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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Turkish soldiers on a tank sit opposite the town of Ain al-Arab, Syria, on October 11, 2014. (Aris Messinis via Getty Images)

Commentary

Assad’s Collapse Is a Blow to Russia’s Middle East Strategy

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Dec 11, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

Israeli soldiers receive a briefing near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 5, 2024, in Southern Israel. (Amir Levy via Getty Images)

Podcast

School of War Goes to Israel—Lessons from a Savage Year

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Dec 10, 2024

Podcast

A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Shaykun, Idlib province, Syria on April 05, 2017. On Tuesday more than 100 civilians had been killed and 500 others, mostly children, injured in Assad Regime's suspected chlorine gas attack carried out by warplanes in the town of Khan Shaykun, Idlib province. (Photo by Ogun Duru/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Shaykun, Syria, on April 5, 2017. (Ogun Duru/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

MENA Defense Intelligence Digest | How to Secure Syria’s Weapons of Mass Destruction

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Dec 9, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | December 9

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran

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

Jonathan Hessen & Michael Doran

Dec 9, 2024

In the Media

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, is welcomed by supporters at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on December 8, 2024. (Abdulaziz Ketaz/AFP via Getty Images)

Podcast

Is al-Jolani Al Qaeda or ISIS?

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Dec 9, 2024

Podcast

A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service raises the victory gesture as others hold upside-down the black flag of the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq, on June 30, 2017. (Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Remaining, Waiting for Expansion (Again): The Islamic State’s Operations in Iraq and Syria

Aaron Y Zelin

Gloria and Ken Levy Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Aaron Y Zelin

Dec 5, 2024

Commentary

Long Read

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In the Media

Donald Trump’s Promise to the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen & Marshall Billingslea

Dec 4, 2024

In the Media

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Commentary

Re: Building Defense | Aiding Frontline Allies Is a Win-Win

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In the Media

Conflict in Lebanon and Boulos as Middle East Senior Adviser

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran

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

Jonathan Hessen & Michael Doran

Dec 3, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Israeli and Hezbollah Ceasefire Is Very Fragile

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Dec 2, 2024

In the Media

An anti-government fighter tears down a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, Syria, on November 30. (Mohammed al-Rifai via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Syrian Rebels’ Lessons for Washington