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The F-35 Triangle: America, Israel, the United Arab Emirates

Selling the advanced U.S. jet to a foreign government ought to signal the highest confidence in that country’s warfighting capabilities, decisionmaking on the use of force, and commitment to protecting sensitive technology, but the UAE’s record on each of these issues is mixed.

Barbara A. Leaf
Dana Stroul

The UAE-Israel Breakthrough: Bilateral and Regional Implications and U.S. Policy

Former diplomats and experts discuss what steps each party should take after the historic White House signing ceremony, and how to bring the Palestinians and other actors into the fold.

Ebtesam al-Ketbi
Dore Gold
Barbara A. Leaf
David Makovsky

Bahrain Move Toward Israel Risks Domestic Reaction

The announcement of a peace deal between Israel and Bahrain suggests that the Gulf island kingdom has reassessed the danger of opposition from both its majority Shia population and its Sunni community.

Simon Henderson

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The Russian Way of War in Syria: Threat Perception and Approaches to Counterterrorism

Putin’s Russia and the West have never shared the same goals or threat perceptions regarding terrorism and other regional issues, so Washington should craft its Syria policy accordingly.

Anna Borshchevskaya

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China and the United States in the Middle East: Between Dependency and Rivalry

Continuing the status quo—a large American presence, but uncertain American commitment—would be a high-cost, high-risk, low-reward approach.

Michael Singh

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Peace for Warplanes?

How domestic and foreign disputes over the potential sale of F-35 jets to the UAE could complicate the country's normalization deal with Israel.

Neri Zilber

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Why Russia’s Great Power Game in Iraq Matters

Moscow’s quietly growing influence will only prop up the country’s anti-American forces and worsen its struggles with corruption and ethnosectarian tension.

Anna Borshchevskaya

Iran’s Cautious Response to Washington’s Snapback Threat

Instead of playing hardball, the entire regime is seemingly embracing the more prudent approach of disregarding the U.S. threat and exploiting the resultant diplomatic clash for political gains.

Omer Carmi

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Training Better Arab Armies

American security force assistance missions to Arab states have had only limited success, in large part because they do not train local units to fight in a manner well-suited to their cultural preferences and operational requirements.

Michael Eisenstadt
Kenneth Pollack

Lessons of the UAE Breakthrough: How We Got Here, and Why the U.S. Role Remains Central

Statements and actions by Israel and the UAE show how much regional decisionmaking is still shaped by U.S. assurances that enable parties to calibrate their cost-benefit analyses—an approach that could serve as a template for potential future Israel-Gulf ties.

David Makovsky

Kadhimi Visits Washington: Broadening the U.S.-Iraq Relationship

The visit and follow-on meetings present an opportunity to not only reaffirm the strategic partnership, but also move beyond outdated paradigms that view Iraq solely as an arena for countering terrorism and pushing back against Iran.

Dana Stroul
Bilal Wahab

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Conflict with Small Powers Derails U.S. Foreign Policy: The Case for Strategic Discipline

Although containing or deterring minor powers can help shape the behavior of great powers, conflicts with these smaller foes have proliferated in the twenty-first century, tying down resources and attention needed elsewhere.

Michael Singh

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Turkey’s Search for Oil May Spill Over into Conflict with Greece

The current flare-up centers on differing interpretations of international law—a situation that should be employing lawyers but is instead deploying navies.

Simon Henderson

Mapping Hezbollah's Worldwide Activities

Three current and former U.S. officials discuss a powerful new interactive tool and its implications for mobilizing international pressure on Hezbollah and its enablers.

Matthew Levitt
Kash Patel
Juan Zarate

How Might Iran Respond to Foreign Sabotage?

Given the dilemmas involved in retaliating for recent acts of sabotage and the death of Qasem Soleimani, Iran will likely defer any substantial military action against U.S. targets until shortly before or after the November election.

Michael Eisenstadt

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Introducing the Hezbollah Worldwide Map and Timeline

This multimedia tool -- easily the most comprehensive of its kind -- illuminates the full range of Hezbollah's activities, from travel routes and aliases to larger themes related to the organization's founding, development, and relationship with key state sponsors.

Matthew Levitt

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Lebanese Hezbollah Select Worldwide Activities Interactive Map and Timeline

Access a groundbreaking, comprehensive interactive map and timeline of Hezbollah's global terrorist activity from the group's founding through 2020.

Matthew Levitt

Iran-South Korea Humanitarian Trade Requires U.S. Assurances

Tehran is pressing Seoul regarding the billions in Iranian oil revenues held by South Korean banks, creating an opportunity to expand the U.S. humanitarian trade mechanism.

Katherine Bauer
Kevin Mathieson

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When China Met Iran

A growing partnership between America’s main Middle East adversary and Asia’s rising superpower bears careful watching in Washington.

Michael Singh

Another Painful Compromise on Humanitarian Assistance in Syria

Russian and Chinese vetoes have once again exposed the vulnerability of the UN system for handling the country’s humanitarian crisis, so Western donors should explore innovative alternatives for channeling assistance.

Charles Thépaut

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