Research Note
Troops in Peril: The Risks of Keeping U.S. Troops in Iraq and Syria By Deputy Middle East Director Adam Weinstein & Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon Quincy Institute, 4/15/24
The security benefits gained from maintaining forward-deployed American troops in Iraq and Syria do not outweigh the significantly greater risks involved. U.S. policymakers should begin planning for a withdrawal.
Biden's Small Win — and Bigger Failure — in the Middle East
By Executive Vice President Trita Parsi New York Times, 4/22/24
Biden’s success in helping avert Israel-Iran escalation — for now — is only a small part of the White House’s much larger strategic failure in the region.
Webinar China as a Hegemonic Challenge? Discussion featuring Non-Resident Fellow Steven Kosiak, Derek Grossman, & Jennifer Kavanagh; moderated by Senior Research Fellow Michael Swaine Quincy Institute, 4/16/24
Israel's Escalating Tit-for-Tat War with Iran
By Senior Research Fellow Steven Simon The Economist, 4/16/24
It is no accident that Israel and Iran are on the precipice of war. It is the result of long-standing agendas devised by misguided policymakers on both sides.
What Russia Sanctions Failure Says About the Future By Research Fellow Mark Episkopos The American Conservative, 4/15/24
The disastrous failure of Russia sanctions offers a glimpse of a future for which U.S. policy, stuck in a staid 1990s mentality even as the world quickly passes it by, is not prepared.
Television
Middle East on Edge Following Iranian Attack on Israel Interview with Executive Vice President Trita Parsi The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer/ CNN, 4/14/24