Center for Middle East Policy

January 6, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Analysis: Has the Geneva Agreement Undercut Sanctions to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program?

The interim nuclear deal reached between the major powers and the Islamic Republic on November 24 opened the investment floodgates for Western companies seeking to capitalize on a new business en...

November 12, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Why did France Toss a Wrench in the Iran Nuclear Talks?

France blocked an agreement on Sunday to curb Iran’s nuclear program because, to cite French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, it did not want to be part of a con game that would allow Tehra...

April 24, 2013 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Louie Gohmert Says al Qaeda has Camps with Drug Cartels in Mexico

A Texas congressman stressing border security told an interviewer that a terrorist group is set up south of the Rio Grande. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, said on C-SPAN’s "Washingt...

January 30, 2013 | Lee Smith Tablet

Eisenhower’s New Fans

Barack Obama and Chuck Hagel look to the 34th president as a foreign-affairs model. But is it a willful misreading?

December 5, 2012 | Lee Smith Tablet |

Have Obama and Bibi Made Up?

If the past few weeks are any guide, it looks like the open feud between Jerusalem and Washington is over.

December 3, 2012 |

The Quality of Morsi

Egypt’s new strongman.

August 13, 2012 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Gunpowder & Lead

Reflections on Byman’s “Breaking the Bonds”

The incisive Daniel Byman recently published a new study with the Brookings Institution’s Saban Center for Middle East Policy entitled...

March 28, 2012 | Clifford D. May |

The Diplomats’ Dilemma

Despots need to know that their enemies are prepared for more than talk.

February 12, 2012 | |

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In the fall of 2007 Israel reportedly hacked into Syria’s air defense systems and disabled them, as a prelude to bombing a nuclear facility in the Syrian desert. This vaunted cyber exploit,...

May 16, 2011 |

Don’t Get Cocky, America

Osama bin Laden's death is a significant blow for al Qaeda, removing a figurehead who had evaded the largest manhunt in world history for almost a decade, and who seemingly managed to remain...

April 18, 2007 | Clifford D. May |

After the Fall: A “Plan B” for Containing the Impact of an Iraqi Collapse

Imagine that it’s 2009 and a Democrat is in the White House. He (or she) determines that the U.S. mission in Iraq has failed irretrievably. What happens next? It is not too much of...

September 14, 2005 | Clifford D. May

The Anti-Fascist

Jalal Talabani doesn't look much like Che Guevara. With his ample girth, white moustache and bemused smile, he more resembles a favorite uncle who can be counted on to buy ice cream and disp...

February 8, 2004 | The Weekly Standard

AWOL in the Battle of Ideas

OVER THE WEEKEND of January 10-13, 300 leaders from the United States and 38 Muslim countries convened in Doha, Qatar, for a "U.S.-Islamic World Forum." Jointly sponsored by the government of Qat...