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 Iran (360) Iraq (198) Middle East (188) israel (160) Afghanistan (110) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (1240) report (550) video (200) event (45) testimony (13) explainer (7) impact (2) external_url (1) Facet Content type report Updating U.S. Strategy for Helping Afghan Freedom Fighters James Phillips Dec 22, 1986 17 min read report Options for the U.S. As Egypt's Time of Reckoning Nears James Phillips Nov 10, 1986 18 min read report High Dividends from a U.S. -Israeli Partnership on StrategicDefense Mikhail Tsypkin Nov 4, 1986 11 min read report Middle East Update: Peace Prospects and the Danger of War Tae-Woo Roh Aug 28, 1986 11 min read report America's Security Stake in Israel James Phillips Jul 7, 1986 18 min read report For Yassir Arafat, The U.S. Must Be Off Limits Juliana Geran May 21, 1986 3 min read report A Yellow Light for U.S. Arms Sales to the Saudis James Phillips May 1, 1986 3 min read report Africa Is Starving and the United Nations Shares the Blame Roger A. Jan 14, 1986 19 min read See More on Middle East Related Issues Issue Global Politics Issue China Issue Europe Related Videos Related Videos