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Memo to Trump: Iraq Is Too Big to Fail
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.
Feb 13, 2017
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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
Feb 13, 2017
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  • Katherine Bauer
  • Patrick Clawson
  • Matthew Levitt
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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.
Feb 10, 2017
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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.
Feb 9, 2017
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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.
Feb 9, 2017
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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.
Feb 7, 2017
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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.
Feb 6, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
President Donald Trump meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel - source: Reuters
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Brief Analysis
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.
Feb 3, 2017
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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.
Feb 2, 2017
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  • Tzachi Hanegbi
  • Itamar Rabinovich
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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.
Jan 31, 2017
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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
Jan 30, 2017
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  • Robert Satloff
  • Sarah Feuer
Fikra Forum
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.
Jan 30, 2017
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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
Jan 30, 2017
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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.
Jan 30, 2017
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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.
Jan 26, 2017
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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.
Jan 25, 2017
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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
Jan 19, 2017
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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.
Jan 19, 2017
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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.
Jan 19, 2017
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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.
Jan 18, 2017
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  • Dennis Ross

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