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A coalition of the few: U.S. and Saudi Arabia stand alone against Iran
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The United States and Saudi Arabia lack virtually any allies as they consider how to respond to this weekend's attacks on Saudi oil refineries, raising doubts about whether th...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Syrian gov. threatens US-backed SDF, calls them 'terrorists’
The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Sunday described the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as “separatist terrorist” forces and asserted Damascus is determined “to reclaim every inch ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Netanyahu makes last-minute push at eleventh hour of election race
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is at a tight race to win the relection of the general poll which will be held on 17 September, relying as usual on electoral pledge...
By Nicholas Heras
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Middle East analyst Ilan Goldenberg offers opinions on Israel
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Ilan Goldenberg is hoping to bring back insight about Israel’s recent military success countering Iran, to delve into the Palestinian conflict and to get a pulse of the nation...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Defense / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Bolton departure removes foreign policy irritant for Trump, strengthens PompeoThe abrupt firing or resignation on Tuesday (Sept 10) - depending on who you believe - of the United States' famously mustachioed and notoriously hawkish National Security Adv...
By Carrie Cordero & Neil Bhatiya
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Defense / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump suggests he might soften Iran sanctions, day after firing hard-liner BoltonPresident Trump opened the door on Wednesday to lifting some sanctions on Iran in an effort to set up a meeting with that country’s leaders, a softening of his “maximum pressu...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
John Bolton wore out his welcome at Trump’s White HouseJohn Bolton was seen as an odd choice when Donald Trump chose the foreign policy hawk to succeed HR McMaster as the White House national security adviser in March 2018.Aside f...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security / National Security Law
CNAS Responds: John Bolton Departs as National Security AdvisorCNAS experts examine the impact of Bolton's departure on key foreign policy issues and U.S. national security at large....
By Carrie Cordero, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Neil Bhatiya & Kristine Lee
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Will Bolton’s Ouster Lead to Changes In Trump Foreign Policy?This afternoon President Donald Trump announced the dismissal of his third national security advisor, former ambassador John Bolton. “I informed John Bolton that his services...
By Nicholas Heras
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Crude moves lower as Bolton firing opens slim possibility of sanctions reliefCrude futures settled lower Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said he fired National Security Advisor John Bolton, opening the possibility that sanctions on Iran might b...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Defense / Middle East Security / National Security Law
‘Severe Instability:’ Trump Boots Bolton, Third National Security AdvisorPresident Donald Trump today fired John Bolton, the fire-eating National Security Advisor who pressed for conflict with Iran and many other places. The next advisor, who Trump...
By Carrie Cordero
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Pentagon says it’s ‘on time’ with Syria safe zone despite questions
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The Pentagon insisted it was ahead of schedule in establishing a so-called "safe zone" Monday after conducting its first joint patrol in Syria’s northeast over the weekend, al...
By Nicholas Heras
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Russia and Iran tussle for Syria’s war spoils
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Alongside Iran’s and Russia’s campaigns to restore Syrian President Bashar Assad’s monopoly on power has run a parallel campaign carving up much of the country’s resources in ...
By Nicholas Heras
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In The News
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
New U.S. Sanctions on Iran Set Back French Mediation EffortsThe Trump administration cast new doubt Wednesday on efforts by France to ease tensions between the U.S. and Iran as Washington sanctioned what it called an Iranian “oil-for-t...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Secret History of the Push to Strike Iran
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In July of 2017, the White House was at a crossroads on the question of Iran. President Trump had made a campaign pledge to leave the “terrible” nuclear deal that President Ba...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Erdogan fails to end Idlib fighting despite plea to Putin
Problems for Turkey in Syria are piling up following a failed attempt by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to ask Russia for help to stop a Syrian government offensive in...
By Nicholas Heras
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The Most Undiplomatic of Diplomats Is Trump’s Man in Middle East
As the top American envoy to one of the world’s most volatile regions, David Friedman is anything but diplomatic. Donald Trump’s ambassador to Israel broke the mold of non-pa...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Lebanon Prepares for War While Israel Is at War with Itself
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On Sunday, Lebanon was rattled by two air raids. As the dust settles, the small Mediterranean republic is now waiting anxiously to see if simmering Iranian-Israeli tensions wi...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkey demands smaller Syria safe zone in US negotiations
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters that Turkey would demand a smaller safe zone in Syria. His comments follow meetings with his Russian counterpart Vladimi...
By Nicholas Heras
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Russia says again that northeast Syria should return to Damascus
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Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters on Thursday that areas in northeastern Syria now under control of the US-backed Syri...
By Nicholas Heras
