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Ariane Tabatabai

Trump Fractured NATO. Can a New Congress Restore the Alliance?

Analysis
by Coauthors

America’s allies are watching the US midterm elections closely and preparing for potential foreign policy shifts.

A person carries the US flag onto the podium prior to a media statement from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
Virginia Mayo / AP
US Foreign Policy

Can the Russian Threat Keep the Transatlantic Alliance Together?

Analysis
by Coauthors

At the Warsaw Security Forum, Trump’s diesel deal and domestic tensions clouded conversations between European and American leaders.

People watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a large screen as he speaks at the Warsaw Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.
Attila Husejnow / AP
Geopolitics

What Trump's Greenland Deal Means for Arctic Security

Analysis
by Coauthors

Julianne Smith, Deborah Rosenblum, and Ariane Tabatabai discuss how the US-Denmark-Greenland agreement will impact US force posture, intra-NATO tensions, and Trump’s push to acquire Greenland.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, before signing a security agreement during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters, as Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, center, looks on.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
Geopolitics

How Could Iran Happen? An Autopsy.

In the News
Foreign Policy
Ariane Tabatabai

"The administration gutted the country’s institutions, and the United States is left trying to bargain for an outcome worse than the prewar status quo," Council Vice President of Research for Security and Defense Ariane Tabatabai and Julia Curlee write.

President Donald Trump talking with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens during Operation Epicy Fury
Daniel Torok / The White House via AP
Geopolitics

The Next Defining Moment of the Iran War

Analysis
by Ariane Tabatabai

As the midterm elections approach, the Trump administration has realized its strategy isn’t working. Will economic measures succeed where military operations failed?

A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government gathering at a square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.
Vahid Salemi / AP
US Foreign Policy

Fighting While Talking: The Iran War Enters Its Bargaining Phase

In the News
Lawfare
Ariane Tabatabai

"A bargaining war turns on two quantities: what each side can threaten, and what each side can bear," Council Vice President of Research for Security and Defense Ariane Tabatabai and Lawfare's Julia Curlee write.

A man waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government gathering at a square in Tehran
Vahid Salemi / AP
Geopolitics

Trump Rage Erupts Over Iran as Aides Leak Embarrassing Truth: He Lost

In the News
The New Republic
Ariane Tabatabai

"[President Trump is] essentially taking Oman and lashing out at them because of the fact that he is unable to close out this war," Council Vice President of Research on Security and Defense Ariane Tabatabai shares on The Daily Blast podcast.

US President Donald Trump sits inside the Oval Office on July 24, 2026.
Rod Lamkey / AP
US Foreign Policy

Lawfare Daily: Ukraine, Iran, Taiwan, and the Short War Illusion

In the News
Lawfare
Ariane Tabatabai

Council Vice President of Research for Security and Defense Ariane Tabatabai joins the podcast to discuss how the short war illusion is playing out today and how it could play out in a future conflict between China and Taiwan.

ships in the Taiwan Strait
US Navy via AP
Geopolitics

How America's Adversaries Have Stopped Fighting Alone

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Time
Ariane Tabatabai

"Russian support for Iran in the war with the US was not a new development," Council Vice President of Research for Security and Defense Ariane Tabatabai and John Drennan write. "Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea had been deepening and widening their cooperation."

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive at a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender
Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
Geopolitics

Trump Says the US And Iran Have Agreed on a Deal

In the News
NPR
Ariane Tabatabai

"I think President Trump had overestimated how much he could achieve militarily. And I think Iran might now be overestimating what it can achieve diplomatically based on the cycle that we're in," Council Vice President of Research for Security and Defense Ariane Tabatabai tells NPR.

A woman walks past a mural depicting a US aircraft carrier under missile attack
Vahid Salemi / AP
US Foreign Policy