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President Barack Obama holds a copy of the Iran nuclear agreement presented to him by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi during the House Democratic Issues Conference on January 28, 2016, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Tore Up Obama’s Iran Deal. Is He Now Negotiating Something Worse?

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Apr 22, 2025

Commentary

9 Min Read

Houthi fighters brandish their weapons during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 11, 2024. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

The Dangers of the Developing Relationship Between the Houthis, China, and Russia

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 21, 2025

In the Media

Brahim Ghali, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SARD) and Secretary-General of the Polisario front, salutes the flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SARD). (Getty Images)

Brahim Ghali, president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) salutes the SADR flag on January 13, 2023. (Getty Images)

Reports

The Strategic Case for Designating the Polisario Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Apr 18, 2025

Reports

9 Min Read

Demonstrators hold military and Israeli flags during a protest in front of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) in Jerusalem on April 2, 2025, calling for the goverment to enforce the mandatory military service to all people, including ultra-Orthodox Jewish men. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators hold military and Israeli flags during a protest in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem on April 2, 2025. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Did Biden Fund Anti-Netanyahu Politicking?

Liel Leibovitz

Senior Fellow

Liel Leibovitz

Apr 16, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | April 14

Michael Doran

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

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran & Jonathan Hessen

Apr 14, 2025

In the Media

(School of War)

Podcast

Restraint and the Middle East

Michael Doran

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

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Michael Doran & Aaron MacLean

Apr 14, 2025

Podcast

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud walk away after a photoshoot at the US Department of State, in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Thomas/Middle East Images via AFP)

Podcast

The Tariffs in the Middle East

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 14, 2025

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

The Nuclear Talks with Iran

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Apr 14, 2025

In the Media

Palestinian members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a gathering on January 31, 2016, in Gaza City. (Mahmud Hams / AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Douglas Murray on a Matter of Life vs. Death

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Apr 11, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara meet during the fourth edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Türkiye, on April 11, 2025. (Turkish Presidency via Getty Images)

Commentary

America’s Greatest Middle East Test Lies in Syria