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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Tanks, armored vehicles, and military machinery belonging to the Israeli army withdraw from the central Gaza Strip on April 17, 2024. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Middle East Is a Trap for Joe Biden

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Apr 29, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

How the Israel-Hamas War Has Changed US and Regional Politics

Israeli soldiers sit atop an infantry-fighting vehicle near the border with the Gaza strip in southern Israel on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

How the Israel-Hamas War Has Changed US and Regional Politics

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 29, 2024

In the Media

Biden’s Pier Gets Pummeled—Along with His Foreign Policy

MV Roy P. Benavidez, a US naval logistics naval vessel, anchored off the coast of the Gaza Strip on April 27, 2024. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden’s Pier Gets Pummeled—Along with His Foreign Policy

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Apr 27, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

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Podcast

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Apr 26, 2024

Podcast

An IranAir Airbus A330 at Mehrabad International Airport on March 11, 2017, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

It’s Time for Europe to Ground Iran Air

Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Daniel Kochis

Apr 26, 2024

Commentary

3 Min Read

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In the Media

Facing an Axis of Aggressors, Republicans Should Remember Peace through Strength

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Apr 25, 2024

In the Media

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the press after the House passed a major aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and also voted to ban TikTok at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2024. (Photo by Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan Aid: Four Historic Votes for Action

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Apr 23, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

The remains of a missile that landed on the shore of the Dead Sea on April 21, 2024. (Menahem Kahana via Getty Images)

Podcast

Israel’s Response to Iran and Security Concerns in the Indo-Pacific

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Apr 22, 2024

Podcast

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In the Media

The Next Steps after Israel’s Response to Iranian Strikes

Garrett Exner

Adjunct Fellow

Robert Spalding

Senior Fellow

Garrett Exner & Robert Spalding

Apr 22, 2024

In the Media

People march with flags and banners to celebrate Iran's attack on Israel on April 19, 2024, in Tehran, Iran. (Fatemeh Bahrami via Getty Images)

In the Media

Will Iran Escalate the War with Israel?

Mario Mancuso

Visiting Senior Fellow

Mario Mancuso

Apr 22, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | April 20

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

John P. Walters

President and CEO

Jonathan Hessen & John P. Walters

Apr 20, 2024

In the Media

Hamas fighters take part in a gathering on January 31, 2016, in Gaza city to pay tribute to their fellow militants who died after a tunnel collapsed in the Gaza Strip. (Mahmud Hams via Getty Images)

Commentary

Humanitarians Should Want Hamas’s Human-Sacrifice Strategy to Fail