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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

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Podcast

The UN Security Council Resolution: Gaza, Jerusalem, Baku, Washington, Ankara, and Riyad

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Podcast

Nov 24, 2025

Podcast

Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump watch a military flyover as bin Salman arrives at the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting the crown prince for meetings aimed at strengthening economic and defense ties, including the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and President Donald Trump at the White House on November 18, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Reports

The Saudi F-35 Gambit: A High-End Arms Sale Meets Middle Eastern Geopolitics

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Reports

Nov 21, 2025

Reports

8 Min Read

President Donald Trump meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on November 18, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Mr. Bin Salman Goes to Washington

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Mike Watson

Commentary

Nov 21, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

The Washington Monument is visible as a woman holds an Israeli flag at the October 7th Memorial Rally in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2024. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter

The Washington Monument is visible as a woman holds an Israeli flag at the October 7 memorial rally in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2024. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Christians Should Defend the Jewish People

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

Nov 20, 2025

Commentary

9 Min Read

US Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs fly in formation during exercise Enduring Lightning III over Israel on October 12, 2020. (US Air Force)

Commentary

How Israel’s Victory Strengthens America’s Hand

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Nov 20, 2025

Commentary

7 Min Read

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In the Media

President Donald Trump Meets Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Nov 18, 2025

In the Media

Members of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood lead a demonstration in Amman on February 9, 2004. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Shades of Islamism: A Critical Analysis

Muhammad Haniff Hassan

Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Walid Jumblatt Abdullah

ssociate Professor at the Public Policy and Global Affairs Program, Nanyang Technological University

Muhammad Haniff Hassan & Walid Jumblatt Abdullah

Commentary

Nov 11, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

A Jeep belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah group is seen in Syrian near Lebanon on August 2, 2017. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Syrian Civil War and the Shia Villages of al-Fua and Kafariya

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Arabic translator, Editor at Castlereagh Associates

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Commentary

Nov 10, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

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In the Media

Syrian President Visits the White House, and Drought Weakens Iran

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Nov 10, 2025

In the Media

Foreign ministers from Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates discuss the Gaza peace plan in Istanbul on November 3, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Regional Response to the Gaza Peace Plan