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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after delivering press statements before an official dinner in Jerusalem, on May 22, 2017. (Ngan Mandel/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel Has Powerful Friends in America—but a Few Enemies Too

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Mar 15, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | March 10

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Ezra Cohen

Adjunct Fellow

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran, Ezra Cohen, Marshall Billingslea & Jonathan Hessen

Mar 10, 2025

In the Media

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. (Bryan Dozier/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

How Trump Channels Reagan in the Mideast

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Mar 9, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

Maxar satellite imagery from December 12, 2024, of Iran's new drone ship (known as the Shahid Bagheri) is anchored offshore of the Iranian naval port of Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf. (Maxar Technologies via Getty Images)

Maxar satellite imagery from December 12, 2024, of Iran's new drone ship (known as the Shahid Bagheri) is anchored offshore near the Iranian naval port of Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf. (Maxar Technologies via Getty Images)

Commentary

MENA Defense Intelligence Digest | Iran’s Unconventional Naval Platforms

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Feb 25, 2025

Commentary

6 Min Read

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In the Media

What Will It Take to Defeat Hamas Once and for All?

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Feb 25, 2025

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | February 24

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Jonathan Schachter

Feb 24, 2025

In the Media

People watch as they secure an area before handing over Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 15, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Their Time Is Up

Liel Leibovitz

Senior Fellow

Liel Leibovitz

Feb 20, 2025

Commentary

7 Min Read

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In the Media

Egypt’s Involvement in Gaza and Sudan’s New Naval Base

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow and Program Manager, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Zineb Riboua

Feb 13, 2025

In the Media

This aerial view shows the Greek Catholic Cathedral of St George, in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on December 3, 2024. On November 27, the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance led a major offensive snatching Syria's second city Aleppo and dozens of towns and villages from government control, after years of regime gains in successive Russian-backed military campaigns. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

The Greek Catholic Cathedral of St. George, in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on December 3, 2024. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Speaking for Freedom

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Feb 13, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat, US President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sit together outside the White House on March 26, 1979. (Wally McNamee/Corbis via Getty Images)

Podcast

Historical Analysis of America’s Relationship with the Jewish State

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 5, 2025

Podcast

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Podcast

Deep Dive | February 3

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Michael Doran

Feb 3, 2025

Podcast

A China-Europe freight train loaded with containers prepares to depart from the China-Kazakhstan Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, China, on August 24, 2023. (Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Great Leap South: China’s Ambitions in the Middle East and Africa | January 2025