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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

People watch as they secure an area before handing over Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 15, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Their Time Is Up

Liel Leibovitz

Senior Fellow

Liel Leibovitz

Feb 20, 2025

Commentary

7 Min Read

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In the Media

Egypt’s Involvement in Gaza and Sudan’s New Naval Base

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow and Program Manager, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Zineb Riboua

Feb 13, 2025

In the Media

This aerial view shows the Greek Catholic Cathedral of St George, in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on December 3, 2024. On November 27, the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance led a major offensive snatching Syria's second city Aleppo and dozens of towns and villages from government control, after years of regime gains in successive Russian-backed military campaigns. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

The Greek Catholic Cathedral of St. George, in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on December 3, 2024. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Speaking for Freedom

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Feb 13, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat, US President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sit together outside the White House on March 26, 1979. (Wally McNamee/Corbis via Getty Images)

Podcast

Historical Analysis of America’s Relationship with the Jewish State

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 5, 2025

Podcast

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Podcast

Deep Dive | February 3

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Michael Doran

Feb 3, 2025

Podcast

A China-Europe freight train loaded with containers prepares to depart from the China-Kazakhstan Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, China, on August 24, 2023. (Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Great Leap South: China’s Ambitions in the Middle East and Africa | January 2025

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow and Program Manager, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Jan 30, 2025

Commentary

7 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Deep Dive | January 27

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Michael Doran

Jan 27, 2025

In the Media

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In the Media

On Israel Keeping Troops in Lebanon

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jan 26, 2025

In the Media

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore during the Second Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, on July 28, 2023, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Moscow’s Southward March: Russia’s Geopolitical Maneuvers in the Middle East and Africa | January 2025

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow and Program Manager, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Jan 23, 2025

Commentary

8 Min Read

This image grab shows one of the Israeli hostages exiting a vehicle to be handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) during the hostage-prisoner exchange operation in Saraya Square in western Gaza City on January 19, 2025. The Israeli military said the Red Cross had confirmed the handover of three hostages on January 19, the first to be released as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas. The Hostage and Missing Families Forum campaign group had identified the three women set to be relea

This image grab shows one of the Israeli hostages exiting a vehicle during the hostage-prisoner exchange in western Gaza City on January 19, 2025. (AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

Hamas Is Bloodthirsty and Cruel

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jan 21, 2025

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | January 20

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Jonathan Schachter

Jan 20, 2025

In the Media

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in Beijing, China, on December 28, 2024. (Pang Xinglei/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

Maximum Pressure on Iran Means Imposing Costs on China