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 Afghanistan (110) Iran (360) Iraq (198) israel (160) Middle East (188) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (1240) event (45) explainer (7) external_url (1) impact (2) report (550) testimony (13) video (200) Facet Content type report Nuclear Negotiations with Iran: U.S. Must Avoid a Rush to Failure James Phillips Nov 22, 2014 4 min read Commentary The Latest Beheading Is a Reminder U.S. Needs to Do More to Destroy Islamic S... James Phillips Nov 17, 2014 2 min read Commentary Uncomfortable Truths: Explaining Away Iraq’s Real WMD Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. Oct 30, 2014 2 min read Commentary Why the US Can’t Trust Iran to Help Defeat ISIS James Phillips Oct 30, 2014 3 min read report U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan Fail to Deliver Olivia Enos Oct 29, 2014 5 min read Commentary US Should Hold the Line on Palestinian Pursuit of UN Membership Oct 23, 2014 3 min read Commentary Why Iraq’s Chemical Weapons Are a Lingering Threat James Phillips Oct 17, 2014 3 min read Commentary Turkey: Pressures U.S. to Crack Down in Syria—and Sits on the Sideline James Phillips Oct 14, 2014 3 min read See More on Middle East Related Issues Issue Global Politics Issue China Issue Europe Related Videos Related Videos
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