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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh

China’s Foreign Minister Tours the Middle East: Outcomes and Implications

The trip echoed Beijing’s strategy of stringing together initiatives that seem insubstantial on their own but cumulatively threaten to undermine U.S. and regional interests.

Ilari Papa

Can Erdogan Charm Biden?

Join us for a webcast conversation on the pitfalls and potential areas of cooperation between Washington and Ankara in the coming years. Watch live starting at 1:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 16, 2021.

April 16, 2021, starting at 1:00 p.m. EDT

Soner Cagaptay
Asli Aydintasbas
Max Hoffman
Jenny White

Satellite image of the Red Sea region and the Arabian Peninsula

Don't Part the Red Sea: Formulating Holistic Policy Toward a Key Region

Join us for a webcast exploring the emergence of the Red Sea region as a distinct theater for American economic and security interests. Watch live starting at 12:00 noon EDT on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

April 15, 2021, starting at 12:00 noon EDT

John Miller
Susan L. Ziadeh
Tibor Nagy
Elana DeLozier

Articles & Testimony

Biden Needs to End His Staff Travel Ban Now

Only three top State Department officials have been allowed to travel abroad, which is no way to preserve U.S. interests.

David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Biden Needs to Tear Down Bureaucratic Walls and Refocus Middle East Programs

With few exceptions, the U.S. government has pursued Arab development, Israeli-Palestinian engagement, and Arab-Israel normalization as three separate, walled-off tracks, which no longer makes any sense.

Joseph Braude
Dennis Ross

Satellite map of wider Rea Sea with country names

In-Depth Reports

The Case for a Holistic U.S. Policy Toward the Emerging Red Sea Region

Transition 2021

To promote stability and other U.S. interests, Washington must reshape its approach to this increasingly complex staging ground for global competition.

Elana DeLozier

Articles & Testimony

What Biden Can Do for Libya

The U.S. does not always have to be at the head of the table, but it has to be present and ready to jump in if progress stalls on issues such as advancing political dialogue, holding elections on time, and addressing Russia’s worrisome military encroachment.

Ben Fishman

Getting Tough with Egypt Won’t Work

A more modest approach is warranted, one that emphasizes core interests, acknowledges the limitations of U.S. leverage, and avoids going too far with funding cuts and sanctions.

David Schenker

Erdogan, Turkish protestors, Halkbank, Twitter images

In-Depth Reports

Defining a Realistic Policy Toward Erdogan's Turkey: Advice for the Biden Administration

Transition 2021

U.S. concerns center on Turkey’s democratic backslide and deepening ties between Erdogan and Putin—but the Turkish president also wants to develop a rapport with Joe Biden and fortify his country’s weakened economy.

Soner Cagaptay

The flags of Turkey, the United States, United Kingdom, and NATO in Brussels

Articles & Testimony

Revitalizing Alliances to Counter Terrorism

Washington needs to revisit its traditional reluctance to share decisionmaking with European partners—who in turn need to reconsider their traditional discomfort over burden sharing.

Matthew Levitt

Articles & Testimony

Putin Prioritizes Syria. Biden Should Too.

Moscow has intensified its military deployments in sensitive areas and continued its counterproductive diplomatic track, exhibiting a long-game mindset that Washington needs to match.

Anna Borshchevskaya

Articles & Testimony

Re-Budgeting for a Right-Sized International Counterterrorism Posture

After twenty years of investing in unique and powerful counterterrorism tools, the U.S. government now risks falling behind the times by allowing these tools to direct its strategy.

Matthew Levitt

National Guard soldiers on a counterterrorism patrol in San Francisco

Rethinking U.S. Counterterrorism Two Decades After 9/11

Three veteran counterterrorism practitioners from recent administrations take stock of America’s overall strategy, foreign posture, and domestic threats at the dawn of the Biden presidency.

Matthew Levitt
Katrina Mulligan
Christopher Costa

Articles & Testimony

Stop Giving Putin a Free Pass to Europe’s Backyard

Simply waiting for Russia to decline has not prevented the Kremlin's aggressive and destabilizing behavior in various regions, and may even have encouraged it.

Anna Borshchevskaya
Ivana Strander

Articles & Testimony

How Biden Can Overcome Iran’s Maximum Pressure

The administration needs to demonstrate that its pursuit of nuclear negotiations will not inhibit the lengths it will go to counter Tehran’s regional provocations.

Dennis Ross

Articles & Testimony

Our Presence in Iraq Remains a Vital US National Security Interest

American withdrawal would doom efforts against the Islamic State, undermine confidence in Baghdad, exacerbate Iraq's economic crisis, and deliver the country completely to Tehran.

David Schenker

Syrian flag over a ruined building destroyed by bombing

The Struggle for Peace in Syria: A Decade of Decisionmaking

Two former U.S. ambassadors and a Syrian opposition official examine the many diplomatic, geopolitical, and humanitarian lessons the conflict holds for the Biden administration.

بسمه قُضمانی
Robert Ford
James Jeffrey

Reshaping U.S. Force Posture in the Middle East

By adjusting carrier rotations, ISR capabilities, headquarters locations, and other key aspects of its posture, the Biden administration can contribute to regional security and self-sufficiency while still shifting toward great-power competition.

Christine McVann

U.S. and Iranian flags

Articles & Testimony

Biden’s Iran Policy So Far: Beware the New, Non-Nuclear Options

Instead of giving Tehran free carrots, the administration should adopt a clear transactional stance, such as approving sanctions relief only if militias stop their missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia.

David Pollock

Soldiers in Africa, in Syria/Iraq, sensors, pen, other technology

In-Depth Reports

Rethinking U.S. Efforts on Counterterrorism: Toward a Sustainable Plan Two Decades After 9/11

Transition 2021

The shift away from a U.S.-led military posture will require that Washington repair its damaged credibility with allies abroad. A major task at home will be disentangling counterterrorism budgets from the military budgets on which they have long been grafted.

Matthew Levitt

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