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May 8, 2013

Israel
Middle East Diplomacy: Forgetting the Past

During Secretary of State Kerry’s visit to Moscow, it seems we have proposed an international conference on Syria as a step toward peace there. Here is the BBC version: Russia and the US have agreed…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

November 1, 2018

Donald Trump
Trump Policy in the Middle East

What has been the effect of two years of Trump policy in the Middle East? In the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz (and behind their pay wall), I argue that: When Donald Trump arrived in office U.S. in…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

April 6, 2021

Middle East and North Africa
Virtual Roundtable: Managing Global Disorder: Major Power Rivalry in the Middle East

Even as the United States debates its role in the Middle East, it still retains significant power and influence in the region. With intensifying great power competition, however, regional dynamics an…

Play Iraqi Air Force helicopters land at Ain al-Asad airbase
Virtual Event by Anna Borshchevskaya, Steven A. Cook, and Paul B. Stares Center for Preventive Action

August 20, 2020

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Middle East Plays Hardball, and the Palestinians Always Lose

Last week’s deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is the latest reminder that countries are always out for their own interests—and the weak suffer what they must.

Article by Steven A. Cook Middle East Program

August 22, 2011

Middle East and North Africa
The Ground Shifts in the Middle East

How quickly the ground has shifted in the Middle East. The apparent fall of Tripoli suggests that the Gaddafi regime will not last long, and this must send shivers down the spine of the cousins who r…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points