Biden will visit Israel during a war. That’s unprecedented. Elizabeth N. Saunders - October 17, 2023 The humanitarian crisis and escalation fears heighten uncertainty.
It’s risky for Biden to go to the Middle East Shibley Telhami - July 6, 2022 Fewer than one-quarter of Americans approve of the president’s mid-July trip, our survey found
Academic experts believe that Middle East politics are actually getting worse Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch - September 16, 2021 Nearly two-thirds of our recent survey group think the Israeli-Palestinian situation is akin to apartheid
Here’s how experts on the Middle East see the region’s key issues, our new survey finds Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch - February 16, 2021 We asked about their views on the Israel-Palestine conflict, Iran’s nuclear program and more
This recent poll shows how Americans think about the war in Afghanistan Shibley Telhami and Connor Kopchick - January 3, 2020 The Afghanistan Papers showed how the U.S. government misled the public. Will that change minds?
How the death of Egypt’s former president shows changing politics Elizabeth Nugent - June 28, 2019 The Egyptian government’s widespread violence toward the Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition parties is strengthening them.
So Trump’s meeting Kim Jong Un after all. Here’s why face-to-face diplomacy matters. Marcus Holmes and Keren Yarhi-Milo - June 11, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-tells-north-korea-us-and-allies-are-more-ready-than-ever/2018/05/24/46089692-5f6c-11e8-b656-236c6214ef01_video.html Editor’s note: This post originally ran on May 24,
With Trump leaving on his first foreign trip, here are 4 lessons about face-to-face diplomacy Nicholas Wheeler and Marcus Holmes - May 19, 2017 On May 19, 2017, President Trump departs on his first
The Palestinian president is visiting Washington. A new survey shows Americans divided on the peace process. Shibley Telhami - May 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57679" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the
Americans dislike the Islamic State more than Putin or Assad. Here’s how this shapes policy preferences. Shibley Telhami - November 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48800" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin walks with
Are Clinton’s supporters to the right of Sanders’s on the Middle East? Hardly. Shibley Telhami - July 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44529" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks as Hillary
Why two islands may be more important to Egyptian regime stability than billions in Gulf aid Laurie Brand and Joshua Stacher - April 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39654" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptians shout slogans against President Abdel
Egyptian parliamentary elections are just a sideshow in the Sissi regime Robert Springborg - October 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30477" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi waves as
Who is running the Egyptian state? Nathan Brown and Katie Bentivoglio - July 31, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28102" align="aligncenter" width="908"] FILE: In this photo provided by
Can the Iran deal be a new Camp David? Marc Lynch - July 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27389" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
Sisi channels Salazar…whoever he was Oren Samet-Marram and Nathan Brown - June 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11296" align="aligncenter" width="567" special=""] Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the
A new political dilemma for Egypt’s ruling military Ellis Goldberg - June 2, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="TOPSHOTS "] A poster of Egyptian
A new political dilemma for Egypt's ruling military Ellis Goldberg - June 2, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="TOPSHOTS "] A poster of Egyptian
Saudi Arabia’s Muslim Brotherhood predicament Stéphane Lacroix - March 20, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="POOL PHOTO A SUNDAY, JAN. 5,