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Rosemary
Kelanic

Director, Middle East Program

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Daniel
Davis

Senior Fellow & Military Expert

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Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

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Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

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Jennifer
Kavanagh

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

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Christopher
McCallion

Fellow

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Eugene
Gholz

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

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Gil
Barndollar

Non-Resident Fellow

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Charles
Peña

Non-Resident Fellow

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op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Middle East

America should avoid the worst in Gaza

By William Walldorf

June 14, 2025

The Trump administration wants to pivot U.S. military assets away from the Middle East to Asia. That’s good. But, without […]

op-edMiddle East, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Yemen

Trump needs to stop involving himself in Middle East drama

By Christopher McCallion

May 29, 2025

op-edGrand strategy, Iran, Israel, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East

Donald Trump’s New Middle East Doctrine

By Alexander Langlois

May 26, 2025

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op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Middle East

America should avoid the worst in Gaza

By William Walldorf

June 14, 2025

op-edMiddle East, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Yemen

Trump needs to stop involving himself in Middle East drama

By Christopher McCallion

May 29, 2025

op-edGrand strategy, Iran, Israel, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East

Donald Trump’s New Middle East Doctrine

By Alexander Langlois

May 26, 2025

op-edGrand strategy, Israel, Israel‑Hamas, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

Donald Trump is getting a reality check on his peace plans for Gaza and Ukraine

By Daniel DePetris

May 20, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

Trump has tired of Netanyahu

By Rajan Menon and Daniel DePetris

May 14, 2025

op-edGrand strategy, China, Israel‑Hamas

The frenetic foreign policy of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days

By Daniel DePetris

April 29, 2025

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Watch at NBC News: NBC News: Daniel Davis discusses the breakdown of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Featuring Daniel Davis

March 18, 2025

Watch at NewsNation: Daniel Davis discusses Secretary of State Marco Rubio's meeting with Israel's Netanyahu

Featuring Daniel Davis

February 17, 2025

Watch at Bloomberg: Trump proposes plan for Gaza 'riviera'

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

February 5, 2025

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virtualMiddle East, Basing and force posture, Diplomacy, Houthis, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israel‑Hamas, Military analysis, Syria

Past Virtual Event: Trump in the Middle East: Impacts, implications, and alternatives

May 16, 2025
virtualHouthis, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East, Yemen

Past Virtual Event: Houthi conundrum: defend, degrade, or defer

March 28, 2024
virtualMiddle East, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Israel‑Iran, Syria, Yemen

Past Virtual Event: Keeping the U.S. out of war in the Middle East

January 16, 2024