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Daniel Benaim holds fellowships at The Century Foundation and Center for American Progress.
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March 23, 2020
The Soapbox
Daniel Benaim
,
Michael Hanna
The Coronavirus Could Kill Millions. U.S.-Iran Hostilities Will Make It Worse.
Countless lives in America, Iran, and Iraq depend on leaders’ willingness to put down the sabers and cooperate.
January 9, 2019
Brian Katulis
,
Daniel Benaim
How About Some Candor in Middle East Policy?
Three things Mike Pompeo should say in Cairo this week, but probably won't
March 21, 2018
Daniel Benaim
,
Brian Katulis
The Passive Foreign Policy President
How Donald Trump's hands-off approach to Saudi Arabia squanders the U.S.'s leverage in the Middle East
January 19, 2018
Brian Katulis
,
Daniel Benaim
Trump’s Middle East Policy: The Good(ish), the Bad, and the Ugly
A look back at what the administration has accomplished in the region in the past year
November 8, 2017
Daniel Benaim
,
Brian Katulis
Trump’s Blank Check for Saudi Arabia
As the kingdom makes mass arrests at home and tensions spike in the region, the United States looks on.
May 19, 2017
Daniel Benaim
What We Know About Donald Trump’s Middle East Policy
He faces numerous possible pitfalls in his first official trip to the region—as well as opportunities.
March 8, 2017
Daniel Benaim
,
Perry Cammack
How Will National Security Institutions Survive Their War With Trump?
Institutional safeguards have already checked a dangerous president—but risk eroding the institutions themselves.
March 28, 2016
Daniel Benaim
What Donald Trump Doesn’t Get About Alliances
His dismissive approach to America's friends would make the world more dangerous.
March 21, 2016
Daniel Benaim
,
Perry Cammack
How Trumpism Went Global
The U.S. isn't the only country grappling with the rise of a demagogue.
November 10, 2015
Daniel Benaim
How Marco Rubio Became the GOP's Foreign Policy Candidate
The senator has developed a reputation for wonkishness without the policies to back it up
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