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- Washington Policy WeeklyLevantUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Congressional Update – Week Ending March 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018Marcus MontgomeryI. CongressLawmakers in both chambers had the week off and the recess will extend through next week as well. The Senate is scheduled to hold legislative busine…
- Washington Policy WeeklyLebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Congressional Update – Week Ending March 23, 2018
Mar 23, 2018Marcus MontgomeryCongress averts another shutdown and funds the government through September; lawmakers hold hearings on Lebanon and a nuclear Saudi Arabia; Trump ousts moderat…
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranSecurity and Defense
Congressional Update – Week Ending March 16, 2018
Mar 16, 2018Marcus MontgomerySenate expected to vote on a Yemen resolution next week; top military brass around Washington talk security and humanitarian concerns; multilateral conferences…
- Policy AnalysisLevantUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Firing Tillerson Leaves US Diplomacy in Limbo
Mar 15, 2018Joe MacaronTillerson’s firing comes at a critical time in US foreign policy. New dynamics are emerging in the Trump Administration and the successor Mike Pompeo should ba…
- Washington Policy WeeklyLevantSecurity and Defense
Congressional Update – Week Ending March 9, 2018
Mar 9, 2018Marcus MontgomeryCongress considers new anti-BDS bill; lawmakers probe officials about global security; Trump looks into strikes in Syria as White House is mired in drama.
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranSecurity and Defense
Congressional Update – Week Ending March 2, 2018
Mar 2, 2018Marcus MontgomeryLawmakers try and force a vote on US role in Yemen war; White House wades further into GCC split, urges resolution; Secretary Perry travels to London to talk n…
- Washington Policy WeeklyLevantUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Congressional Update – Week Ending February 23, 2018
Feb 23, 2018Marcus MontgomeryMembers of Congress spend recess visiting Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Jerusalem, and the West Bank; the State Department is struggling with diplomacy; Nikki H…
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranSecurity and Defense
Congressional Update – Week Ending February 9, 2018
Feb 9, 2018Marcus MontgomeryGovernment is funded until late March; Mattis discounts Iran and terrorism as the greatest threats to US; Congress, Trump Administration explore solutions to S…
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Congressional Update – Week Ending February 2, 2018
Feb 2, 2018Marcus MontgomeryCongress comes out in support of Syrians; President Trump delivers his first SOTU; US Diplomats pan the Middle East and Special Representative Greenblatt pushe…
- Washington Policy WeeklyLevantUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Congressional Update – Week Ending January 19, 2018
Jan 19, 2018Marcus MontgomeryCongress scrambles to prevent a government shutdown; the government looks to cut funds to World Bank and UNRWA; Tillerson outlines Trump’s Syria policy.
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Congressional Update – Week Ending January 12, 2018
Jan 12, 2018Joe MacaronCongress grapples with FISA legislation and new sanctions; senators explore US strategy for Syria; President Trump keeps the JCPOA in place, but adds new sanct…
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Congressional Update – Week Ending January 5, 2018
Jan 5, 2018Marcus MontgomeryBack from a holiday recess, the Senate makes major personnel moves; President Trump, Nikki Haley have strong words for Palestine, Iran.