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CNAS Middle East Program Director Jonathan Lord to Join Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks as National Security Advisor
Washington, April 17, 2025 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announces that Jonathan Lord, senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security Program, will j...
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China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West
China and Russia joined Iran on Friday in urging an end to Western sanctions after President Trump called this week for nuclear talks with Tehran, with both countries denounci...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Security Experts Concerned with Reports of Russia’s Interest in Mediating U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks
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Days after President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, the Trump administration took another s...
By Jonathan Lord
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Middle East Experts Weigh In: Normalization and Regional Stability
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On Feb. 25, the Israel Policy Forum (IPF) hosted a panel at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C., where three Middle East policy experts provided Israeli, Palestinian,...
By Rachel Brandenburg
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CNAS Welcomes Adham Sahloul and Daniel Schneiderman as Adjunct Senior Fellows
Washington, February 25, 2025 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Adham Sahloul and Daniel Schneiderman as adjunct senior fellows with the Mi...
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Is U.S. Missing ‘Berlin Wall’ Moment in Syria with Foreign Aid Cuts?
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President Donald Trump's contentious stop to foreign assistance, including the near-closure of the US Agency for International Development, threatens key humanitarian operatio...
By Adham Sahloul
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Trump Writes a New Playbook for Quagmires in Gaza and Ukraine
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President Trump is rewriting the accepted playbook for solving the world’s intractable conflicts—offering talks to settle the Ukraine war with concessions to Russia and crushi...
By Richard Fontaine
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Israel and Hamas Are Teetering Toward War
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Just over three weeks into a cease-fire that has brought the Gaza Strip relative peace, Israel and Hamas are already moving toward a return to war....
By Jonathan Lord
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Appalling or ‘Common Sense,’ Trump’s Gaza Proposal Reinforces His Image as Disruptor in Chief
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For all the millions of words written about Donald Trump’s inexplicable (to his opponents, anyway) political appeal, the simplest explanation may be the way he channels coffee...
By Rachel Brandenburg
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Trump’s Climate Agenda ‘May Push UAE Investors Away from U.S.’
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Masdar and the UAE’s other renewable energy companies may need to rethink their US investments now that President Donald Trump has pulled the plug on new offshore wind project...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Syria Seeks to Rebuild Oil and Gas Industry, but Needs Western Backing
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Syria's oil industry, along with its agriculture sector, was once the lifeblood of its economy, with international majors like Shell and TotalEnergies investing in the country...
By Alex Zerden
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Russia Signs Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Iran
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Months after the initial announcement, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed today the long-awaited Comprehensive Strategic Partnersh...
By Jonathan Lord
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Millions in Bonds for Israel Put U.S. States at Odds with Investment Policies
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The United States has long been Israel’s primary international backer, lending it vast political, diplomatic and financial support....
By Rachel Ziemba
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How Israel Uses AI in Gaza—And What It Might Mean for the Future of Warfare
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AI warfare may conjure images of killer robots and autonomous drones, but a different reality is unfolding in the Gaza Strip...
By Paul Scharre
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What Comes Next for Syria
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Titled “Syria: What Happened and What Comes Next,” the virtual event featured Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security and a Perry World House visiting ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Israel Says It Has Carried Out Hundreds of Strikes on Syria, Targeting ‘Strategic Weapons Stockpiles’
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Israel says it has launched hundreds of airstrikes on Syria in the days since Bashar Assad's regime collapsed. On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said it had "struck most o...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Hit Targets in Syria With Ferocity, Not the Only One
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The US military has carried out extensive airstrikes in Syria since the Assad regime collapsed over the weekend, and it's not the only country on the hunt for targets in this ...
By Jonathan Lord
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As Middle East Crisis Grinds On, Pentagon Shows Signs of Strain
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The open-ended crisis in the Middle East has begun to squeeze the Pentagon, fueling unease over the U.S. military’s ability to balance imminent threats to American interests t...
By Becca Wasser
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How Israel Tries to Destroy Hezbollah’s Financial Network
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On Sunday, Israel carried out air strikes in Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon, targeting branches of Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association (AQAH), a financial institution and de facto ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Israel Killed Hamas’s Leader. What Happens Next?
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The killing of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and architect of the October 7 attacks, could be a pivotal moment in the war in Gaza and the wider conflict in the Middle East...
By Jonathan Lord
