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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

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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

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

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

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Dec 2, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | December 2

Michael Doran

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

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran & Jonathan Hessen

Dec 2, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Trump’s Strategy of Fully Supporting Israel and Squeezing Iran Should Return

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Nov 26, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | November 26

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran

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

Jonathan Hessen & Michael Doran

Nov 25, 2024

In the Media

Supporters of Yemen's Houthis attend an anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on November 1, 2024. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

America Needs to Take Its Own Side in the Fight Against the Houthis

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Nov 23, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | November 18

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran

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

Ezra Cohen

Adjunct Fellow

Jonathan Hessen, Michael Doran & Ezra Cohen

Nov 18, 2024

In the Media

Smoke rises from an explosion during an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 17, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)

Podcast

Hezbollah and the Last Weeks of the Biden Administration

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Nov 18, 2024

Podcast

Iraqi government forces celebrate while holding an Islamis Sate (IS) group flag after they claimed they have gained complete control of the Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on January 26, 2015 near the town of Muqdadiyah. Iraqi forces have "liberated" Diyala province from the Islamic State jihadist group, retaking all populated areas of the eastern region, a top army officer said today. The symbolic victory for Baghdad, which has at times struggled to push IS back, could clear the way for further adva

Iraqi government forces hold an Islamis State group flag on January 26, 2015, in Diyala, Iraq. (Younis Al-Bayati/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

How Obama Failed to Anticipate and Respond to ISIS: Review of Michael Gordon’s “Degrade and Destroy”

Garrett Exner

Adjunct Fellow

Garrett Exner

Nov 15, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

Iran exhibits its missiles, satellite-carrying rockets, and air defense systems in Tehran, Iran, on October 17, 2024. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Podcast

The Middle East Positions for the Future