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Islamic Republic of Iran
January 14, 2019
Elizabeth Tsurkov
What Israeli Airstrikes Say About Trump’s Middle East Policy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's reassurance tour of the region isn't going so well.
January 9, 2019
Brian Katulis
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Daniel Benaim
How About Some Candor in Middle East Policy?
Three things Mike Pompeo should say in Cairo this week, but probably won't
August 6, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Trump administration ratchets up tension with Iran by restoring sanctions.
July 31, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump’s diplomatic theater is yielding dubious results in North Korea and Iran.
June 5, 2018
Jeet Heer
Iran announces carefully calibrated nuclear move.
May 30, 2018
David Dayen
Fears of the Next Recession
What will it do to the many millions of Americans who still haven't recovered from the last one?
May 17, 2018
Jeet Heer
Europe’s Total Failure to Resist Trump
While autocrats take advantage of the president's foreign-policy chaos, America's oldest allies are paralyzed by division and dependency.
May 15, 2018
Jeet Heer
Is This the Dawn of a New Era of Nuclear Proliferation?
Trump is making clear that he only respects countries with the power to devastate the U.S.
May 11, 2018
Elizabeth Drew
America Gets It Wrong on Iran—Again
Donald Trump’s decision to leave the Iranian nuclear deal continues a rich tradition of U.S. fecklessness.
May 9, 2018
Musa al-Gharbi
How to Torpedo U.S. Credibility
One small step for Trump—and one giant blow to American diplomacy. The repercussions of reneging on the Iran deal may last for years.
May 8, 2018
Jon Wolfsthal
Anatomy of a Lousy Decision
Here's exactly what the U.S. loses as Trump scraps the Iran nuclear deal.
May 3, 2018
Tobias Schumacher
The Long-Suffering Europeans Trying to Save the Iran Deal
Trump and Netanyahu seem intent on kicking over the EU's carefully built international sandcastles. But can Europe play the long game?
April 30, 2018
Heather Souvaine Horn
Making Sense of Netanyahu’s Strange Slideshow
The Israeli prime minister said the Iran deal "is based on lies.” Of course it is, says nuclear expert James Acton—but the U.S. knew that.
April 15, 2018
Jonathan Spyer
The Great Distraction of Punitive Airstrikes
Don't congratulate the administration on avoiding Russian retaliation. The humanitarian crisis in Syria remains, and the real collision course here is between Israel and Iran.
January 19, 2018
Brian Katulis
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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
January 2, 2018
Sarah Jones
Are right-wing hawks undermining the Iranian protests?
November 2, 2017
Krithika Varagur
Will Trump Bungle Obama’s Declassification Diplomacy?
Under Obama, the U.S. handed over scores of damning historical documents to allies. But such outreach requires a deft, sensitive hand.
October 26, 2017
Elizabeth Drew
Who Knew Trump Would Be a Weak President?
He campaigned with a lot of swagger. But his first nine months in office have been defined by indecision, vacillation, and a reluctance to call shots.
September 25, 2017
Sarah Jones
Our Bad Foreign Policy
Bernie Sanders's speech at Westminster College was an attempt to break through the calcified ideologies of the national security establishment.
June 20, 2017
Jeet Heer
Does Trump’s Syria Policy Remind You of Someone?
Despite Trump's campaign rhetoric, his hawkish stance increasingly resembles Hillary Clinton's—and it's stirring fears of a major war.
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