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• Commentary
  • May 19, 2021
  Sharper: Israeli-Palestinian Diplomacy

  In recent days, Israel and Palestine have been overcome by the worst violence since the 2014 Gaza war. This flare-up poses the first real test to the Biden administration’s fo...

  By Anna Pederson, Dania Torres & Kaleigh Thomas

• Commentary
  • February 3, 2021
  Sharper: Iran

  While President Biden has publicly committed to reengaging Iran, his administration faces immediate challenges....

  By Kaleigh Thomas, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens

• Commentary
  • October 22, 2020
  Sharper: U.S. Strategy in the Middle East

  CNAS experts are sharpening the conversation surrounding the future of U.S. strategy in the Middle East....

  By Kaleigh Thomas, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens

• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • October 1, 2020
  On Iran, the Next Administration Must Break With the Past

  The United States can address its discord with Iran and calibrate a smart and clear-eyed policy for the Middle East....

  By Elisa Catalano Ewers, Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas

• Commentary
  • August 26, 2020
  Sharper: The Future of U.S. Sanctions Policy

  Sanctions are increasingly common in U.S. foreign policy and economic statecraft. But they are not a cure-all....

  By Kaleigh Thomas, Cole Stevens & Chris Estep

• Commentary
  • July 20, 2020
  Demilitarizing U.S. Policy in the Middle East

  The next NDS must detail a new approach to the Middle East....

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas

• Commentary
  • Defense News
  • April 23, 2020
  How the US can learn from Israel to counter Iran

  During the COVID-19 crisis, one would have thought the United States and Iran would find ways to reduce tensions. Instead the Trump administration refuses to relax sanctions i...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas

• Commentary
  • Defense One
  • February 21, 2020
  The American Public Wants a Sustainable Middle East Policy

  After the U.S. strike on Qasem Soleimani, Americans feared the United States was on the brink of war with Iran. “World War III draft” memes circulated around the internet, and...

  By Kaleigh Thomas & Emma Moore

• Commentary
  • Defense One
  • January 17, 2020
  Sending Troops Back to the Middle East Won’t Stop Iran

  The Trump administration’s decision to kill Qassam Soleimani is the latest in an escalatory “maximum pressure” Iran strategy that is shifting American foreign policy attention...

  By Chris Dougherty & Kaleigh Thomas

• Commentary
  • The National Interest
  • November 7, 2019
  Trump Needs to Reestablish Deterrence with Iran

  The attack attributed to Iran on Saudi Aramco oil facilities is the latest in a series of Iranian escalations—the May 14 and June 13 tanker attacks, the June 20 downing of a U...

  By Kaleigh Thomas & Elisa Catalano Ewers

• Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • September 25, 2019
  Trump’s Iran Policy Is a Failure

  This month’s attack on two Saudi Aramco oil facilities marked a stunning escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The scale, sophistication, and accuracy of the strikes all ...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas

• Commentary
  • The National Interest
  • December 6, 2018
  Give Saudi Arabia a Take It or Leave It Deal

  President Donald Trump released a statement on November 20 in which he supported Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) claim that he had nothing to do with t...

  By Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas

• Commentary
  • World Politics Review
  • November 1, 2018
  Sanctions Alone Won’t Alter Iran’s Behavior in the Middle East

  The U.S. Treasury Department recently designated a network of 22 Iranian businesses as supporters of terrorism, including several banks and major commodities companies, imposi...

  By Kaleigh Thomas