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Alex Madajian

Contributing Fellow

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Alex Madajian is a Contributing Fellow at Defense Priorities.

Madajian graduated from George Mason University in 2022, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Government and International Studies with a concentration in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. He also is a former Congressional staffer in the U.S. House with Rep. Paul Gosar and Federal Affairs alum with Gun Owners of America.

op-edAfrica, Counterterrorism

Trump should end the ‘forever war’ in Somalia

By Alex Madajian

July 10, 2025

Buried under the dizzying headlines about Iran and Israel, many may miss that the head of the largest terrorist organization in Africa […]

op-edSyria, Iran, Middle East

Assad and Iran are out of Syria. The U.S. should be too.

By Alex Madajian

June 2, 2025

op-edEurope and Eurasia, Alliances, NATO

Trump’s trade war: more trust with Europe and a better NATO

By Alex Madajian

May 1, 2025

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op-edAfrica, Counterterrorism

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op-edSyria, Iran, Middle East

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op-edEurope and Eurasia, Alliances, NATO

Trump’s trade war: more trust with Europe and a better NATO

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May 1, 2025