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When Did Progressive Elites Turn against Democracy?

John Fonte

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for American Common Culture

Michael Doran

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

John Fonte & Michael Doran

Sep 7, 2022

In the Media

Writers gather to read selected works of author Salman Rushdie to show solidarity for free expression outside the New York Public Library in New York City on August 19, 2022. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)

“Kill Salman Rushdie, Not the Iran Deal!”

Bernard Haykel

Former Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Bernard Haykel

Sep 4, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a press conference in Tehran on August 29, 2022. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden Needs a ‘Plan B’ for Iran—with or without a Nuclear Deal

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Schachter

Sep 2, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Members of the IRGC parade under an Iranian Kheibar Shekan Ballistic missile in downtown Tehran on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Seven Myths about the Iran Nuclear Deal

Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Sep 2, 2022

Reports

8 Min Read

Middle East Update from CUFI Summit 2022

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Schachter

Aug 25, 2022

In the Media

Counterbalance | Ep. 46: China’s Dominance of Commercial Maritime Industry Should Serve as a Warning

Michael Roberts

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Michael Doran

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

Michael Roberts & Michael Doran

Aug 18, 2022

Podcast

Transcript: Saudi Arabia’s China Option

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Aug 18, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

Correcting the Media Record on Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Iran

Counterbalance | Ep. 45: The Arc of a Covenant

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Michael Doran

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

Walter Russell Mead & Michael Doran

Aug 11, 2022

Podcast

Israel’s Biggest Problem Is American Appeasement of Iran

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Aug 10, 2022

In the Media

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military personnel walks next to an Iranian Emad Surface-to-Surface missile in downtown Tehran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Not the Best Middle East Defense