The Globalist

Turkey steps into the Qatar fray to protect its turf against the Saudis in the fight over Sunni supremacy.

The policy of side-stepping the proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran is becoming increasingly untenable for non-Arab Muslim nations and China.

Saudi-UAE campaign to isolate Qatar and Iran puts Muslim nations in a bind.

The real downsides of Donald Trump’s choice in Saudi Arabia to prioritize commerce at the expense of principle.

The Muslim nation stands in the way of China’s “One Belt, One Road” dubbed plan for Chinese dominance and authoritarianism.

Pope Francis is shining a spotlight on complex battles for the soul of Islam as well as the survival of autocracy in the Middle East and North Africa.

The United States and China both cozying up to Saudi Arabia (and irritating Iran) could mean global trouble.

How the U.S. government constantly cozies up to Saudi Arabia.

With one military action, the new U.S. President has managed to thoroughly confound his fiercest supporters and critics.

While the short-term outlook still looks uncertain for Iran, the larger fundamentals hugely favor it.