U.S. Policy

Ultimately, no deal is better than a bad deal, and Moscow’s track record in Syria suggests it is both unable and unwilling to keep Iran out.

The U.S. and Israeli electoral calendars will likely impede any grand peace plan for the foreseeable future, so the administration should instead focus on immediate stabilization measures leading up to and during the Bahrain economic conference.

Iran says it won’t negotiate with Washington under pressure, but it has done so in the past and might again.

The international community must take steps to empower civil society within the Islamic Republic and protect it from being systematically persecuted and oppressed.

Tehran has reportedly told its militia proxies to be ready for escalation, so Washington must prepare to maintain a full presence in Iraq even under potentially increased fire.

The only way to protect the long-term viability of the plan's best aspects is to kill it.

The chances of extracting substantial concessions from the current regime are not great, but the odds fall to zero if Washington withholds security assurances or waits for the inevitably chaotic transition period.

Watch a keynote conversation between White House senior advisor Jared Kushner and Institute executive director Rob Satloff.

President Trump may be counting on the fact that U.S. voters oppose both higher gas prices and another war, but in the end he may have to pick one or the other.