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Inside the Bin Laden Raid, Ten Years Later

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Ten years after the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Usama Bin Laden, those present in the situation room discuss their experiences from inside Operation Neptune Spear.

 U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on Operation Neptune Spear, a mission against Osama bin Laden, in one of the conference rooms of the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. They are watching live feed from drones operating over the bin Laden complex.
Pete Souza

Revisiting the Iran Nuclear Deal

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Former CIA Director John Brennan, Cambridge's Roxane Farmanfarmaian, and the Wilson Center's Ambassador James Jeffrey discuss whether there is hope for the JCPOA and regional de-escalation.

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters
Reuters

The Race to Destroy Syria's Deadliest Weapons

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Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Joby Warrick describes the chaotic consequences of America's largely unknown efforts to find and destroy Syria's vast chemical weapons stockpile.

U.N. chemical weapons experts prepare before collecting samples from one of the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Zamalka
Reuters

HRH Ambassador Reema on US-Saudi Arabia Relations

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Her Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States explored the future of the US-Saudi Arabia relationship.

Mike Pompeo and Saudi Ambassador to the US, Princess Reema
Reuters

Revisiting US Middle East Strategy

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America in 2020

A panel of experts examine the future of US policy in the Middle East and how the election results could shift American priorities in the region.

Admiral Ali Saeed Al Shehri speaks with soldiers during mixed maritime exercise with U.S. Navy and Saudi Royal Navy, at Saudi Military Port, Ras Al Ghar, Eastern Province, in Jubail
Reuters

Deep Dish Live: How the 2020 Election Will Shape US Global Engagement

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A live taping of our global affairs podcast, Deep Dish, where Council President Ivo Daalder and American Enterprise Institute’s Kori Schake reacted to results of the 2020 election.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden during a 2020 Presidential Debate
Reuters

From Islam to Oil: Inside Saudi Arabia’s Influence

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With oil prices now at their lowest point in decades, journalist Krithika Varagur joined the Council's Cécile Shea for a revealing look at the rise of Saudi regional and global influence.

Wadi As-Sirhan Basin, Saudi Arabia
NASA

Avoiding a Looming Food Crisis

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What could be done now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the future to ensure continued global food trade and avoid a global health and food crisis in the Global South?

Two people walk through a crop of plants

US-Iran Conflict: Prospects for De-Escalation

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America in 2020

Kelly Magsamen, recently tapped as the Pentagon's chief of staff for the incoming Biden administration, discusses America's policy options for Iran going forward.

Flag of Iran.
David Sandoz/Flickr

Agnes Binagwaho on Reimagining Global Health Equity in Rwanda

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Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor at the University of Global Health Equity, joined the Council to share the lessons that can be learned from Rwanda to inform global health equity.

Butaro Hospital in Rwanda
François Terrier