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A Year of Anguish for the Hostages in Gaza—and Their Families
Commentary
October 7 gave rise to unexpected bipartisan coalitions of D.C. experts and legislators who lent their knowledge to help U.S. hostage families and victims of the conflict navi...
By Daniel Silverberg
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Video
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Biden Urges Israel Not to Attack Iran Nuclear SitesRachel Ziemba joins Bloomberg Television to discuss oil rising for a third day as traders watch for supply risks in the Middle East. Watch the full episode from Bloomberg Tel...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Israel's New Rules of War
Commentary
Netanyahu knows that there is no modern world. In the Middle East, there is only the continuation of the ancient. Despite technology, humankind has not morally progressed, eve...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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The Fury of History
Commentary
Even manifestly unpopular regimes do not end on their own. There has to be a trigger....
By Robert D. Kaplan
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The Year of Mourning: Considerations for U.S. Middle East Policy Twelve Months After October 7
Congressional Testimony
Washington should articulate and support a bridging strategy that assists Israelis in taking critical steps in service of their own security, that also support better outcomes...
By Jonathan Lord
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Sharper: Axis of UpheavalA loose but growing coalition between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea demonstrates that their combined strategic interests have the potential to pose significant economic...
By Anna Pederson
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The United States Should Not Ignore Kuwait’s Democratic Backslide
Commentary
In May, Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah, the emir of Kuwait, suspended the country’s National Assembly. This was a striking move against one of the more powerful legislative...
By Aaron Arnett
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U.S Approves $20 Billion in Arms for Israel
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Jonathan Lord joins i24NEWS and Ambassador Danny Ayalon to discuss the US-Israel relationship, the increased U.S. military presence in the region, and President Biden’s succes...
By Jonathan Lord
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Making an Iranian attack Tehran’s worst option
Commentary
The Supreme Leader will be less likely to launch a major missile attack if he believes the US military will preemptively strike to defang it....
By Jonathan Lord
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Israel’s War of Regime Change Is Repeating America’s Mistakes
Commentary
Israel should begin planning not only for taking on such responsibilities but also for later handing them off to Palestinians....
By Richard Fontaine, Meghan L. O'Sullivan & David H. Petraeus
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Biden Hasn’t Abandoned Israel, He’s Learning to Speak Like an Israeli
Commentary
To Israel’s leaders, Joe Biden has learned to speak dugri....
By Jonathan Lord
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
The Axis of UpheavalThe West has been too quick to dismiss the coordination among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Richard Fontaine
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Iran ‘minimizing impact’ of Israeli strike: analyst
Video
Iranian media reported explosions, but an Iranian official told Reuters those were caused by air defense systems. State media said three drones over the central city of Isfaha...
By Jonathan Lord
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Proxy battles: Iraq, Iran, and the turmoil in the Middle East
Commentary
Since Hamas’s attacks sparked the war in Gaza on 7 October 2023, a dangerous cycle of escalation has played out across the Middle East. Iran and its proxies – such as the Hout...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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Blaise Misztal and Jonathan Lord on U.S. Ceasefire Push in Israel-Hamas War
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Blaise Misztal of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America and Jonathan Lord from the Center for a New American Security talked about the new push by the U.S. for...
By Jonathan Lord
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Congress Can Help Ukraine With Confiscated Iranian WeaponsSending more Iranian weapons to Ukraine would be an effective complement to a larger aid effort at almost no additional cost to the U.S. taxpayer....
By Jonathan Lord & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Is Iraqi Federalism Under Threat
Commentary
It is inevitable that Baghdad will get caught up in a contest between the KDP and PUK....
By Hamzeh Hadad
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Biden weighs 'menu of options' for US response following deadly drone strike in Jordan
Video
By Jonathan Lord
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US retaliatory strike 'a measured escalation': analyst
Video
Jonathan Lord, Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, said: “It does represent a type of escalation, but I d...
By Jonathan Lord
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What Comes Next for the U.S. in the Middle East
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Following a fatal attack on U.S. troops in Jordan, Jonathan Lord analyzes what comes next for the U.S. Watch the full interview with NBC News....
By Jonathan Lord
