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Rosemary
Kelanic

Director, Middle East Program

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Gil
Barndollar

Non-Resident Fellow

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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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Rajan
Menon

Former Non-Resident Senior Fellow

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William
Ruger

Former Non-Resident Senior Fellow

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Mike
Sweeney

Non-Resident Fellow

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William
Walldorf

Senior Fellow

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In the mediaUS‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Israel‑Iran

Trump said Iran’s oil pipelines will soon ‘explode.’ Energy experts doubt it.

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

April 30, 2026

“That is not how it works,” Rosemary Kelanic, an energy scholar and director of the Middle East Program at the […]

Q&AIran, US‑Israel‑Iran

How the U.S. can end the Iran war now

By Benjamin Friedman

April 30, 2026

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

Iran killed any delusions of U.S. military domination over China

By Jennifer Kavanagh

April 29, 2026

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Q&AIran, US‑Israel‑Iran

How the U.S. can end the Iran war now

By Benjamin Friedman

April 30, 2026

In the mediaUS‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Israel‑Iran

Trump said Iran’s oil pipelines will soon ‘explode.’ Energy experts doubt it.

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

April 30, 2026

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

Iran killed any delusions of U.S. military domination over China

By Jennifer Kavanagh

April 29, 2026

Op-edEurope and Eurasia, Iran, Middle East, NATO, US‑Israel‑Iran

Will King Charles’ visit help soften the animus between the U.S. and the UK?

By Daniel DePetris

April 28, 2026

Op-edUS‑Israel‑Iran, Europe and Eurasia, Iran, Middle East

Friedrich Merz’s Iran intervention won’t discourage Trump

By Daniel DePetris

April 28, 2026

In the mediaUS‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Middle East

U.S. Sanctions Zigzag in New World of Economic Warfare

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

April 26, 2026

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Read at The Washington Post: Trump said Iran’s oil pipelines will soon 'explode.' Energy experts doubt it.

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

April 30, 2026

Read at The New York Times: U.S. Sanctions Zigzag in New World of Economic Warfare

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

April 26, 2026

Watch at Forbes: One Of Trump's Problems Is He 'Can't Articulate What It Is That He Wants Iran To Do': MidEast Expert

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

April 25, 2026

EVENTS ON THE MIDDLE EAST

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virtualMiddle East

What’s Next for U.S. Foreign Policy in 2026? Middle East Edition

January 14, 2026
virtualGreat power competition, Balance of power, China, Grand strategy, Middle East

U.S.-China competition and the value of Middle East influence

June 10, 2025
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