Tamara Cofman Wittes

Iranian demonstrators react during a protest against the assassination of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in front of United Nation office in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Around the halls: Experts react to the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani

Madiha Afzal, Ranj Alaaldin, Daniel L. Byman, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Jeffrey Feltman, Tanvi Madan, Suzanne Maloney, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Bruce Riedel, Shibley Telhami, and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Friday, January 3, 2020

U.S. Marines walk around a base in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, September 3, 2009.REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E593173U01

The lessons of the Afghanistan Papers

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Kevin Huggard

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

The main gate at Naval Air Station Pensacola is seen on Navy Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2016. Picture taken March 16, 2016. U.S. Navy/Patrick Nichols/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC2RPD9BC4N8

The Pensacola attack by a Saudi pilot: Implications for US-Saudi ties

Daniel L. Byman and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Friday, December 6, 2019

A commercial plane flies past the Pentagon as security watch from the roof September 11, 2008. A ceremony dedicating the first major permanent U.S. memorial to commemorate the September 11 attacks, where 184 victims died in the assault on the Pentagon, will be held Thursday. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) - GM1E49B1M3S01

The case for gender diversity in national security

Heather Hurlburt and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Janne Nolan

Brookings experts reflect on the life and legacy of Janne Nolan

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, June 28, 2019

Rosalynn Carter and Jimmy Carter host welcoming ceremony for the state visit of the Shah of Iran and Shahbanou of Iran. Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Iran’s revolution and the problem of autocratic allies

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Thursday, January 24, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to students at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, January 10, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS - RC15D1E44B00

Around the halls: Brookings experts react to Secretary of State Pompeo’s speech in Cairo

Natan Sachs, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Sharan Grewal, Jeffrey Feltman, Hady Amr, Suzanne Maloney, Ranj Alaaldin, Shadi Hamid, Eric Rosand, and Omar H. Rahman

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a graduation ceremony for the 95th batch of cadets from the King Faisal Air Academy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 23, 2018. Picture taken December 23, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1B24ACE450

Shuffling the deck chairs in Saudi Arabia

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Bruce Riedel

Friday, December 28, 2018

An aerial view of the coast of the Red Sea and the two islands of Tiran and Sanafir is pictured through the window of an airplane near Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 1, 2016. Picture taken November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC1B224A9E00

Getting America out of Middle East purgatory

Mara Karlin and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman waits for the family photo during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC149554C0C0

Sanctions on Saudi Arabia aren’t enough

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Wednesday, December 5, 2018