Middle East

The United States Needs a Comprehensive Protection Plan for the Forcibly Displaced in Afghanistan Article

Afghan people sit along the tarmac as they wait to leave the Kabul airport in Kabul, August 2021. (Getty/Wakil Kohsar)

The United States Needs a Comprehensive Protection Plan for the Forcibly Displaced in Afghanistan

The Biden administration should lead in developing a human rights-centered plan for the forcibly displaced to mitigate further disaster in Afghanistan.

Aug 17, 2021

Alexandra Schmitt, Elisa Massimino

The First 100 Days: Analyzing the Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy Successes and Opportunities for the Next Year Article

President Joe Biden looks on during a virtual meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the White House on March 1, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Getty/Anna Moneymaker-Pool)

The First 100 Days: Analyzing the Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy Successes and Opportunities for the Next Year

The Biden administration has put U.S. foreign policy back on track and can continue crafting a sustainable and progressive national security agenda.

May 6, 2021

Katrina Mulligan, Alexandra Schmitt, Siena Cicarelli

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes and Exacerbates the Middle East’s Long-Standing Governance Problems Article

An artist paints a mural in Gaza City on April 20, 2020. (Getty/Majdi Fathi)

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes and Exacerbates the Middle East’s Long-Standing Governance Problems

Ongoing conflicts and political repression reflect enduring regional challenges in the Middle East during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 22, 2020

Peter Juul, Jenna Sjogren

The State of U.S. National Security Is Not Strong Under Trump Article

The American flag flies outside of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York City, January 2017. (Getty/Spencer Platt)

The State of U.S. National Security Is Not Strong Under Trump

Ahead of the State of the Union, here’s the real state of national security under President Trump.

Feb 3, 2020

Kelly Magsamen, Alexandra Schmitt

Russian Flags Over an American Base Article

Russian soldiers walk past a Russian military police armoured vehicle at a position in the northeastern Syrian city Kobani, October 2019. (Getty/AFP)

Russian Flags Over an American Base

Trump’s reckless Syria policy makes America less safe and empowers Putin’s Russia.

Dec 6, 2019

Brian Katulis, James Lamond

The Trump Administration’s 10 Most Dangerous Actions Concerning Iran Article

National Security Adviser John Bolton listens to U.S. President Donald Trump, February 2019. (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

The Trump Administration’s 10 Most Dangerous Actions Concerning Iran

How the Trump administration has blundered into confrontation with Tehran.

May 21, 2019

Kelly Magsamen, Brian Katulis, Peter Juul, 1 More Daniel Benaim

The United States Sticks Its Head in the Sand on Torture in Yemen Article

Yemeni protesters call for the release of prisoners being held in government prisons, Sana'a, Yemen, July 2017. (Getty/Mohammed Huwais/AFP)

The United States Sticks Its Head in the Sand on Torture in Yemen

Congress must require the U.S. Defense Department to investigate and report on allegations that the United Arab Emirates is torturing Yemeni detainees.

Jun 29, 2018

Ken Gude

Trump, Pompeo, and Bolton: The Path to War Article