سیاست آمریکا

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Wang Yi, director of China's Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Minister of State and national security adviser of Saudi Arabia Musaad bin Mohammed Al Aiban shake hands in Beijing in March 2023 - source: Reuters

تنش‌زدایی و کاهش ریسک در خلیج فارس در سایه خروج نیروهای آمریکایی

هرچند واشنگتن از هرگونه کاهش تنش استقبال می‌کند، اما باید هشیار باشد که آشتی در منطقه خاورمیانه ناشی از کاهش اعتماد به ایالات متحده است.

Sep 12, 2023

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دیوید شنکر

Fikra Forum

As Protests in Syria Reignite, Many Syrians Look for a Change in U.S. Policy

Recent developments will require the U.S. to expand its objectives in Syria and to reevaluate its approach to local alliances if it hopes to shape a positive outcome to the bubbling frustrations in Syria.

۶ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳

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Ammar Musarea

Egyptian President Sadat meets with generals during the 1973 October War.

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Brief Analysis

Implications of the October War: From Warfighting to Peacemaking

In the opening panel of a special three-day anniversary event, experts and former officials from Egypt, Israel, and the United States discussed the conflict’s enduring lessons for peacemaking and statesmanship today.

۵ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳

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Mohamed Anwar E. al-Sadat
David Makovsky
Efraim Halevy
Abdel Monem Said Aly
Martin Indyk

◆ The October 1973 War Redux

Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir meets with U.S. President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the White House in 1973. Source: Library of Congress

Articles & Testimony

Miscalculations and Legacies: A Look Back at the 1973 War Half a Century On

Historians continue to debate “what if” scenarios about the pivotal conflict that reshaped the Middle East.

Fall 2023

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David Makovsky

◆ The October 1973 War Redux

President Joe Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia in July 2022

Brief Analysis

Israel Normalization Negotiations and the U.S.-Saudi Defense Relationship

In discussing a potential deal with Israel, Riyadh is pressing Washington for expedited access to more advanced U.S. weaponry.

۲۵ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳

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Grant Rumley

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu meet at the United Nations in New York in September 2023 - source: Prime Minister's Office

Brief Analysis

Saudi Dealmaking to Top Biden and Netanyahu’s New York Agenda

The long-delayed meeting should clarify the contours and possible requirements for normalization with Riyadh, though Israel’s ongoing domestic turmoil and policy toward the Palestinians may necessitate some difficult political choices.

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David Makovsky

Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule Season 2 Cover Image

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Articles & Testimony

Podcast: Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule

Season 2

Listen to the new season of a podcast series shining a bright light on the global terrorist and criminal activities that Lebanese Hezbollah would rather keep hidden from view.

۱۸ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳

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Matthew Levitt

Signature page of the Oslo II Accords agreement - source: U.S. Government

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Brief Analysis

Oslo at 30: Looking Back and Ahead

A panel of former Israeli, Palestinian, and U.S. officials discuss the legacy and future of the Oslo Accords as a framework for achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace.

۱۲ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳

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Neomi Neumann
Ghaith al-Omari
Dennis Ross
David Makovsky

◆ Oslo at 30

Articles & Testimony

30 Years Later, the Oslo Vision Can Still Be Revived

Leadership dynamics make a two-state breakthrough impossible at the moment, but an Israeli-Saudi accord could help—so long as everyone honestly acknowledges what the situation would be like without Oslo.

۱۱ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳

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Dennis Ross
David Makovsky

◆ Oslo at 30

Articles & Testimony

US Support for Morocco Is No Mistake. Biden Should Reaffirm It.

The administration clearly dislikes the Western Sahara policy it inherited, but reversing course now would exacerbate Washington’s serious credibility deficit with the Saudis and other regional partners.

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David Schenker

Fikra Forum

Palestinians More Positive on Abraham Accords and Open to Vying Powers Than Arab Neighbors

Results from a new public opinion poll conducted in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem show key differences between Palestinian attitudes and those of respondents elsewhere in the Arab world when it comes to relations with Israel and the roles of the United States, China, Russia, and other regional powers.

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Frances McDonough

Photo of a worker at a construction site in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Fikra Forum

New Road Map for Iraq to Support Stability and Growth

Iraq’s stagnant political and legal environments today indicate that the country still faces a deep strategic impasse as a result of international obligations and limitations.

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Fawzi al-Zubaidi

Shoppers at a marketplace in Karbala, Iraq

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Brief Analysis

Bridging the U.S.-Iraq Business Gap

An advisor to Prime Minister Sudani joins a U.S. Commerce Department official and a Middle East regulatory expert to discuss how American companies can expand their access to lucrative but largely untapped markets in Iraq.

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Mais Abbas Abousy
Safwan Al-Amin
Amer Aladhadh

Crown Prince Muhammad and President Xi walking in Riyadh.

Brief Analysis

Closing Washington’s China Gap with Middle East Partners

For the first time in decades, America’s top strategic priority diverges from that of its key regional partners, but Washington can close the gap by increasing their understanding of China and removing the blinders from their threat perceptions.

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Michael Singh

Fikra Forum

How American-Style Education Influences Iraq’s Private Sector

To grow, the Iraqi economy needs a more robust private sector, which in turn needs young Iraqi workers with business-ready skill sets. American-style universities are filling the gap.

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May Kadow

Fikra Forum

Iraqi Kurds Face Legitimacy Issues Amid Election Deadlock and Internal Division

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has been heading for unprecedented political and financial uncertainties as a result of the growing disputes between the two ruling parties and the central government’s moves to erode the KRI’s autonomous status.

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Bekir Aydoğan

Fikra Forum

نظرسنجی در عربستان سعودی: نیمی هوادار «اسلام میانه رو»، شماری هوادار اعتراضات داخلی یا جنگ با ایران

بر اساس مجموعه‌ای از نظرسنجی‌ها میان سال‌های ۲۰۱۷ تا ۲۰۲۳، افکار عمومی عربستان سعودی به طرز قابل توجهی نسبت به نسخه مدرن اسلام بازتر شده است.

۷ اوت ۲۰۲۳

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دیوید پولاک
دنیل چادورو

تحلیل کوتاه

دیدارهای رهبران خاورمیانه از آمریکا در دولت‌های بایدن، ترامپ، و اوباما

همه‌گیری کرونا موجب شد پرزیدنت بایدن در آغاز دوره تصدی خود فرصت‌های کمتری برای میزبانی رهبران منطقه داشته باشد، اما شمار دیدارها و الگوی دعوت‌ها در هر دولت نکات بیشتری درباره اولویت‌های سیاست‌گذاری دولت‌های آمریکا نشان می‌دهد.

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احمد شعراوی
عیسی نهاری

Fikra Forum

How a Small Saudi City Explains China’s Role in the Saudi-Iran Agreement

China's recent mediation efforts between Riyadh and Tehran were motivated by a combination of strategic outlook and economic interest in the Middle East, signaling a gradual shift away from its traditional "free-riding" approach.

۳۱ ژوئیه ۲۰۲۳

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Essa Nahari

Then Vice President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in 2010 - source: Reuters

Articles & Testimony

Why I Think President Biden Erred by Wading Into Israel’s Domestic Crisis

The history is clear—well-intentioned intervention in an ally’s domestic politics often triggers bigger problems, and the president’s stance could conjure a self-fulfilling prophecy about the erosion of U.S.-Israel ties.

Jul 29, 2023

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Robert Satloff

Supported by the

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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دنیس راس

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سیاست آمریکا

Policy Analysis on سیاست آمریکا

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سیاست آمریکا

Policy Analysis on سیاست آمریکا

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