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Rosemary
Kelanic

Director, Middle East Program

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Gil
Barndollar

Non-Resident Fellow

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Dan
Caldwell

Public Policy Advisor

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Daniel
Davis

Senior Fellow & Military Expert

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Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

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Michael
DiMino

Public Policy Manager & Fellow

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Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

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Jennifer
Kavanagh

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

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Rajan
Menon

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

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William
Ruger

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

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Mike
Sweeney

Non-Resident Fellow

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William
Walldorf

Senior Fellow

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op-edSyria, Middle East

Syria is doomed to instability

By Rajan Menon

December 19, 2024

The House of Assad endured for over half a century, but crumbled in 10 days. Ba’athism is dead and Abu […]

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

Trump should rule out Israel annexing the West Bank

By Rosemary Kelanic

December 17, 2024

op-edSyria, Afghanistan, Middle East, Russia

Who lost more weapons—Russia in Syria or America in Afghanistan?

By Gil Barndollar

December 17, 2024

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op-edSyria, Middle East

Syria is doomed to instability

By Rajan Menon

December 19, 2024

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

Trump should rule out Israel annexing the West Bank

By Rosemary Kelanic

December 17, 2024

op-edSyria, Afghanistan, Middle East, Russia

Who lost more weapons—Russia in Syria or America in Afghanistan?

By Gil Barndollar

December 17, 2024

op-edSyria, Middle East

Trump should ignore hawks and withdraw from Syria

By Benjamin Friedman

December 16, 2024

op-edSyria, Middle East

No more nation-building: Step back from post-Assad Syria

By Charles Peña

December 16, 2024

op-edSyria, Middle East, Russia

Assad’s fall is a major blow to Russia

By Andrew Latham

December 12, 2024

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Featured in the New York Times: Rebel group’s terrorist label could hinder efforts to aid Syria

Featuring Rosemary Kelanic

December 12, 2024

Featured in the New York Times: Why Israel and Hezbollah are still firing amid a cease-fire

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

December 3, 2024

Featured in The Washington Times: Diplomatic ‘rope-a-dope’: Saudi Arabia key to Trump’s Mideast strategy, but Iran could be spoiler

Featuring William Walldorf

December 2, 2024

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virtualMiddle East, Alliances, Diplomacy, Israel, Military analysis

Past Virtual Event: Assessing a formal U.S.-Saudi alliance

October 17, 2024
virtualHouthis, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East, Yemen

Past Virtual Event: Houthi conundrum: defend, degrade, or defer

March 28, 2024
virtualGrand strategy, Middle East

Past Virtual Event: Does the Middle East still matter?

February 6, 2024