Hamas has a complicated and fragmented leadership structure. The militant components of the group have become more powerful in comparison to the political ones in recent years, in part due to Iranian influence. Hamas’ unprecedented and deadly incursion in southern Israel on Oct. 7 brought the group to new levels …

The Houthis’ ability to strike shipping in the Red Sea in the event of an expansion of the Israel-Hamas war makes them a factor in global geopolitics. “The hands of all parties in the region are on the trigger,” warned Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian last week, amid reports that …

On the centennial of the Turkish Republic, its citizens are debating the country’s evolution and how it measures up to the vision of modern Turkey’s deeply secular founder. Turkey will mark its 100th year as a republic on Oct. 29 with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an Islamist leader seen as the …