• Washington Policy Weekly

    War Powers: An Overview

    Jan 15, 2020

    Marcus Montgomery discusses congressional efforts to prevent a potential war with Iran, providing important background information on the authorities that memb…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Braces for Fallout from Operation That Killed Qassem Soleimani

    Jan 8, 2020

    After the United States assassinated Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, Washington has been bracing for retaliation by Iran while considering calls for de-escalati…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Dec 18, 2019

    Congress approved the fiscal year 2020 defense budget and is working to fund the government before the December 20 deadline; lawmakers are questioning the Trum…

  • Policy Analysis

    Washington Grapples with How to Respond to Turbulent Middle East

    Dec 11, 2019

    Marcus Montgomery examines the administration’s reassessment of its posture in the Middle East as officials grappled this week with how best to use military as…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Dec 4, 2019

    Members of Congress met with controversial business leaders—a Palestinian and an Israeli--from the West Bank while two senators sought to sanction Turkey. Mean…

  • Policy Analysis

    The Conflict in Libya Resurfaces on Washington’s Agenda

    Nov 27, 2019

    Marcus Montgomery discusses the renewed interest in both Congress and the Trump Administration to address the ongoing conflict in Libya and asks whether the Un…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    America First or America Alone?

    Nov 20, 2019

    Marcus Montgomery is skeptical about the Trump Administration’s commitment to multilateral efforts to defeat the Islamic State and secure the Arabian Gulf whil…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    President Erdoğan Comes to Washington

    Nov 13, 2019

    Marcus Montgomery posits that despite congressional opposition to his visit to the White House, Turkish President Erdoğan was sure to find a warm welcome from …