DANA STROUL is Director of Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and served as U.S. Deputy Assistant ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

Current political and economic issues succinctly ... The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships ...