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Black Smoke On The Horizon: Will Attacks on Oil Facilities in Saudi Arabia Spark a Conflagration? [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]][[link removed]] Need to Know Podcast
Attacks on Saudi oil facilities attributed to Iran have created tumult in the region and roiled global energy markets. Middle East Fellow David Ottaway clarifies the stakes for the main players and possible paths forward.
America Has a New Strategy in Afghanistan, But It Isn’t Actually Very New [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]][[link removed]] Asia Dispatches Blog
“There are two problems with Washington’s plan to use battlefield pressure to coax concessions out of the Taliban,” writes Asia Program Deputy Director Michael Kugelman. “First, it’s been tried many times before. Second, it’s never worked.”
Assessing the Arab World after the Uprisings [[link removed]]
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In conversation with Washington Post opinion writer David Ignatius, Middle East Fellows Marina and David Ottaway discuss their new book, A Tale of Four Worlds: The Arab Region After the Uprisings – a study of a region transformed by the 2011 Arab Spring.
Nuclear Diplomacy: Accomplishment Versus Aspiration? [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]] New Book
Does the United States miss the opportunity to diminish the nuclear threat posed by “rogue” nations by pursuing the maximal goal of regime change? In his new book, Nuclear Crises with North Korea and Iran: From Transformational to Transactional Diplomacy, Robert Litwak argues that the pursuit of discrete and limited objectives offers a plausible pathway to constrain the serious threat posed by regimes with nuclear ambitions.
Wilson in the News
Iran Foreign Minister Warns Of 'All Out War' (WBUR) [[link removed]]
Wilson Center Director & CEO Jane Harman says that the United States reaction to attacks on Saudi oil facilities attributed to Iran will be “tough talk, and much more moderate action. And that’s a good thing.”
Russians tune out Vladimir Putin (The Hill) [[link removed]]
Joseph Dresen observes that “the failure of the incumbent system to attract passionate support” was a key takeway of recent regional elections in Russia.
Iran Entrenches Its “Axis of Resistance” Across the Middle East (New Yorker) [[link removed]]
"Iran’s allies in the axis of resistance have, in turn, entered politics, transforming armed movements into powerful players in governments that decide policy," writes Robin Wright.
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