Middle East and North Africa

To assume that the promise of economic improvement would outweigh ordinary human aspirations of a people who have painfully struggled for decades is to miss the nature of the human condition.

The Houthis are a dangerous spoiler. The United States should be talking with them to understand their actions.

In the aftermath of Israel’s recent election, de jure annexation of the West Bank is increasingly likely. But such a plan raises issues under international law and risks calling into question Israel’s status as a democracy.

A slapdash rollout and decision at odds with the international community are an uncomfortable fit for the complex and hotly contested political history of the Golan Heights.