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Kill the Iran Deal or Accommodate Russia? Trump Will Have to Choose
Based on Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric some of his priorities in the Middle East – defeating ISIL and ensuring Israel’s security – will be no different than President Obama...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Audio: America’s bond with Israel — its history and its current challenges
On America Abroad, senior fellow Ilan Goldenberg participates in a discussion on U.S.-Israeli relations in the wake of the recent $38 billion aid deal....
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Don't Shoot Iran's Naval Provocateurs
In recent weeks, Iranian ships have harassed a number of American vessels in the crowded waters of the Persian Gulf. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has responded...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How to increase the pressure on the Syrian government
Five years into Syria’s bloody civil war, it is clear that there is no appetite in Washington or European capitals for a more muscular military intervention to stop the Assad ...
By Peter Harrell
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Defense / Middle East Security
Video: Defeating the Islamic State: A Bottom Up ApproachBy Ilan Goldenberg & Paul Scharre
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Al Qaeda Is Gaining Strength in Syria
The struggle for Aleppo poses an awful threat for the United States. The ongoing battle for what was once Syria’s second-largest city has united two of the most prominent oppo...
By Nicholas Heras
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Opinion: A four-point strategy for defeating the Islamic State
There are two theaters in the conflict with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and they are not defined by international borders. The first is “ISIS-stan” in western Iraq an...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Michèle Flournoy
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ISIS Study Group - Presentation and Discussion
Video
By Ilan Goldenberg & Paul Scharre
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Elizabeth Rosenberg before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsSenior Fellow Elizabeth Rosenberg testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs....
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Fighting Terrorism in Syria: It's More Than ISIS
The fact of the matter is that although the United States has provided military assistance to individual Syrian armed opposition groups led by “trusted commanders” since 2012,...
By Nicholas Heras
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Elizabeth Rosenberg before House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senior Fellow Elizabeth Rosenberg testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs discussing the risks of economic engagement with Iran....
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Defense / Middle East Security
From the Bottom, Up: A Strategy for U.S. Military Support to Syria’s Armed OppositionAs negotiations continue to uphold a teetering ceasefire in Syria, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle East Security Program researcher Nicholas Heras has written...
By Nicholas Heras
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Taking the Fight to "ISILSTAN": Displacing and Replacing ISIL in Eastern Syria and Western Iraq
More so than at any time in recent history, last month demonstrated the dichotomous nature of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) current situation. On the one h...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas Heras & Paul Scharre
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What ISIS Wants: Punishing Refugees for Brussels
On Tuesday, March 22, twin explosions at the Zaventem Airport and Maelbeek Metro Station rocked Belgium’s capital city of Brussels, killing at least thirty and injuring 230. T...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
To strengthen the Iran deal, impose tough sanctions on Iran’s missile testsWith Iran’s recent launch of advanced ballistic missiles, Iranian hardliners are testing the resolve of the U.S. and our partners to confront Iranian aggression that challenge...
By Peter Harrell
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US caught off guard by Russia's military drawdown in Syria
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By Richard Fontaine
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In Libya, No Unity without Security
In late January, Libya’s internationally recognized parliament overwhelmingly rejected a slate of candidates to lead a proposed national unity government. Several days later, ...
By Alice Hunt Friend
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
Shaping U.S. Policy on Islamic State Amid Shifting PoliticsAn ABC News-Washington Post poll conducted after the Nov. 13 Paris attacks found that 73% of Americans support increased airstrikes against Islamic State and 60% favor increas...
By Richard Fontaine
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Kerry's Visit: America Has No Choice but to Reengage in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Today, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is back to Jerusalem and Ramallah for the first time in a year. Kerry’s efforts last month produced an......
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Obama Must Send Hollande to Moscow With This Clear MessageWhen French President Francois Hollande meets President Barack Obama Tuesday, he will ask Washington to support his vision of a grand coalition to defeat ISIS. The administrat...
By Julianne Smith
