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- Washington Policy Weekly
TurkeyUS Foreign PolicyPresident Erdoğan Comes to Washington
Nov 13, 2019Marcus MontgomeryMarcus 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
IranConflicts and Conflict ResolutionCongress Eyes Sanctions after Turkey’s Incursion into Syria
Oct 17, 2019Marcus MontgomeryMarcus Montgomery discusses how the US Congress aims to levy even harsher sanctions to force Turkey to cease its operation and withdraw from northeastern Syria…
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IranSecurity and DefenseThe United States’ Confused Iran Policy
Aug 7, 2019Marcus MontgomeryMarcus Montgomery disputes the Trump Administration’s repeated assertion that its “maximum pressure campaign” will bring Iran to the negotiating table and ques…
- Washington Policy Weekly
LevantSecurity and DefenseAre Democrats Alone in Challenging Saudi Arabia?
Jul 31, 2019Marcus MontgomeryBipartisan consensus in Congress on recalibrating US-Saudi relations has dissipated amid partisanship and apathy. As the Trump Administration moves forward in …
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IranSecurity and DefenseCongress Deliberates US-Iraq Relations
Jul 17, 2019Marcus MontgomeryMarcus Montgomery discusses Congress’s deliberations with the Trump Administration about US-Iraqi relations. One of the important considerations is whether Was…
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BahrainRegional Relations and GeopoliticsCongress Has Been Deafeningly Quiet on the Bahrain Meeting
Jul 3, 2019Marcus Montgomerysince Jared Kushner convened his economic workshop in Bahrain last month, nearly every prominent member of Congress has been silent on the plan, signaling skep…
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IranSecurity and DefenseHow Congress Is Trying to Prevent Another Middle East War
Jun 26, 2019Marcus MontgomeryWith tensions escalating between the United States and Iran, Congress is trying to reassert its own war powers to prevent the Trump Administration from startin…
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IranSecurity and DefenseWould Trump Really Go to War with Iran?
Jun 19, 2019Marcus MontgomeryWith multiple miscalculations and missteps that could develop, should we be worried about another war in the Middle East?
