Tamara Cofman Wittes

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

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1F85EE2CE0

In Trump we trust? Israel and the Trump administration

Daniel L. Byman and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Friday, October 26, 2018

A policeman stands guard as an Indonesian journalist holds a placard during a protest over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta - RC1787518E20

On Jamal Khashoggi, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Saudi Arabia

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Friday, October 19, 2018

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres (sitting 2nd R) signs the Israeli-PLO peace accord as then PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat (R), then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (L) and then U.S. President Bill Clinton (back C) stand behind him during a ceremony, at the White House in Washington September 13, 1993. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - GM1E99D1UC401

The Oslo Accords at 25: A personal reflection

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Thursday, September 13, 2018