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Diplomats: Nikki Haley Greenlighted U.N.’s Hiring of Salam Fayyad Before She Blocked It
In the days leading up to Friday’s surprise decision by the Trump administration to block the appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to a top U.N. job, ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Netanyahu may seek to reset U.S.-Israel relations in meeting with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington on Tuesday hoping to find in President Trump a kindred spirit and compliant ally after eight years of personal ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump Meets Netanyahu: Where It Can Go Right (and Wrong)
Benjamin Netanyahu is going to stride in through the White House front door. Donald Trump is not going to grimace while Netanyahu lectures.The talk in Washington this week, at...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How will Trump deal with Israel's legalization of settlements?
In The News
Ilan Goldenberg joins CBS News to discuss Prime Minster Netanyahu's upcoming visit to Washington, Israel's legalization of settlements, the nuclear agreement with Iran, and me...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump wants to push back against Iran, but Iran is now more powerful than ever
President Trump’s tough talk on Iran is winning him friends in the Arab world, but it also carries a significant risk of conflict with a U.S. rival that is now more powerful t...
By Nicholas Heras
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Tough Tasks Await Tillerson at State Department
WASHINGTON—Rex Tillerson is expected to take the helm of the State Department this week with the U.S. facing a host of national-security issues and questions about President D...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Gen. Joseph Votel on Defeating the #Virtual Caliphate
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle East Security Program today released a new report by United States Central Command Commander General Joseph L. Votel and a...
By General Joseph L. Votel, LTC Christina Bembenek, Charles Hans, Jeffery Mouton & Amanda Spencer
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Bibi’s Revenge at U.N. Risks Israel’s Bid for Security Council Seat
The U.N. Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements last month struck a significant blow to the Jewish state’s international credibility. But the resolution also thr...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Shaky start for new cease-fire launched in Syria without the U.S.
A Russian-Turkish plan to end the war in Syria got off to a shaky start on Friday with the partial implementation of a new cease-fire agreement that excludes for now any invol...
By Nicholas Heras
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CNAS Press Note: Secretary Kerry’s Speech on the Two-State Solution
Press Note
As Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to give a major address on the two-state solution and the controversy over UNSCR 2334 continues, Center for a New American Security (...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How Israel Brought U.N. Resolution on Itself With Irrational Settlement Push
The controversy over the U.S. decision to abstain rather than veto a UN Resolution supported by every other member of the Security Council diverts attention from the most impo...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Obama has degraded ISIS. Can Trump finish the job?
The Obama administration is publicly handing Donald Trump a gift as he prepares to enter the White House: a degraded ISIS. The question is what the President-elect will do wit...
By Julianne Smith
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Trump can’t be pals with Putin and stand up to Iran
President-elect Donald Trump during the campaign was clear on at least two foreign policy issues: his opposition to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (a.k.a. the Iran dea...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The Battle for Aleppo
Guest host Jeff Glor leads a discussion of the ongoing battle for Aleppo, Syria, with Richard Fontaine, president of the Center for New American Security, and James Jeffrey of...
By Richard Fontaine
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Wrapping up his last foreign trip, Obama tries to make headway on Syria
LIMA, Peru — President Obama spent the last day of his final foreign trip attempting to make headway on one of the most painful aspects of his foreign policy portfolio: the on...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Will The Iran Deal Survive Trump's Presidency?
In The News
President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear he doesn't like the Iran deal, but can he dismantle it completely? HuffPost's Jessica Schulberg asks Ilan Goldberg at the Center...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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CNAS Press Note: The Campaign to Free Mosul from the Islamic State
Washington, October 17 – As the campaign to liberate Mosul from the so-called Islamic State begins, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle East Security Program Dire...
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U.S. support to Saudi Arabia to hinge on Yemen cease-fire
In The Washington Post, senior fellow Ilan Goldenberg discusses U.S.-Saudi relations after a proposed cease-fire deal with Yemen....
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Around the World over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the Next PresidentIn an “around the world” edition of our podcast series, Ryan Evans convened a top-notch group to discuss everything from Cuba to the Middle East to Russia to deterrence to Chi...
By Elbridge Colby
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Syrian carnage likely to outlast Obama
In The Hill, Bacevich fellow Nicholas Heras discusses why the Assad regime believes it will win the civil war in Syria at the expense of the Syrian people....
By Nicholas Heras
