Bruce Riedel

Israelis carry flags during a march marking Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of Israel's capture of East Jerusalem during the 1967 Middle East war, near Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City June 5, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RTSG3T0

How Israel ignored its most valuable spy

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Afghanistan: A September 2016 assessment

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Photo of Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman poses with Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito at the entrance of the Togu Palace in Tokyo

Prince Salman gets jump on G-20 as Saudi ‘Mr. Everything’ tours Asia

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Supporters of former prime minister Ali Benflis listen to his speech during a rally in Blida, south of Algiers, March 24, 2014. Campaigning began on Sunday for an Algerian presidential election widely seen as a one-horse race that will ensure President Abdelaziz Bouteflika a fourth term. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (ALGERIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR3ICLT

Algeria’s massive mosque project: Alternative to extremism, or threat to secular values?

Monday, August 22, 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, in this October 20, 2015 file photo. To match Insight MIDEAST-CRISIS-SYRIA/PUTIN REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/ Files

Saudis expect little from next U.S. leader

Friday, August 19, 2016

U.S. M1A2 "Abrams" tank moves to firing positions during U.S. led joint military exercise "Noble Partner 2016" near Vaziani, Georgia, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili - RTSETMB

Is selling tanks to Saudi Arabia such a good idea?

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed Bin Salman (L) arrives at the Oval Office of the White House for a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Saudi Arabia’s moment of truth in Yemen

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz delivers his remarks to U.S. President Barack Obama (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington September 4, 2015. This is the king's first visit to the United States since ascending to the throne in January. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Was Saudi King Salman too sick to attend this week’s Arab League summit?

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

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France needs its own National Counterterrorism Center

Monday, July 18, 2016

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, January 15, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

The Iran deal, one year out: What Brookings experts are saying

Robert Einhorn, Strobe Talbott, Bruce Riedel, Richard Nephew, Norman Eisen, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Suzanne Maloney, and Kenneth M Pollack

Thursday, July 14, 2016