How can leaders avoid implementing directives they don’t believe in without triggering a crisis with those above them? Is that even possible? And what traits and capabilities are required of managers in moments like these?

A rapid jihadist attack from Syria is seen as a realistic threat, one of several reasons Israel says it must maintain a military presence there; despite US pressure to meet demands from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Turkey, Israeli security officials say key conditions must be met for any agreement

Analysis: As Iran backs Hamas in Gaza, a Sunni uprising led by the Mobarizoun Popular Front erupts at home, exposing deep sectarian fractures and forcing the regime to shift elite forces from the Levant to Sistan and Baluchistan to contain the growing rebellion