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Actions like the travel ban on Iraqis could have the unintended effect of derailing the U.S. alliance with Baghdad -- an outcome that would benefit Iran, the Islamic State, and no one else.

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Michael Knights

In-Depth Reports

Reinforcing the Role of Sanctions in Restraining Iran

Even while the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is in place, the Trump administration could bring significant pressure to bear on Iran. In this Policy Note, Institute fellows Katherine Bauer, Patrick Clawson, and Matthew Levitt look at the role of sanctions in restraining Iran's regional aggression and disrupting its global-terrorism

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Katherine Bauer
Patrick Clawson
Matthew Levitt

Articles & Testimony

Change Has Not Come to the Middle East

Given the region’s notorious difficulty, it would be tempting for President Trump to pivot elsewhere, but America's pressing foreign policy interests will likely draw his administration to the Middle East once again.

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Michael Singh

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The U.S. Should Be Wary About Overplaying Its Hand on the Muslim Brotherhood

The idea of formally designating the group as a terrorist organization raises technical and legal issues that could bolster already-marginalized Brotherhood members in unintended ways if handled improperly.

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

The Trump-Netanyahu Meeting in the Context of Emerging U.S. Middle East Policy

The two leaders will need to figure out where Israel's pressing concerns about Iran fit in with the Trump administration's emerging regional policy, particularly its emphasis on quickly destroying the Islamic State.

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Robert Satloff

Articles & Testimony

The Plan to Defeat ISIS: Key Decisions and Considerations

Washington should pursue a 'day after' scenario that keeps the United States in the region, maintains its new (YPG) and old (Turkish and Iraqi) relationships, pushes back Iranian ambitions, and 'manages' an inevitable Russian presence.

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James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

Can Trump Break Up the Russian-Iranian Alliance?

One of the president's biggest early foreign policy tests will be navigating the aftermath of the nuclear deal, which brought the Islamic Republic even further into Russia's orbit.

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Anna Borshchevskaya

President Donald Trump meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel - source: Reuters

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Trump-Netanyahu Meeting: A Reset for U.S.-Israel Relations?

Three experts discuss the policy implications of the prime minister's first White House meeting with President Trump.

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Robert Satloff
David Makovsky
Yoaz Hendel

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Brief Analysis

President Trump and the Middle East: Views from Israel

Two Israeli statesmen discuss their country's strategic situation and relations with the United States in the Trump era.

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Tzachi Hanegbi
Itamar Rabinovich

Articles & Testimony

Principles to Guide U.S. Military Engagement in the Middle East

The military cannot be effective unless it is used to implement policies based on sound geopolitical judgment and an accurate reading of the region's political and cultural realities.

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James Jeffrey
Michael Eisenstadt

In-Depth Reports

Strengthening Stability in Northwest Africa:

Ideas for U.S. Policy toward Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

The countries of northwest Africa -- Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia -- have proven either more resilient or more adaptive than other Middle East states to the political upheavals that have engulfed the region over the last half-dozen years. To varying degrees, however, stability remains a major challenge for all these

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Robert Satloff
Sarah Feuer

Fikra Forum

A How-To Guide for Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

A former Israeli parliamentarian outlines four steps that could help the Trump administration carry out its proposed embassy move.

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Einat Wilf

In-Depth Reports

Toward a New Paradigm for Addressing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Like many of his predecessors, President Trump has come to office pledging to solve the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In this paper, two veteran U.S. peace negotiators point out the repeated failure of past efforts to reach "all-or-nothing" solutions to this conflict, urge the president not to seek a comprehensive settlement

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David Makovsky
Dennis Ross

Brief Analysis

Jordan's King Abdullah Visits Trump's Washington

Because the proposed Israeli embassy move is a potential headache for the palace, it will no doubt be high on the king's agenda, but U.S. officials should be prepared to offer assurances on other pressing security and economic concerns as well.

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Rethinking American Military Intervention in the Middle East

An in-depth look at how the United States can reverse its policy missteps and subpar performance in various regional conflicts, in large part by correcting its inadequate understanding of the operational environment.

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Michael Eisenstadt

Articles & Testimony

What Trump Would Gain From Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

It is a mistake to focus solely on the potential costs of such a move, however real and substantial they may be, when the potential benefits are real and substantial too.

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Robert Satloff

In-Depth Reports

General Principles to Guide U.S. Middle East Policy

Given the unprecedented turmoil and uncertainty afflicting the Middle East, the new administration will need to devote particular care and urgency to understanding the essence of America's interests in the region, and applying clear principles in pursuing them. This is the advice offered by two U.S. diplomats with a distinguished

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James Jeffrey
Dennis Ross

Articles & Testimony

Donald Trump Should Isolate Iran Immediately

Iran's destabilizing presence throughout the region has grown in the year since the nuclear deal, so the new administration should take firm steps to curb it.

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Dennis Ross

Brief Analysis

Trump's First Foreign Policy Win Could Be in Syria

The incoming Trump team has a quick shot at averting worse disasters in Syria, with its new Russian gambit.

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David Pollock

Articles & Testimony

President Trump Must Rally His Middle Eastern Allies and End Iran's War of Attrition

The new administration can succeed in the region if it understands the nature of the threats posed by Iran and radical Islamists, is prepared to work with America’s traditional partners, and appreciates how to take advantage of the latest local developments.

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Dennis Ross

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Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East

The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East focuses on the region as a setting for heightened competition between the United States and other world powers, such as China and Russia.

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