TEL AVIV – US President Joe Biden has announced that he will withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by September 11, finally ending his country’s longest war ever. The move was indicative of a broader shift by the United States away from the Middle East – one that has been a long time coming. Will anyone take its place in the region?

Iran, hollow hegemon

January 31, 2018 00:30 am

Iran’s interest in avoiding all-out war should be good news for its enemies, which are not in a strong position to manage foreign military entanglements.