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Podcast

The Week When Decades Happened

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Sep 20, 2025

Podcast

Washington Examiner: Review of ‘Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine’ by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley By Mike Watson September 19, 2025

Robert Malley, Biden administration special envoy for Iran, waits to testify about the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill, May 25, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images)

Commentary

Review of ‘Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine’ by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Sep 19, 2025

Commentary

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Podcast

Israel Update: The Struggle over Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Sep 19, 2025

Podcast

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Podcast

The War in Gaza and Israel’s “Postmodern” Military

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Sep 19, 2025

Podcast

An aerial view a solar facility in Ad-Dhahirah, Oman, on April 12, 2023. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Great Leap South | September 2025

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Sep 18, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

The Free Press: Why Trump Let Netanyahu Strike Hamas in Doha By Michael Doran September 16, 2025

Sitting with President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Why Trump Let Netanyahu Strike Hamas in Doha

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Sep 16, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

This monthly report from Hudson’s Zineb Riboua examines Russia’s growing influence in the Middle East and Africa. Executive Summary Moscow’s mercenary struggles: Wagner mercenary deployments in Africa have faced considerable issues. Yet Russia’s efforts to transition its Central African Republic operations to the Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps have sparked local resistance from both troops and political elites. Russia moves to formalize Sahel ties: Despite these struggles, juntas in Mali, Niger, and Burk

President Ibrahim Traore, leader of the military regime of Burkina Faso, arrives in Moscow, Russia, on May 8, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Moscow’s Southward March | September 2025

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Sep 15, 2025

Commentary

8 Min Read

Wall Street Journal: A Week That Shook the Old Order By Walter Russell Mead September 15, 2025

A protester burns a flare at Place de la Republique during a part of a Bloquons Tout (Let’s Block Everything) demonstration in Paris on September 10, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

A Week That Shook the Old Order

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Sep 15, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

Rebeccah Heinrichs appears on Fox News to discuss Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and the state of US-Middle East relations.

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In the Media

Qatar Needs to Pressure Hamas into Releasing Israeli Hostages

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Sep 14, 2025

In the Media

The Washington Free Beacon: Qatar’s Double-Sided Diplomacy Crumbles in Israeli Airstrike By Mike Watson September 12, 2025

Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani addresses a press conference following Israeli strikes in Doha on September 9, 2025. (Karim Jaafar via Getty Images)

Commentary

Qatar’s Double-Sided Diplomacy Crumbles in Israeli Airstrike

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Sep 12, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Mena Defense Intelligence Digest | September 2025 Assessing Defense Cooperation Between Iran and China in the Wake of the 12-Day War Can Kasapoglu Below, Hudson Senior Fellow Can Kasapoğlu offers an assessment of the growing defense ties between China and Iran.

Iran Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers' Meeting on June 26, 2025 in Shanghai, China. (Fu Tian via Getty Images)

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Assessing Defense Cooperation Between Iran and China in the Wake of the 12-Day War | MENA Defense Intelligence Digest