Middle East Debate: Should Washington Actively Promote an Israeli-Palestinian Settlement?

U.S. Temporary Foreign Worker Visa Programs

The United States has long accepted hundreds of thousands of foreign workers each year, but the Trump administration has blocked many of these visas as unemployment among the domestic labor force has skyrocketed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter July 7, 2020

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Can Syria’s Assad Regime Survive a New Wave of Threats?

New U.S. sanctions under the Caesar Act could compound the economic turmoil threatening to undo the Assad regime.

In Brief by Kali Robinson June 30, 2020

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A Failed Afghan Peace Deal

The United States has reached an agreement with the Taliban, but significant challenges, such as political power-sharing, the role of Islam, and women’s rights, remain for achieving intra-Afghan peace.

Contingency Planning Memorandum by Seth G. Jones July 1, 2020 Center for Preventive Action

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