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Alexander Langlois

Contributing Fellow

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Alexander Langlois is a contributing fellow for Defense Priorities.

Langlois holds a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs from American University, where he specialized in global governance, politics, and security. He is a foreign policy analyst and writer, with publications in various outlets such as The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Sada, Atlantic Council’s MENASource, Lowy Institute, Gulf International Forum, the New Arab, the Nation, Inkstick, and the National Interest. Alex focuses much of his writing on Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and the Gulf, as well as wider West Asian geopolitical currents. By advancing military restraint and U.S. soft power strategies, Alex hopes to contribute to the advancement of peace, human rights, and democracy in the region, providing informed and nuanced analysis and policy recommendations to U.S. foreign policy officials and the American public.

Op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Middle East

Why the Second Phase of Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Is Failing

By Alexander Langlois

March 16, 2026

“What we are doing is very simple: Peace,” proclaimed President Donald Trump during the inaugural meeting of the “Board of Peace” on […]

Op-edUS‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Middle East

Trump’s War of Choice in Iran

By Alexander Langlois

March 6, 2026

Op-edSyria, Middle East

Trump’s Syria withdrawal makes good strategic sense

By Alexander Langlois

February 25, 2026

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Why the Second Phase of Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Is Failing

By Alexander Langlois

March 16, 2026

Op-edUS‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Middle East

Trump’s War of Choice in Iran

By Alexander Langlois

March 6, 2026

Op-edSyria, Middle East

Trump’s Syria withdrawal makes good strategic sense

By Alexander Langlois

February 25, 2026

Op-edIran, Middle East, US‑Israel‑Iran

Trump should step back from the brink with Iran

By Alexander Langlois

February 18, 2026

Op-edSyria, Middle East

What the latest ceasefire and unification deal means for Syria

By Alexander Langlois

February 9, 2026

Op-edIran, Cuba, Middle East

Trump’s global gunboat diplomacy leaves the U.S. overstretched

By Alexander Langlois

February 3, 2026