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December 11, 2020
Middle East and North Africa
What Morocco’s Agreement With Israel Means for the Wider Middle East
With six Arab states having established relations with Israel, a new Middle East is taking shape. But the diplomatic progress, facilitated by the Trump administration’s compensation to those states, …
October 7, 2020
U.S. Foreign Policy
Losing the Long Game
An insider’s perspective on why U.S. policymakers repeatedly underestimate the costs and consequences of intervention to both the United States and the people of the Middle East.
October 6, 2020
News Release
Regime Change in the Middle East Is a False Promise, Writes Philip Gordon in New CFR Book
“The iron rule of regime change in the Middle East seems to be that its costs will be higher than expected, unintended consequences will emerge, and results will leave much to be desired.” So warns P…
January 6, 2020
Iran
The Coming Nuclear Crisis With Iran
Iran’s move to suspend cooperation with the 2015 nuclear deal threatens to further escalate already high tensions between Washington and Tehran.
June 8, 2020
Germany
Trump’s Sudden and Dangerous Troop Withdrawal From Germany
President Donald J. Trump’s order to withdraw nearly ten thousand U.S. troops from Germany betrays a close ally, undermines confidence in Washington, and makes Europe and the United States less safe…
April 28, 2020
U.S. Foreign Policy
U.S. Global Leadership Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, With Philip H. Gordon
Philip H. Gordon, CFR’s Mary and David Boies senior fellow in U.S. foreign policy, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss whether the United States should do more internationally to stem the spre…
September 20, 2019
Iran
Trump’s Iran-Saudi Arabia Dilemma
The president is in the difficult position of either backing down in the face of Iranian threats and suspected attacks or escalating the conflict in ways he clearly wants to avoid.
April 21, 2020
Israel
Israel’s Unusual Crisis Coalition: What to Expect
Benjamin Netanyahu and his top political rival have made a pact amid a pandemic, prolonging the embattled prime minister’s political career and likely reinforcing Israel’s nationalistic direction.
September 30, 2020
U.S. Foreign Policy
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series With Philip H. Gordon
Since the end of World War II, the United States has set out to oust governments in the Middle East on an average of once per decade—in places such as Iran, Afghanistan (twice), Iraq, Egypt, Libya, a…
January 28, 2020
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Trump’s Lopsided Mideast Peace Plan
The long-awaited plan presented by President Donald J. Trump paves the way for broader Israeli annexation of occupied territories, has no real chance of Palestinian support, and risks provoking viole…