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Rosemary
Kelanic

Director, Middle East Program

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Gil
Barndollar

Non-Resident Fellow

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Daniel
Davis

Senior Fellow & Military Expert

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Daniel
DePetris

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

Former 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-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

The Gaza breakdown

By Rajan Menon

March 22, 2025

Around 2am on Tuesday 18 March, the people of Gaza were awakened by a sound that had become all too […]

In the mediaHouthis, Air power, Middle East, Military analysis, Naval power, Yemen

Trump’s looming war for a key trade route will be costly

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

March 21, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

Trump deserves blame for Gaza ceasefire breakdown

By Christopher McCallion

March 19, 2025

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op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

The Gaza breakdown

By Rajan Menon

March 22, 2025

In the mediaHouthis, Air power, Middle East, Military analysis, Naval power, Yemen

Trump’s looming war for a key trade route will be costly

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

March 21, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

Trump deserves blame for Gaza ceasefire breakdown

By Christopher McCallion

March 19, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal was just an illusion of progress

By Daniel DePetris

March 19, 2025

Yemen, Middle East

President Donald Trump goes to war in Yemen

By Daniel DePetris

March 18, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

The collapse of Trump’s Gaza ceasefire is bad omen for peace in Ukraine

By Daniel DePetris

March 18, 2025

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Featured in Newsweek: Trump's looming war for a key trade route will be costly

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

March 21, 2025

NBC News: Daniel Davis discusses the breakdown of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Featuring Daniel Davis

March 18, 2025

Featured in Fox News: Trump's sights set on Iran after U.S. airstrikes decimate more than 30 Houthi targets

Featuring Benjamin Friedman

March 17, 2025

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virtualSyria, Balance of power, Basing and force posture, Counterterrorism, Middle East, Military analysis

Past Virtual Event: Syria after Assad: Prospects for U.S. withdrawal

February 21, 2025
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