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In the Media

Mohammed Alyahya Speaks with CNN's Fredricka Whitfield on the Biden Visit to Saudi Arabia

President Joe Biden handwrites a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday, July 8, 2022, to offer his condolences following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Commentary

This Is Where President Biden’s Foreign Policy Went Wrong

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jul 15, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Commentary

Can Biden Correct Obama’s Mistakes in the Middle East?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jul 15, 2022

Commentary

2 Min Read

A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launcher parades through Red Square during the general rehearsal of the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 7, 2022. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The New Nuclear Window of Vulnerability

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi during their meeting on the sidelines of the 6th Caspian Summit in Ashgabat on June 29, 2022. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev/SPUTNIK / AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran’s Simmering Discontent in the Caspian Sea

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jul 1, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

The Blue Mosque in Istanbul on June 14, 2022. (Yasin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Why Are So Many Observers Missing Turkey's Potential as an Israeli (and American) Ally?

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Jun 29, 2022

Commentary

11 Min Read

Podcast

Counterbalance | Ep. 44: Interpreting Israel’s Domestic Politics

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran & Jonathan Schachter

Jun 28, 2022

Podcast

In the Media

Pompeo Slams Biden’s Foreign Policy on China, Iran

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Jun 27, 2022

In the Media

Michael R. Pompeo delivering a speech at Hudson Institute. (Cherie Cullen).

Commentary

Transcript: War, Ukraine, and a Global Alliance for Freedom

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Michael R. Pompeo & Walter Russell Mead

Jun 24, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the opening of the Saudi Green Initiative Forum, via video link, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 23, 2021. (Photo by Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Slouching to Saudi Arabia

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jun 20, 2022

Commentary

2 Min Read

MDL Beast Festival on December 19, 2019, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Matt Crossik via Getty Images )

Commentary

The Young and the Restless

President Joe Biden reads a document during a personnel meeting Thursday, June 2, 2022, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith)

In the Media

Benign Neglect for Islamabad and Kabul