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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-edMiddle East, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Israel‑Iran, Syria

Trump’s Middle East policy is teetering on overextension

By William Walldorf

January 29, 2026

When Donald Trump returned to the White House, many expected he would make major changes to U.S. policy in the […]

Op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

The Trump administration launches Phase 2 of the Gaza plan. Will peace materialize?

By Daniel DePetris

January 20, 2026

Op-edGrand strategy, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East

The foreign policy moves Donald Trump got right this year

By Daniel DePetris

December 30, 2025

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Op-edMiddle East, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Israel‑Iran, Syria

Trump’s Middle East policy is teetering on overextension

By William Walldorf

January 29, 2026

Op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

The Trump administration launches Phase 2 of the Gaza plan. Will peace materialize?

By Daniel DePetris

January 20, 2026

Op-edGrand strategy, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East

The foreign policy moves Donald Trump got right this year

By Daniel DePetris

December 30, 2025

In the mediaIran, Israel‑Hamas, Israel‑Iran, Middle East, US‑Israel‑Iran

Iran’s nuclear reset shows airstrikes may not end ambitions

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

December 29, 2025

Op-edIran, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East

The case for diplomacy with Iran

By Geoff LaMear

December 5, 2025

Op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza is on life support

By Daniel DePetris

December 2, 2025

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Read at Asia Times: Iran’s nuclear reset shows airstrikes may not end ambitions

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

December 29, 2025

Watch at NewsNation: Daniel Davis assesses the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal on NewsNation

Featuring Daniel Davis

October 15, 2025

Read at Christian Science Monitor: With ceasefire and hostage deal, Gaza clears a hurdle. Taller ones remain.

Featuring Stephen Walt

October 10, 2025

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

Trump in the Middle East: Impacts, implications, and alternatives

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

Houthi conundrum: defend, degrade, or defer

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

Keeping the U.S. out of war in the Middle East

January 16, 2024