But on to new business—which, in this case, is old business. Almost seven years ago, I wrote a cover story for this magazine about the coming collapse of the post-World War I Middle East map.

Violent upheaval in the Middle East has recently spawned all manner of maps purporting to explain how the region got this way. Here, instead, are 15 maps that don’t claim as much.

But such a map is increasingly outdated. Leading regional powers operate outside the traditional Middle East in much the same way as they operate inside it, and many of the rivalries most important to ...

40 maps that explain the Middle East by Max Fisher on March 26, 2015 Maps can be a powerful tool for understanding the world, particularly the Middle East, a place in many ways shaped by changing ...

Iran has threatened to target UK, French and US military bases across the Middle East if the help block the Iranian missile and drone retaliation for Israel’s attack.

In late September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heralded a prosperous and connected “New Middle East.” But it turns out the “old” Middle East was impossible to bury.

The Middle East’s New Map From the author: The imminent establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and two Gulf states, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, is part of an on-going ...

That effort was widely seen as successful. Trump names new commanders to lead troops in Middle East, Africa© Jon Gambrell/AP, FILE ...

How maps’ names and border territories − and what they omit - can project different political objectives.

Lebanon has now been added to the do not travel list for Americans as tensions in the Middle East escalate.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday appointed Lise Grande as the new special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, the State Department said in a statement.

Trump names new commanders to lead troops in Middle East, Africa Vice Adm. Brad Cooper will replace Gen. Michael "Erik" Kurilla as CENTCOM chief.