Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
In recent years, several of the Middle East conflicts that raged in the previous decade have simmered down. But with the potential for relapse high, what can be done to prevent it?
The spillover from Israel’s onslaught of the Gaza Strip is not only generating conflict in far-reaching places from Lebanon to Yemen, but is creating economic consequences that could affect the entire globe.
A major conflagration in the Middle East has loomed large since October 7, and each day that Israel’s onslaught of Gaza continues with U.S. backing, it becomes more likely
US has mobilized countries to fight the Houthis under the pretext of securing trade lanes in the Red Sea, but its actual motives go far beyond that. Read more!
Since October 7, Houthi hijacking of vessels in the Red Sea and its drone and missile attacks on Israel have raised concerns about regionalization of the war on Gaza. What are the group's aims and how significant are the risks of further escalation?