Washington Policy Weekly

A weekly report outlining and analyzing developments in US policy related to the Middle East and covering activities in the three branches of the US government.

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  • Washington Policy Weekly
    Palestine/Israel

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Holds Aid to Palestinian Authority Security Forces

    Feb 24, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The Trump administration has suspended funding to the Palestinian Authority security forces, to which the United States has provided training and other support…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    Palestine/Israel

    Washington Policy Weekly: Pentagon Deploys Missile Defense System to Israel

    Oct 15, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The Biden administration’s warns Israel to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza, or potentially face delays in US military aid, while the Pentagon deploys a…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    LevantUS Foreign Policy

    Washington Policy Weekly: Israel’s Operation Will Take “More Than Several Months,” US Officials Voice “Concerns”

    Dec 18, 2023Ethan Mayer-Rich C. Ian DeHaven

    US officials reiterated their desire for Israel to take steps toward protecting the civilian population in Gaza during its current military campaign. State Dep…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IraqUS Foreign Policy

    Is Washington Rethinking Its Partnerships in the Middle East?

    Aug 2, 2021Marcus Montgomery

    There appears to be a slow but noticeable shift in Democratically-controlled Washington as to the countries with which the United States seeks to work closer a…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Violence in Israel, Palestine Draws Reluctant Biden into the Fray

    May 17, 2021Marcus Montgomery

    Tensions in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories have escalated significantly in the last week. Israeli security forces and armed, violent Israeli s…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    SyriaUS Foreign Policy

    The Trump Administration Sees a Path Forward in Syria

    May 13, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    Marcus Montgomery explains that after a long period of indecisiveness, the United States appears to have charted a path forward in Syria, one that depends on q…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Capitol Hill Turns to Public Diplomacy to Challenge Trump’s Policies

    May 6, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    Until May 4, the House of Representatives and Senate were steering clear of Capitol Hill in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease to lawma…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IraqJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Washington Seeks Way Forward in Iraq and Syria

    Mar 18, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    Marcus Montgomery highlights the questions facing the United States in Syria and Iraq as well as Democratic House members' objections to Israel's use of Americ…