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Alexander Langlois

Alexander Langlois

Contributing Fellow

Defense Priorities

Alexander Langlois is a contributing fellow for Defense Priorities.

Langlois holds a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs from American University, where he specialized in global governance, politics, and security. He is a foreign policy analyst and writer, with publications in various outlets such as The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Sada, Atlantic Council’s MENASource, Lowy Institute, Gulf International Forum, the New Arab, the Nation, Inkstick, and the National Interest. Alex focuses much of his writing on Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and the Gulf, as well as wider West Asian geopolitical currents. By advancing military restraint and U.S. soft power strategies, Alex hopes to contribute to the advancement of peace, human rights, and democracy in the region, providing informed and nuanced analysis and policy recommendations to U.S. foreign policy officials and the American public.

op-edGrand strategy, Iran, Israel, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East

After US elections, Middle East policy is unlikely to change

By Alexander Langlois

November 4, 2024

Washington carries an outsized impact on international affairs across the world — for better or worse. This reality makes policy […]

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

Israel’s UNRWA Ban Puts the U.S. and Palestinians in a Bind

By Alexander Langlois

November 3, 2024

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

Death of Sinwar Is an Opportunity for the U.S. And Israel

By Alexander Langlois

October 24, 2024

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op-edIsrael, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East, Syria

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op-edIraq, Middle East

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op-edSyria, Middle East

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