Issue Middle East The Middle East, the world’s most volatile and conflict-ridden region, continues to generate some of the most dangerous threats to U.S. security. Copied COMMENTARY Trump’s Operation Epic Fury Proves Reagan-Style Peace Through Strength Is Back Mar 20, 2026 3 min read Author Kevin D. Roberts, PhD Read the article COMMENTARY All 4 Iran War Assumptions Dead Wrong—Trump Proves Experts Got Fooled Again Mar 12, 2026 3 min read Author Victoria Coates, PhD Read the article Refine by Keyword Middle East (76) Iran (61) Iraq (58) israel (40) Syria (36) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (1246) video (200) event (45) testimony (13) explainer (7) impact (2) external_url (1) (-) report (550) Facet Content type Backgrounder Iran Is Inching Toward a Nuclear Weapons Breakout Oct 1, 2024 37 min read Backgrounder Bad U.S. Policy Has Enabled the Current Chaos in the Middle East May 9, 2024 31 min read Backgrounder Why the U.S. Must Break China’s Emerging “String of Pearls” in the Arabian Gulf Nicole Robinson Oct 12, 2023 About an hour read report Undermining Joint Russian–Iranian Efforts to Threaten U.S. Interests Apr 27, 2023 12 min read report The Biden Administration’s Iran Plan Won’t Work: Time for Plan B Dec 8, 2022 21 min read report President Biden’s Middle East Trip Should Focus on Countering Iran James Phillips Jul 12, 2022 9 min read report Time for the Biden Administration to Get Tough on Iran Jun 30, 2022 9 min read report Time to Hold the Houthis Accountable in Yemen Apr 7, 2022 9 min read See More on Middle East Related Issues Issue Global Politics Issue China Issue Europe Related Videos Related Videos