Center for Middle East Policy

An old military vehicle can be seen positioned on the Israeli side of the border with Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israel February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad - RC1E11DB8E30

Will Iran attack Israel over the Syrian conflict? It’s only a matter of time

Dror Michman and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement about Syria at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC19863CAF90

A Trump doctrine for the Middle East

Martin S. Indyk

Monday, April 16, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) meet with servicemen as they visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - UP1EDCB13BY37

Pushing back Russia in the Middle East: A thought experiment

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, April 13, 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

Israel and Trump are at odds on Syria

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement about missile strikes on a Syrian airbase at his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1F246DC380

Trump’s Syria whiplash

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts strike operations while in the Mediterranean Sea which U.S. Defense Department said was a part of cruise missile strike against Syria on April 7, 2017. Ford Williams/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1218429310

Can a one-off military strike deter Syria’s Assad from using chemical weapons again? The data suggests no

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo speaks at The Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, U.S. April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer - RC147D6B9C90

What should the Senate ask Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo?

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington D.C., U.S. April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC14F6654840

5 hard choices in Syria

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

African migrants stand outside the Holot detention centre, due to shut down on March 15, in Negev desert, Israel March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RC14514076D0

How should Israel address African refugees?

Friday, April 6, 2018

Washington, DC-2018-On March 22, Foreign Policy at Brookings will host the minister of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Adel Al-Jubeir, for an Alan and Jane Batkin International Leaders Forum. In his remarks, the foreign minister will provide perspectives on Saudi Arabias role as a regional leader for stability and reconstruction. He will also discuss the importance of maintaining key bilateral relationships to promote the restoration of security and stability in the Middle East.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on regional geopolitics, the U.S.-Saudi alliance, and more

Jesse I. Kornbluth

Thursday, April 5, 2018