Reports March 5, 2024 The Realignment of the Middle East Executive Summary In the Middle East, reality can change in the blink of an eye. Misconceptions and... Read more »
Analysis February 22, 2024 The US-UK Special Relationship: Time for a Reset, Not an End Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series on the future of US-UK relations. The first article... Read more »
Analysis February 6, 2024 An Israeli Diplomatic Strategy to Undercut Hamas Propaganda Editor’s Note: This is the first of two articles that will be released this week regarding the War in... Read more »
Analysis January 29, 2024 Playing Chess with Iran: Deterrence Without Provocation The Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 came out of the blue. The Palestinian terrorist group struck... Read more »
Analysis January 16, 2024 Central Asia’s Middle Corridor Expansion: Opportunity for China and Iran The sustained attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels since November 2023 have... Read more »
Analysis January 12, 2024 Prisoner Exchanges and Hostage Diplomacy in US Foreign Policy Evan Gershkovich was in Yekaterinburg in March 2023 reporting for The Wall Street Journal when he was arrested by... Read more »
Analysis December 21, 2023 US and North Korea: Testing the Water on Arms Control and Reduction Ask US policymakers what America’s North Korea policy goal is and they will probably tell you it is denuclearization.... Read more »
Analysis December 7, 2023 Attack in Western Sahara Complicates US Regional Strategy Over the last few months, a new discourse has emerged on Western Sahara. Following the Polisario attack on Smara,... Read more »
Analysis November 21, 2023 The End of De-Escalation in the Middle East? The Hamas incursion from Gaza into Israel and the subsequent attack on Israel’s Southern District that began on October... Read more »
Analysis November 1, 2023 Between Swords of Iron and the Al Aqsa Deluge: The Regional Politics of the Israel-Hamas War Until October 7, it seemed there was a positive dynamic in the Middle East. A slew of detentes took... Read more »