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From Gaza to Yemen and Back: The Biden Administration’s Confused Strategy
Feb 1, 2024On January 17, the Biden administration announced it was adding Yemen’s Houthis (also called Ansar Allah) to the US terrorist list. The move returned the rebel…
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The Sunday Talk Shows on Gaza: A Study in Media Bias
Jan 31, 2024That the American public is not regarded as especially well-informed when it comes to international affairs is conventional wisdom among the US political and n…
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IranConflicts and Conflict ResolutionIran Between Managing Allies and Modulating Its Deterrence
Jan 25, 2024Daniel BrumbergThis is a bad time for Iran to become embroiled in an expanding regional war that pits the Islamic Republic and its allies in Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen against …
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YemenUS Foreign PolicyThe Biden Administration Is Strong in the Red Sea but Weak in Gaza
Jan 24, 2024Gregory AftandilianAfter enduring weeks of regional tension, including Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and on American commercial vessels, the Biden administratio…
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Young Americans and the War on Gaza: President Biden Should Worry
Jan 5, 2024For decades, Israel enjoyed strong bipartisan backing from Americans. But in recent years, there has been a measurable shift in public opinion away from this t…
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Russia and China on Gaza: Sidelined, Lurking—or Winning?
Dec 22, 2023It wasn’t that long ago that Russia and China seemed to dominate the Middle East, and the United States was on the brink of relegation to the sidelines.Russia …
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The Israel-Hamas War in American Politics
Dec 21, 2023Any rational discourse in the United States about the Israel-Hamas war increasingly has been subject to political litmus tests, as Israel supporters and Republ…
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Are Israel and the United States on a Collision Course?
Dec 13, 2023In a December 8 story that seems to have received little attention in western press coverage of Israel’s expanding military campaign in Gaza was this nugget of…
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Gaza, the Ruin of US Policy, and a Transformed Middle East
Nov 16, 2023The Biden administration must act quickly and offer specific plans and timelines to shape post-conflict expectations and establish its priorities with the part…
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LevantUS Foreign PolicyUS Military Presence in the Middle East: Deterrence and Retaliation
Nov 14, 2023Gregory AftandilianThe United States has recently bolstered its military presence in the Middle East as the Israeli war on Gaza escalated. Bolstering this presence is meant to de…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyThe War on Gaza: Deterrence or Inching toward Direct US Involvement?
Oct 17, 2023Khalil E. JahshanThe official American position has passed through three phases in less than ten days. First, like Israel itself, Washington and its western allies suffered fro…
