Ameer Al-Auqaili - Foreign Policy In Focus

May 14, 2026 | Trump’s Iran policy keeps pressure alive, but permanent pressure is not the same as control.

March 2, 2026 | The killing of Ayatollah Khamenei will not necessarily lead to the transformation of Iran.

February 10, 2026 | The problem is not Nouri al-Maliki.

January 19, 2026 | French courts might keep Marine Le Pen off the ballot, which might backfire in favor of her far-right party.

December 22, 2025 | Spring usually arrives quietly in Europe as a season, not a metaphor. In Bulgaria, it arrived as a warning.

November 26, 2025 | Sheikh Hasina, Saddam Hussein, and Donald Trump all faced system change. They also have faced different outcomes.

November 3, 2025 | The ballot box in Iraq, once a symbol of peace, has become just another way to reload.

September 4, 2025 | The U.S. withdrawal isn’t really a withdrawal.

August 14, 2025 | Nayib Bukele is using populism to bury democracy in El Salvador. He's not the only leader to do so.

August 7, 2025 | The "Axis of Upheaval" is widely misunderstood.