The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

January 27, 2021 | Dennis Ross, Juan C. Zarate

Are there pieces of Trump’s foreign policy worth keeping?

The shock of the Jan. 6 mob assault on the Congress and the stain on the image of American democracy will not wear off anytime soon. This moment has amplified the impulse to reject the vestiges of Trump...

December 15, 2020 | David Adesnik, Lt. Col. Robert L. Green

America’s Small but Effective Presence in Syria

December 15, 2020 | Bradley Bowman, Maj. Amoreena York

Avoiding a Self-Inflicted Wound in the Sinai

October 15, 2020 | Bradley Bowman |

Washington Should Avoid a Self-Inflicted Wound in the Sinai

Withdrawing from the Multinational Force and Observers might be penny-wise, but would certainly be pound-foolish.

May 14, 2020 | Tzvi Kahn, Allyson Gaines

Obama Officials Support U.S. Unilateral Snapback of Iran Sanctions

When Iran and world powers concluded the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), President Barack Obama and senior officials in his administration repeatedly...

August 19, 2019 | Tzvi Kahn |

Politics vs. Protocol: Iran’s Nuclear Archive and the IAEA’s Responsibilities

June 19, 2019 | Eric B. Lorber |

Credibility Gap: China’s FATF Presidency

June 18, 2019 | David Adesnik, LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Burning Bridge: The Iranian Land Corridor to the Mediterranean

May 9, 2019 | Jonathan Schanzer, Nicole Salter

Oman in the Middle

Muscat’s Balancing Act Between Iran and America

March 14, 2019 | Jonathan Schanzer, Ghaith al-Omari

Trump’s Subtlety Could Yield Middle East Peace

Past administrations have publicized their plans too soon, provoking fury from fanatics on both sides.

January 31, 2019 | Varsha Koduvayur |

Midterm Assessment: Yemen

December 24, 2018 | Aykan Erdemir, John Lechner

Erdogan’s Anti-Semitism Will Sink Turkey’s Economy

The Turkish president’s racist conspiracy theories are a threat to economic stability.

November 6, 2018 | Annie Fixler, Frank Cilluffo

Evolving Menace

Iran’s Use of Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare

October 29, 2018 | Tzvi Kahn, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Rose Parris Richter, Prof. Irwin Cotler

Profiles of Iranian Repression

Architects of Human Rights Abuse in the Islamic Republic

September 5, 2018 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

The Demographics of Southeast Asian Jihadism

An excerpt from the op-ed follows: Shortly after sunrise on July 31, soldiers at a military checkpoint outside Lamitan City in the Philippines...

March 2, 2018 | Emanuele Ottolenghi

Trump Should Block Iran’s Air Corridor to Syria

Last month, an Iranian drone reportedly violated Israeli airspace after taking off from a base i...

February 21, 2018 | Clifford D. May

Hopeless in Gaza

Gaza has been an unhappy place for a long time but the situation is now reportedly growing desperate. Jobs are scarce, electricity...

January 9, 2018 | Richard Goldberg |

On Iran, Trump Should Be Like Reagan

In just three days, President Donald Trump must once again decide what to do about the much-debated Iran nuclear deal. Most are framing his choice as a binary one: Kill it or keep it? Although th...

July 14, 2017 | David Weinberg |

Terror designation lists highlight Qatar’s failure to tackle extremist funding

Of the names that do not overlap, many are affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the four Arab States. Experts point to a host of iss...

May 22, 2017 |

Gates to be Keynote Speaker at FDD, Hudson, Center for Cyber & Homeland Security Event

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will be the keynote speaker at an event jointly hosted by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Hudson Institute and the George Washington University...