• 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 …

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Trump’s Decision on Northeastern Syria Still Reverberates

    Oct 23, 2019

    President Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria is still a subject of serious discussions in Washington because of its impact on American credibility in the …

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Congress Eyes Sanctions after Turkey’s Incursion into Syria

    Oct 17, 2019

    Marcus Montgomery discusses how the US Congress aims to levy even harsher sanctions to force Turkey to cease its operation and withdraw from northeastern Syria…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    On Palestine, Congress Is Not Quite Different from Trump

    Oct 9, 2019

    Marcus Montgomery reports that Congress wants to deliver more aid to the Palestinians than the Trump Administration had planned. However, the coercive conditio…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IraqJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Congress Is Still Striving for “Justice for Jamal”

    Marcus Montgomery examines the actions of members of Congress as they demand justice for Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, one year after his murder …

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    New Report Illustrates Folly of US Syria Policy

    Sep 25, 2019

    A Congress-mandated Syria Study Group recommends that the United States buys time in Syria while pressure builds on President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, with th…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Congress Highlights Human Rights Abuses and Humanitarian Crises

    Sep 18, 2019

    Marcus Montgomery highlights congressional work on bringing attention to human rights abuses and humanitarian crises in the Middle East as the Trump Administra…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Is Congress Prepared to Respond to Netanyahu’s Annexation Plans?

    Sep 12, 2019

    In a speech on September 10, Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex part of the occupied West Bank in an effort to turn out support for his Likud Party in the run…