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Biden Can Keep the Two-State Solution Alive
Commentary
Small details matter a great deal—and they have the potential to become big international headaches....
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Commentary
Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
What Would a US-Led Global Technology Alliance Look Like?In its early weeks, the Biden administration has wisely signaled that it plans to shift U.S. focus away from the Middle East and toward global competition with China. In addit...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Martijn Rasser
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On Iran, the Next Administration Must Break With the Past
Commentary
The United States can address its discord with Iran and calibrate a smart and clear-eyed policy for the Middle East....
By Elisa Catalano Ewers, Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas
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Commentary
Defense / Middle East Security
Demilitarizing U.S. Policy in the Middle EastThe next NDS must detail a new approach to the Middle East....
By Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas
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Recognizing the state of Palestine is the only appropriate response to Israeli annexation
Commentary
The Israeli government may begin taking steps toward unilaterally annexing portions of the West Bank soon. This move would present a grave threat to any possibility of a futur...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How the US can learn from Israel to counter Iran
Commentary
During the COVID-19 crisis, one would have thought the United States and Iran would find ways to reduce tensions. Instead the Trump administration refuses to relax sanctions i...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
9/11 swallowed U.S. foreign policy. Don’t let the coronavirus do the same thing.For two decades, American foreign policy has been shaped by the 9/11 attacks. The catastrophic wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, our failure to see the full threat posed by Russia...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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We Know Peace Plans—This Isn’t One of Them
Commentary
As two former members of the U.S. negotiating team on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we are deeply skeptical about the peace plan that U.S. President Donald Trump reportedl...
By Hady Amr & Ilan Goldenberg
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Will Iran’s Response to the Soleimani Strike Lead to War?
Commentary
Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, was one of the most influential and popular figures in the Islamic Republic and a particular ne...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Don’t Believe Netanyahu. Israel Doesn’t Need The Jordan Valley. Here’s Why.
Commentary
This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, concurrent with rising speculations that the Trump administration may suppor...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump’s Iran Policy Is a Failure
Commentary
This month’s attack on two Saudi Aramco oil facilities marked a stunning escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The scale, sophistication, and accuracy of the strikes all ...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas
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Maximum Pressure on Iran Means Maximum Risk of War
Commentary
Reports of attacks Thursday in the Gulf of Oman against a Norwegian and a Japanese oil tanker signal a potentially significant increase of tensions in the Middle East among Ir...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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What a War With Iran Would Look Like
Tensions between Iran and the United States are at their highest point in years. The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement is teetering. The Trump administration is using sanctions to s...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Commentary
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
There Is Still Time for Diplomacy With IranIranian President Hassan Rouhani announced this week that Iran would stop complying with certain elements of the 2015 nuclear agreement. The announcement, a year after Preside...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Future of the Two-State Solution Is at Stake
Commentary
As Israelis go to the polls Tuesday, a depressing electoral campaign comes to a close. This election could lead to annexation of the West Bank and could have other profound im...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump's Golan Fiasco
President Donald Trump announced his decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights on Twitter Thursday, sending a sudden thrill through the Israeli electora...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Tamara Cofman Wittes
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The Next U.S. President Should Rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal
To the surprise of many analysts (us included), Iran has continued to abide by the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, despite the Tru...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Eric Brewer
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If Trump Wants to Get Out of Syria, He Should Strike a Deal With Russia
Commentary
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria is a mistake. But if he insists on going ahead with it, the best option for the United States is ...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras
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America’s Yo-Yo Diet in the Middle East
Commentary
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria is a mistake. But unlike so many of his other ill-considered moves, this one is completely conventiona...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Give Saudi Arabia a Take It or Leave It Deal
Commentary
President Donald Trump released a statement on November 20 in which he supported Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) claim that he had nothing to do with t...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas
