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Qin Gang meets with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 6, 2023. (Jiang Chao/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

How Afghanistan has Become Another Notch in China’s Belt

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

May 17, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

The Israeli and United States flags are projected on the walls of the ramparts of Jerusalem's Old City on February 11, 2020. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel at 75 Is Threatened but Strong

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

May 15, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

Iranian troops take part in a military parade during a ceremony marking the country's annual army day in the capital Tehran on April 18, 2023. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

And They’re Off: The US Is Driving a Middle East Nuclear Arms Race

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Schachter

Apr 25, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

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In the Media

Azerbaijan: Threat to Iran, but Opportunity for Israel

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Apr 5, 2023

In the Media

In Iraq on October 20, 2009. (Abdul Waqar via Flickr)

Podcast

What Washington Wasn't Saying about the Iraq Civil War

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 4, 2023

Podcast

An oil rig in the Iranian area of the Persian Gulf. (Stock Image)

In the Media

OPEC Senses American Weakness in the Biden Administration

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Apr 4, 2023

In the Media

Iranian and Russian navies attend a joint military exercise in the Arabian Sea on February 17, 2021. (Iranian Army/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Podcast

The Iran-China-Russia Alliance

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Mar 30, 2023

Podcast

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on February 14, 2023. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Dire Consequences of America’s Iran-Friendly Strategy

Ahmad Hashemi

Former Research Fellow

Ahmad Hashemi

Mar 30, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch Complex 39A on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station on May 30, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Bill Ingalls via DVIDS)

Commentary

An Arsenal of Democracies Can Best the China, Russia, Iran Axis

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Mar 29, 2023

Commentary

6 Min Read

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin arrives at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, on March 21, 2023. (Contributor via Getty Images)

Commentary

China Creates a New World Order as Biden Ignores the Threats

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Mar 26, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

An Iranian flag waves next to an Emad surface-to-surface missile in downtown Tehran on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)

Reports

The System Is Blinking Red over Iran

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Schachter

Mar 23, 2023

Reports

5 Min Read

Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party, Saudi delegation, and Iranian delegation in Beijing, China, on March 10, 2023. (Luo Xiaoguang/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

China Brokers Diplomacy between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Implications for the US Role in the Middle East

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