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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud walk away after a photoshoot at the US Department of State, in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Thomas/Middle East Images via AFP)

Podcast

The Tariffs in the Middle East

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 14, 2025

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

The Nuclear Talks with Iran

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Apr 14, 2025

In the Media

Palestinian members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a gathering on January 31, 2016, in Gaza City. (Mahmud Hams / AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Douglas Murray on a Matter of Life vs. Death

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Apr 11, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara meet during the fourth edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Türkiye, on April 11, 2025. (Turkish Presidency via Getty Images)

Commentary

America’s Greatest Middle East Test Lies in Syria

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Apr 11, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | April 7

Michael Doran

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

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran & Jonathan Hessen

Apr 7, 2025

In the Media

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Podcast

Israel Update: The Qatar-Gate Hoax

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Apr 5, 2025

Podcast

Benjamin Netanyahu and his counterpart Boyko Borisov shake hands during a press conference on September 11, 2012, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Gali Tibbon via Getty Images)

Commentary

Look to Central Europe When the EU and Western Europeans Frustrate: The Case of the Middle East

Matthew Boyse

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Matthew Boyse

Apr 2, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | March 31

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen & Marshall Billingslea

Mar 31, 2025

In the Media

A view of Baku, Azerbaijan, on September 17, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

What the West Gains from Befriending Baku

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Mar 30, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

A Taliban security personnel stands guard outside the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque during Eid al-Fitr prayers, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kabul on March 30, 2025. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD SAHEL ARMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

A Taliban security personnel stands guard outside the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kabul on March 30, 2025. (Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Terrorism Assessment for Afghanistan

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Mar 29, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Masked Palestinian youths dressed as suicide bombers carry Hamas flags and a makeshift Qassam rocket during a rally organized by Hamas, in the West Bank City of Ramallah, on September 22, 2005 (Jamal Aruri/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

US Must Stand Up to Terrorists and We Need Supreme Court and Congress to Do Their Part

Nikki R. Haley

Walter P. Stern Chair

Nikki R. Haley

Mar 28, 2025

Commentary

3 Min Read

President Donald Trump shakes hands with US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff on February 11, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Al Drago via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Wants a Calm Middle East