Islamist parties are falling out of favor across the region, as leaders hope to offer economic benefits combined with authoritarianism. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, facing a difficult election on May 14, announced on April 30 that Turkish intelligence had killed Abu Hussein al-Quraishi — the latest self-styled “Islamic State …

On April 24, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed “deep concern” about the activities of Wagner Group mercenaries in Sudan and asserted that the Russian private military company (PMC) “simply brings more death and destruction wherever it is involved.” Blinken’s dire warning followed revelations from Sudanese and American officials …

Israeli assassinations in response to the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre may have been about more than avenging the victims. One of the intriguing subplots of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is understanding exactly what happened during and after the Munich Olympic Games in 1972, when Palestinian gunmen belonging to the Black September …