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January 3, 2011

National Interest: The Saudi Spy Who Saved Chicago

Author:
Bruce O. Riedel , Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution

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In The National Interest, Bruce Riedel comments on the al-Qaeda plot to terrorize "Obama's city" of Chicago on the eve of U.S. elections back in 2010, noting that the Saudi spy who defected to our allies underscores the importance of U.S. alliances in the Middle East.

See more in Saudi Arabia , Yemen , Defense/Homeland Security

December 29, 2010

Iran Struggles to Redefine its Religious Leaders' Roles

Author:
Mohamad Bazzi , Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

Op-Ed

The National

Mohamad Bazzi says last year's unrest and violent crackdown in Iran were actually battles in a larger war that has been raging for centuries within Shiism: a struggle over who should rule the faithful, and how.

See more in Iran , Religion and Politics

December 28, 2010

The Struggle for a New Iran

Author:
Ray Takeyh , Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

Op-Ed

International Herald Tribune

Ray Takeyh asks, "Just how stable is Iran's clerical regime?"

See more in Iran , Religion and Politics

December 27, 2010

Promise, Peril for Iraq's New Government

Joost Hiltermann, Deputy Program Director, Middle East and North Africa, International Crisis Group interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman , Consulting Editor, CFR.org

Interview

Iraq's coalition government is a promising resolution to nine months of political wrangling after national elections, says expert Joost Hiltermann, but questions loom about how effective the power-sharing agreement will be.

See more in Iraq , Elections

December 25, 2010

A Fragile Coalition Holds Iraq Together

Author:
Mohamad Bazzi , Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

Op-Ed

New Straits Times

Mohamad Bazzi says that as Nouri al-Maliki has finally cobbled together Iraq's new government, the bitter compromises and power-sharing deals are likely to unleash a sectarian clash between Shias, the minority Sunnis, and Kurds.

See more in Iraq , Political Movements , Religion and Politics

January/February 2011

Enforcing the Peace

Author:
Howard M. Sachar

Foreign Affairs Article — Summary

The Israelis and the Palestinians will never find peace if they are left to negotiate on their own. As has been the case throughout history, great-power leadership is the missing ingredient. Washington must lead the way in enforcing a final-status settlement.

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See more in Israel , Palestinian Authority

January/February 2011

The Dangers of a Nuclear Iran

Authors:
Eric S. Edelman
Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.
Evan Braden Montgomery

Foreign Affairs Article — Summary

It is unclear how a nuclear-armed Iran would weigh the costs, benefits, and risks of brinkmanship, meaning that it could be difficult to deter Tehran from attacking the United States' interests or partners in the region.

See more in Iran , Proliferation

January/February 2011

A Third Way to Palestine

Author:
Robert Danin , Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Foreign Affairs Article — Summary

Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has now initiated a third, pragmatic stage of Palestinian nationalism by building institutions and counting down to statehood.

See more in Israel , Palestinian Authority

December 10, 2010

Clinton's Remarks at the Brookings Institution's Saban Center for Middle East Policy Seventh Annual Forum, December 2010

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Speech

See more in Israel , Palestinian Authority , Peacemaking

December 8, 2010

Iran Nuclear Talks: A Widening Chasm

Robin Wright, Joint Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman , Consulting Editor, CFR.org

Interview

Talks between Iran and the P5+1 ended with plans to meet in Istanbul next month, but the differences between the two sides suggest a long road ahead dotted with meetings that don't go very far, says Iran expert Robin Wright.

See more in Iran , Proliferation
A Death in Beirut

Steven Cook discusses the impact of Pierre Gemayel’s assassination on Lebanese politics and Syria’s bid to reinstate itself as the country’s dominant player.

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