Middle East
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Backgrounder: President Biden’s Middle East Trip
As President Biden travels to the Middle East, the future of important bilateral relationships and multilateral initiatives hang in the balance.
To Check Iran’s Missiles, JCPOA Re-Entry is a Must
Iran’s missile program is a cause for international concern. Just last month, Iran launched a missile attack on Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region; in January 2020,…
Reviving an Idea for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Disengage, then Engage
Might a decade-old idea of `constructive unilateralism' by Israel to delineate a border serve the interests of both sides?
Will COVID-19 Create a Human Rights Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa?
Emergency powers imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19 jeopardize free speech and other fundamental rights-- and they may linger long after the threat to public health recedes.
How the U.N. Can Help Prevent the Spread of Proxy Conflicts
When the Security Council's most powerful five members control the international arms trade and also thwart regulation, another solution is needed.
Putting People First: COVID-19 Reveals Shortcomings of US Approach to Security in the Middle East
The focus of U.S. policy in the Middle East over the past several decades has been on using military tools to fight terrorists, wage proxy wars, and support dictators who promise…
The Middle East Peace “Vision” From an Old CIA Hand
The most problematic, near-term effect of the Trump administration’s “vision” may be its diminishment of critical behind-the-scenes cooperation between the U.S., Israeli,…
Dispatch: What a U.S.-Iran War Would Mean for Iraqis
In Iraq, fears are mounting over the potential for open military conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Without U.S. economic support and continued military backing, Iraq would be…
National Security at the United Nations This Week
Editors’ Note: This is part of a new weekly series from Just Security that keeps readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
Top Middle East Advisor is Removed from the National Security Council
National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster has removed Derek Harvey, the top Middle East advisor on the National Security Council (NSC), from his post on Thursday, according…
Give the Nuclear Framework a Chance
Based on an initial reading, I believe the framework for a nuclear agreement with Iran is worth trying to develop into a concrete deal, as long as the US-led coalition stays tough…
The Iran Nuclear Interregnum: From Framework to Final Deal
This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…