follow along for live updates, news and ...