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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah (Photo by Iranian Supreme Leader Press Office / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden Must Reverse Course on Iran -- Before It's Too Late

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

Bill Hagerty

United States Senator, Tennessee 

H.R. McMaster & Bill Hagerty

May 11, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

Podcast

Counterbalance Ep. 10: Xiyue Wang on Being an Iranian Hostage

Michael Doran

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

Marshall Kosloff

Media Fellow

Michael Doran & Marshall Kosloff

May 5, 2021

Podcast

People wait for the bus on a street in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on April 18, 2021 (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Cheer Up About the Middle East

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

May 3, 2021

Commentary

2 Min Read

Iranian flag waving with city skyline on background in Tehran, Iran (Getty Images)

Commentary

John Kerry and Iran – American People Deserve an Explanation From Former Secretary of State

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Apr 29, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

What Is the Future of the Abraham Accords?

Robert Greenway

Former Adjunct Fellow

Robert Greenway

Apr 22, 2021

In the Media

Podcast

Counterbalance | Ep. 8: The True Cost of Biden’s Iran Gambit

Michael Doran

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

Marshall Kosloff

Media Fellow

Michael Doran & Marshall Kosloff

Apr 21, 2021

Podcast

Dezful medium range ballistic missile and Zolfaghar road-mobile single-stage solid-propelled liquid fueled missile in the Azadi square (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Holding Iran Accountable: The Importance of Maintaining Sanctions Leverage

Robert Greenway

Former Adjunct Fellow

Robert Greenway

Apr 21, 2021

Commentary

3 Min Read

Afghan Commando beneath an Afghan national flag in Shindand Military Base, Herat province (Photo by Franz J. Marty/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Commentary

American Withdrawal Need Not Return Afghanistan to the Taliban

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 15, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

Podcast

Counterbalance | Ep. 7: Gadi Taub on the Political Deadlock in Israel

Michael Doran

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

Marshall Kosloff

Media Fellow

Michael Doran & Marshall Kosloff

Apr 14, 2021

Podcast

Podcast

Counterbalance | Ep. 6: Mike Pompeo on China, Iran, and the Future of American Foreign Policy

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael Doran

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

Marshall Kosloff

Media Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo, Michael Doran & Marshall Kosloff

Apr 7, 2021

Podcast

Protestors chant as they ride on an army tank transporter in Tahrir Square on January 29, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Commentary

Al-Qaeda After the Arab Spring: A Decade of Expansion, Losses, and Evolution

Katherine Zimmerman

Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Katherine Zimmerman

Apr 6, 2021

Commentary

13 Min Read

Iraqi fighters of the Hashed al-Shaabi stand next to a wall bearing the Islamic State group flag as they enter the city of al-Qaim, in Iraq's western Anbar province near the Syrian border (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Routinization of the Islamic State’s Global Enterprise