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From ISIS to Assad, the Trump Administration's Plan in Syria

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Levant Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn joins Deep Dish to explain the Trump administration's plan in war-torn Syria.

A convoy of U.S military vehicles moves in the village of Khirbet Amo, near Qamishli, Syria
Reuters
Defense and Security

Arye Carmon on Israel's Elections

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Arye Carmon, founding president of the Israel Democracy Institute, takes a minute to explain why Israel is holding elections for the third time in a year.

Picture of Arye Carmon Global Politics

Palestinians and Israeli Public Support for a Two State Solution Reach New Lows

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

A survey  conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) found that just 39 percent of Palestinians continue to support the concept of a two-state solution.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh 
UN Geneva
Public Opinion

Americans Aren't as Eager to Retreat From the Middle East as Politicians Seem to Think

In the News
The Hill
Coauthors

Presidential candidates and the President are overstating Americans’ desire for a full-scale retreat from the Middle East.

M2A2 Bradley IFVs of the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, attached to 218th MEB, accompany a U.S. patrol in eastern Syria, 13 November 2019
United States Army
Defense and Security

Kelly Magsamen on the Threat from Iran

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Wait Just a Minute

Kelly Magsamen, former National Security Council director for Iran under US presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, takes a minute to answer questions on Iran, its proxies, and whether the US should support anti-regime protests.

Kelly Magsamen on Wait Just a Minute Defense and Security

After Stirring up the Middle East, Trump Now Wants NATO's Help? That's Rich.

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

President Donald Trump has come up with a new solution for the Middle East, “I think that NATO should be expanded, and we should include the Middle East."

President Trump Delivers Remarks on Iran
The White House
Defense and Security

Daalder on CNN Newsroom

In the News
CNN
Ivo H. Daalder

Council president Ivo Daalder talks about the need for diplomacy amid the changing political situation in Iraq, President Trump's demand for more NATO involvement in the region, and the next steps for the US-Iran relationship.

People gathering at the funeral of Qasem Soleimani. Defense and Security

Iran's Retaliation Against the US Is Not One and Done

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

In retaliation for the killing of Iranian commander Soleimani, Iran fired a dozen missiles on two US bases in Iraq. Kelly Magsamen argues killing Soleimani may have been Trump’s most consequential foreign policy decision.

A protest against the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in Tehran
Reuters
Defense and Security

Now Iraq's Parliament Votes to Expel US Forces. Why?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Former political adviser to the commanding general of US forces in Iraq Emma Sky joins  Deep Dish  to explain why US-Iraq relations have deteriorated so abruptly and what it means for Iran and ISIS.

Members of the Iraqi parliament are seen at the parliament in Baghdad
Reuters
Defense and Security

War Averted (for Now), Trump Should Overhaul Iran Strategy

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Iran’s missile attack on two U.S. air bases in Iraq was the latest step bringing the United States and Iran to the brink of war. Yet, President Donald Trump decided to back away from further military confrontation.

Funeral of Qasem Soleimani, Tehran, Iran on 6 January 2020. Defense and Security