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America Is Pushing Its Security Ideas on a Lukewarm Middle East
Commentary
Washington wants to connect its Middle Eastern partners in ways that deliver collective security benefits greater than the sum of any one nation’s military’s parts....
By Jonathan Lord & Arona Baigal
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Jonathan Lord on the DoD and Kurdish Air Support
Video
Jonathan Lord joins AL-Hadath to explain some of the challenges facing United States Department of Defense in providing air defense systems to the Kurdistan Regional Governmen...
By Jonathan Lord
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Analysis: Iraq’s new budget may hamper more than it helps
Commentary
Government offices are overcrowded and disorganised, slowing bureaucracy down further. Big hiring this year will also burden future governments with pensions....
By Hamzeh Hadad
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After the Defend Act: The Future of the Abraham Accords
Video
CNAS Middle East Security Senior Fellow and Program Director Jonathan Lord will moderate a discussion with members of Congress to discuss their views on Congress’ vision and r...
By Jonathan Lord
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Why U.S.-Iran Tensions Are On The Rise In The Persian Gulf
Video
Over the last decade, Iran has been causing more and more headaches for oil tanker operators in the Strait of Hormuz, a central artery of global trade. In the last two years a...
By Arona Baigal
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From shock and awe to stability and flaws: Iraq’s post-invasion journey
Commentary
Twenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the country is now run by its eighth government, which took power in October 2022. Despite continuous fears of implosion, the p...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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Are U.S. Sanctions Alone Enough to Limit the Effects of the Russian-Iranian Military Partnership?
Video
Jonathan Lord joins Alhurra to discuss the effects of U.S. sanctions on Iran and the growing security ties between Russia, Iran, and the effects on the Middle East. Watch th...
By Jonathan Lord
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Congress’s Vital Role in Developing a Lasting, Sustainable, and Bipartisan, U.S. Strategy for Syria
Congressional Testimony
Introductory Remarks Chairman Wilson, Ranking Member Phillips, distinguished members of the subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. If I may t...
By Jonathan Lord
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The Lawfare Podcast: The Saudi-Iran Deal Featuring China
Podcast
To understand China's attempt to broker a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and what all of this might mean for the region, Lawfare Associate Editor Hyemin Han talked to Law...
By Jonathan Lord
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Two Decades of Uneven Federalism in Iraq
Commentary
Beyond the political obstacles and resistance by the central government to give up control over revenue-generating resources, Iraq lacks the institutions for decentralized gov...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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Sharper: Iraq
Commentary
It has been 20 years since the United States began Operation Iraqi Freedom, and over a year since the Biden administration transitioned from a combat mission to an advise-and-...
By Anna Pederson
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Jonathan Lord on How America and the Middle East Continue to Look Past Each Other
Commentary
The American-led invasion of Iraq, which took place 20 years ago this week, set in motion a series of commitments to the Middle East, which have shaped the limits and tempered...
By Jonathan Lord
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Iraq 20 Years Later with Marsin Alshamary and Hamzeh Hadad
Podcast
In a special episode of Babel to mark the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war, Jon sits down with two Iraqi guests to talk about the aftermath of the U.S.-led in...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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Twenty Years Later, the U.S. Military Is Still Lost in Iraq
Commentary
Having done little to enable the Iraqi security forces to sustain their own capabilities, the Biden administration is setting the conditions for another strategic failure in I...
By Jonathan Lord
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How the US invasion shaped Iraq
Video
The US invasion of Iraq kicked off a cycle of violence and instability that persists to this day. Start Here with Sandra Gathmann explains how the invasion set Iraq on a troub...
By Jonathan Lord
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Al-Sudani's First 100 Days
Commentary
The first 100 days of the government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shiya al-Sudani are a model of appeasement....
By Hamzeh Hadad, Erwin van Veen & Folkert Woudstra
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
The West Has Captured Thousands of Iranian Weapons. Send Them to Ukraine.Sending Iran’s weapons to Ukraine advances the mission in ways both tangible and symbolic. Washington should move without delay....
By Jonathan Lord & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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US-Israel Joint Military Exercises
Video
Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East Security Program at CNAS, discusses the joint military exercises between the US and Israel, recent Israeli drone strikes, and more o...
By Jonathan Lord
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Constructing a New Middle East: In Pursuit of an American-Led Regional Security Architecture
Commentary
Washington has a rare moment where policy and politics could align to build and ultimately achieve something of lasting strategic value that delivers better and more sustainab...
By Jonathan Lord
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The Significance of Juniper Oak
Commentary
On Monday, the United States and Israel launched Juniper Oak 23, a multi-day series of bilateral military exercises. US-Israel military exercises aren’t unusual in the region,...
By Jonathan Lord
