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• Commentary
  • The Atlantic
  • October 10, 2017
  Ending the Iran Deal is An Invitation to War

  In several days, President Donald Trump will almost certainly refuse to certify that Iran is complying with its obligations under the nuclear deal. While this doesn’t amount t...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Mara Karlin

• Commentary
  • The Hill
  • October 9, 2017
  The best course of action for Congress on Iran? Do nothing

  This week, President Trump is expected to decertify that Iran is complying with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement. The Trump ...

  By Peter Harrell

• Video
  • October 3, 2017
  WATCH: Consequences of a Collapse of the Iran Nuclear Deal Panels

  CNAS hosted two panel discussions about the regional and global implications of a potential collapse of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Featuring several exper...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Elizabeth Rosenberg

• Commentary
  • Lawfare
  • October 2, 2017
  Tunisia Passes Controversial Law, Undermining Democratic Transition

  Tunisia’s parliament recently passed a controversial law effectively granting amnesty to public officials involved in corruption under the Bourguiba and Ben Ali dictatorships ...

  By Kate Bateman

• Podcast
  • September 27, 2017
  What's Happening with Trump and the Iran Nuclear Deal?

  CNAS experts Ilan Goldenberg and Elizabeth Rosenberg discuss the regional and global implications of the Iran nuclear deal....

  By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Ilan Goldenberg

• • Commentary
  • World Politics Review
  • August 30, 2017
  Iran May Have a Lot of Friends in a Future Sanctions Fight With the United States

  Read the full article in World Politics Review....

  By ​Neil Bhatiya

• Congressional Testimony
  • July 26, 2017
  Ilan Goldenberg before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

  Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the U.S-Qatar relationship and the impl...

  By Ilan Goldenberg

• Commentary
  • The National Interest
  • July 11, 2017
  The Afghan War Is Not Lost

  Sixteen years after the United States first sent troops to Afghanistan, U.S. military commanders describe the war there as stalemated. The Trump administration has initiated a...

  By Michèle Flournoy & Richard Fontaine

• • Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • June 29, 2017
  For U.S. Aid to the Palestinians, Don’t Use a Sledgehammer When a Scalpel Would Do

  Taylor Force, a U.S. Army veteran who survived combat in Iraq, was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in a knife attack in Tel Aviv last year. His death, which occurred while...

  By Ilan Goldenberg

• Video
  • June 28, 2017
  CNAS 2017: Crafting A Successful Iran Strategy

  The Trump administration continues its strategic review of Iran policy but key questions remain. Will and should the administration maintain the nuclear agreement? How should ...

  By Ilan Goldenberg

• • Commentary
  • June 21, 2017
  Restructuring the Defense Relationship with Pakistan

  As the Trump administration plans to send several thousand additional troops to Afghanistan, it continues to grapple with a comprehensive strategy for the region. Any such str...

  By Stephen Tankel

• • Commentary
  • Lawfare
  • June 16, 2017
  The Cyclical Politics of Counterterrorism

  Why didn’t the United States invade Afghanistan and destroy Al Qaeda before September 11, 2001?  This isn’t as farfetched as it might sound.  In 2001, President Bush issued a ...

  By Adam Klein

• • Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • June 14, 2017
  How Trump’s Black and White World View Met Reality in the Middle East

  It was only three weeks ago that President Donald Trump, in Riyadh, proclaimed that he had secured unprecedented unity amongst Sunni governments to fight the two scourges all ...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Tamara Cofman Wittes

• • Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • June 14, 2017
  How Trump’s Black and White World View Met Reality in the Middle East

  It was only three weeks ago that President Donald Trump, in Riyadh, proclaimed that he had secured unprecedented unity amongst Sunni governments to fight the two scourges all ...

  By Ilan Goldenberg

• • Commentary
  • The Atlantic
  • June 9, 2017
  Is America Getting Sucked Into More War in Syria?

  While Washington was fixated this week by former FBI director James Comey’s testimony, on the other side of the planet, a major story was playing out that could have profound ...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras

• Podcast
  • June 8, 2017
  A Strategy for Ending the Syrian Civil War

  By Colin H. Kahl, Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas Heras & Neal Urwitz

• • Commentary
  • Slate
  • June 5, 2017
  Qatar Losses

  The announcement Sunday night by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain that they would cut diplomatic relations and close borders and airspace to Qatar wa...

  By Ilan Goldenberg

• • Commentary
  • June 4, 2017
  Keeping ISIS On the Retreat in Iraq Will Depend on Health Care

  The Trump administration is stressing that America is out of the nation-building enterprise as it crafts its policy toward the Middle East. However, as the Islamic State is te...

  By Omar Mukhlis

• Podcast
  • May 31, 2017
  President Trump's Impression in Saudi Arabia and Israel: Insights by Ilan Goldenberg

  CNAS Middle East Security Program Director Ilan Goldenberg discusses Saudi Arabia and Israel's impression of President Trump. Having recently visited the region, Ilan shares h...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Neal Urwitz

• Podcast
  • May 30, 2017
  President Trump's First Foreign Trip: Takeaways by Loren DeJonge Schulman

  Loren DeJonge Schulman, the CNAS Leon E. Panetta Senior Fellow, discusses President Trump's first international trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Europe. Hosted by Neal Urwitz...

  By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Neal Urwitz