Black Smoke On The Horizon: Will Attacks on Oil Facilities in Saudi Arabia Spark a Conflagration?

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

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

Event Video & key quotes

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?

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.

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Sept. 24, 2019 // 9:30-11:00 am

End of an Era: Uruguay’s Unexpectedly Close Election

Sept. 26, 2019 // 3:30-5:30 pm

The Struggle for Peace in the Midst of Repression: Unified Voices from Nicaragua’s Civil Society Leaders

Sept. 27, 2019 // 12:00-1:00 pm

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