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Sanctions Alone Won’t Alter Iran’s Behavior in the Middle East
Commentary
The U.S. Treasury Department recently designated a network of 22 Iranian businesses as supporters of terrorism, including several banks and major commodities companies, imposi...
By Kaleigh Thomas
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Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Hurt American Interests, Not Just American Values
Commentary
Most observers have seen the murder of Jamal Khashoggi as the latest example of an age-old tension in U.S. foreign policy: the pursuit of national interests versus the defense...
By Richard Fontaine
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Ilan Goldenberg on Israel Policy Forum Podcast
Ilan Goldenberg, Israel Policy Forum's Policy Adviser and a Senior Fellow and Director at the Center for a New American Security's Middle East Security Program joins Evan Gott...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Merging the U.S. Consulate and Embassy in Jerusalem Is a Mistake
Commentary
While the world was rightly focused on the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, an entirely different consulate—that of the United Stat...
By Hady Amr & Ilan Goldenberg
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Revealing Intelligence on Jamal Khashoggi
Commentary
Washington Post Global Opinions columnist Jamal Khashoggi has been missing since entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on Oct. 2. As of this writing, Turkis...
By Carrie Cordero
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Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee
Submitted Written Testimony...
By Nicholas Heras
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A Year After 'Rocket Man' Speech, Trump Returns To U.N. With Eyes On Iran
Commentary
When President Trump delivers his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, one phrase is unlikely to show up: "rocket man." A lot has changed since Trump used...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The Myth of Authoritarian Competence
Commentary
For nearly six months, one of the world’s top economies has been gripped by crisis, sparking fears of wider financial contagion. Since the spring, the Turkish currency has cra...
By Vance Serchuk
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Turkey's deal with Russia still leaves the US with a dilemma on its Syrian strategy
Commentary
Turkey just scored a big win in Syria that could save tens of thousands of lives and avert what would have been the worst humanitarian crisis of an already terrible war, but t...
By Nicholas Heras
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Iran Hawks Could Make a Bad Situation Worse
Commentary
One of U.S. President Donald Trump’s chief foreign-policy objectives is to persuade or force the Iranian government to abandon policies that pose a threat to U.S. interests—na...
By Eric Brewer & Ariane Tabatabai
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Turkey and the United States Should Work Together to Avert Disaster in Idlib
Over the weekend, the Bashar al-Assad regime announced the start of its campaign to retake Syria’s Idlib province—a region home to an estimated 3 million people, including aro...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras
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U.S. troops in Syria prep in response to Russian aggression
Commentary
CNAS Middle East Security Program Director Ilan Goldenberg speaks to CBS on the delicate situation in Syria, where US troops are prepared to counter aggressive moves by Russia...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Ex-Pentagon Adviser: US-Taliban Talks an ‘Icebreaker’
The United States and the Taliban are reported to be in the early stages of discussions for the first time since 2012. Retired U.S. Army Colonel Christopher Kolenda, who fough...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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What's Changed In Afghanistan Since President Trump Decided To Stay
Podcast
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Exactly one year ago, President Trump publicly vowed to win the war in Afghanistan even though he said his original instinct was to pull out. PRESIDENT DON...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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It's time to talk to the Taliban about peace
Podcast
In recent days there has been a lot more gruesome news from Afghanistan. Taliban fighters invaded the strategic city of Ghazni, killing a hundred Afghan troops, dozens of civi...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Will China Undermine Trump's Iran Strategy?
Commentary
In May, President Donald Trump announced that he was pulling the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal. A few weeks later, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlined th...
By Ariane Tabatabai & Dina Esfandiary
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The Fall of Daraa
Commentary
On July 6, after more than two weeks of hard fighting, forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stood triumphant at the Nasib gate. The gate, which lies on the Jordani...
By Nicholas Heras & Suha Maayeh
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Stories from the Backchannel
Podcast
Stories from the Backchannel is a new CNAS podcast program that examines the stories behind some of America's most important national security moments. Hosted by CNAS Middle E...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Victoria Nuland
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The Pro-Assad Alliance Is Coming Apart
Commentary
In a May 21 speech on U.S. strategy following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo struck a tough tone, pro...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras
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Trump Has No Idea How Diplomatic Deals Work
Commentary
Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a remarkable story explaining all of the ways in which the Trump administration botched its high-stakes trade negotiations with China...
By Ilan Goldenberg
