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Rosemary
Kelanic

Director, Middle East Program

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Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

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Daniel
Davis

Senior Fellow & Military Expert

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Jennifer
Kavanagh

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

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Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

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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‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East

What lessons are foreign leaders taking from Donald Trump’s Iran bombing?

By Daniel DePetris

July 1, 2025

Asked during a White House news conference last week whether he would consider striking Iran again if the U.S. intelligence […]

op-edIsrael‑Iran, Basing and force posture, Middle East

The Iran strike shows we don’t need bases in the Middle East

By Jennifer Kavanagh and Dan Caldwell

June 28, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East

Trump’s Iran gamble is already backfiring disastrously

By Daniel DePetris

June 25, 2025

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op-edIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East

What lessons are foreign leaders taking from Donald Trump’s Iran bombing?

By Daniel DePetris

July 1, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Iran, Basing and force posture, Middle East

The Iran strike shows we don’t need bases in the Middle East

By Jennifer Kavanagh and Dan Caldwell

June 28, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East

Trump’s Iran gamble is already backfiring disastrously

By Daniel DePetris

June 25, 2025

op-edChina, Asia, Israel‑Iran

Why China’s sitting on the Iran war sidelines

By Lyle Goldstein

June 25, 2025

In the mediaIsrael‑Iran, Middle East

Is Iran really a threat to the United States? A debate

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 25, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Iran, Iran, Israel, Middle East

The real obstacle to peace with Iran

By Rosemary Kelanic and Jennifer Kavanagh

June 25, 2025

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Read at The New York Times: Is Iran really a threat to the United States? A debate

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 25, 2025

Read at Washington Examiner: Trump heads overseas for NATO talks in wake of Iran strike and ceasefire negotiations

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

June 24, 2025

Read at Christian Science Monitor: As Israel and Iran weigh truce, U.S. troops in region remain on alert

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

June 24, 2025

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virtualMiddle East, Grand strategy, Israel‑Iran

Past Virtual Event: Does the Middle East still matter?

February 6, 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
in-personMiddle East, Counterterrorism, Israel‑Iran

Past In-Person Event: Recalibrating Middle East policy

November 27, 2018