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FILE PHOTO: Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo - D1BEUKIDPUAA

A blueprint for minimizing Iran’s influence in the Middle East

John R. Allen and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, October 23, 2017

The Nile and the Sinai Peninsula are pictured in this handout photo courtesy of Col. Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, who is photographing Earth from the International Space Station, taken on March 20, 2013. REUTERS/CSA/Col. Chris Hadfield/Handout (EGYPT - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - TM4E93K1IC101

Experts discuss the challenges—and potential solutions—ahead in the Middle East and North Africa

Friday, October 13, 2017

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan stations, during a port visit to Hong Kong, China October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip - RC115F2A8D40

Is the Pentagon headed for a military readiness crisis?

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Saudi Arabia's King Salman takes his seat during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Kadobnov/Pool - RC157884EA00

Why the Saudis would cheer the de-certification of the Iran deal

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on what is expected to be "implementation day," the day the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verifies that Iran has met all conditions under the nuclear deal, in Vienna January 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - GF20000096874

Ending the Iran deal is an invitation to war

Ilan Goldenberg and Mara Karlin

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Supporters of the opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition gather at a water fountain during a protest calling for the sacking of election board officials involved in August's cancelled presidential vote, in Kisumu, Kenya October 6, 2017. REUTERS/James Keyi - RC18F84DF2A0

How Kenya is handling uncertainty as it heads toward a presidential election redo

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

John Allen—A scholar, a gentleman, AND a great Marine and great leader

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, October 9, 2017

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano addresses a news conference during a board of governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader - RC18CD7AE780

Preventing Iranian nuclear weapons work

Monday, October 9, 2017

A mushroom cloud rises with ships below during Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons test on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in this 1946 handout provided by the U.S. Library of Congress. The United States said on April 25, 2014, it was examining lawsuits filed by the Marshall Islands against it and eight other nuclear-armed countries that accuse them of failing in their obligation to negotiate nuclear disarmament. REUTERS/U.S. Library of Congress/Handout via Reuters (MARSHALL ISLANDS - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT) ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - GM1EA4Q0KPN01

The dangers of rushing to a nuclear-free world

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, October 6, 2017

Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) move pallets of supplies on the flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) for relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico on September 28, 2017. Picture taken on September 28, 2017. Courtesy Ryre Arciaga/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1F885AD890

Treat Puerto Rico hurricane like rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, October 2, 2017