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A New Path to Middle East Security
How American Commitments in the Gulf Can Rebuild the Regional Order
James F. Jeffrey and Elizabeth Dent
November 13, 2025
How Trump Can Finish the Job in Iran—and the Middle East
Keeping the Pressure on Tehran Will Stabilize the Region
James Jeffrey
July 4, 2025
Invading Gaza Is the Least Bad Option for Israel
All the Other Options Have Already Failed
October 28, 2023
The Case for Keeping U.S. Troops in Syria
America’s Presence Helps Check Regional Powers
James Jeffrey
November 10, 2022
A Deal Is Still Possible in Syria
But Washington Has to Stop Ignoring the Conflict
James Jeffrey
December 13, 2021
Can Biden Do Everything?
Addressing U.S. Overreach Isn’t an All-or-Nothing Endeavor
James F. Jeffrey; Jeremy Shapiro
June 23, 2021
Biden Doesn’t Need a New Middle East Policy
The Trump Administration Got the Region Right
January 15, 2021
The Horn of Africa’s Qat-22
How the Stimulant Both Drains and Drives the Economy
James Jeffrey
March 20, 2017
Is Twitter Hurting Ethiopia?
Rumor and Unrest in a Fragile Federation
James Jeffrey
November 7, 2016
Somaliland’s Search for Place
The Unofficial Republic’s Struggle for Acknowledgement
James Jeffrey
May 26, 2016
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