Moscow has made a cynical calculation that conflict serves its interests.

Will Beijing exert more effort to calm the region and protect its economic interests and credibility?

A scholar, a statesman, and a relentless policy entrepreneur. Above all, he was committed to a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

Iran’s weekend strike against Israel was thwarted, but how should we calculate its impacts?

Enjoy free access to Martin Indyk’s analysis of Hamas-Israel conflict in the latest issue of Foreign Affairs.

The Palestinian issue has never lost its resonance beyond the Middle East, especially in the Global South.

Expanding the conflict provides both US and Iranian allies a unique opportunity to consolidate their own political positions.

The might of the US military no longer guarantees world order. There are new actors and new ecosystems in play.

Washington was wise to delay its retaliation against the Houthis given the regional history with unintended consequences.

Hamas has demonstrated surprising resilience and capability since its founding in 1987. It would be a mistake to believe it can be eliminated.

Despite deepening hostilities, common strategic interests still bind Israel and most of the Arab states.

Strife in the Middle East, hyper-partisans in the US Congress, and Russian troops on the march. We've been here before.

But the world can’t expect Washington to make it happen.

The events of the past month show that the usual recipes for global problem-solving are no longer fit for purpose.

Moscow hopes the Middle East will distract the West from supporting Ukraine – but old troubles at home could stir again.

No common position unites Southeast Asian nations on the latest fighting.

The Palestinian cause remained, but for the region had become a second or third-order issue among diplomatic normalisation and other pressing challenges.

The latest fighting is quickly being incorporated by other nations to advance their own goals.

Far from advancing the cause of peace, the government risks separating Australia’s position from its closest friends.

Australia's interests – near and far – are best served by consistent support for an effective multilateral system.

Pakistan needs to think carefully about its relationship with Afghanistan. The world is watching.

Israel-Palestinian issues have long featured in Jakarta’s worldview but with a domestic edge, too.

A reckoning over the Palestinian issue was always coming for those countries that normalised ties with Israel.

A clandestine operation? Environmental terrorism? Israel and Iran both deny responsibility for a mysterious event.

Barely any outcry marked this latest shift, which probably reflects recognition of facts on the ground.

A distinctly pro-Israel bias to the whole enterprise seems to confirm a Palestinian view of a plan as “dead on arrival”.

The news media has reported casualty claims later found to be spurious but paid little attention to the sources of these claims.

Tareq Kamleh’s latest video is a jarring demonstration of the jihadi propensity to cite humanitarian activities in a bid to disguise their true motivations and actions.

The only response that will matter to Assad is that which comes from Moscow and Tehran.

Determining the facts in operational incidents takes military experience and time.