Al Jazeera Highlights Atlantic Council Event

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Dispatch from the Gulf: Finding middle ground amid Israel-Iran war

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Allison Minor

Congressional delegation visit coincided with Israel and Iran squaring off in a direct military confrontation.

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Al Jazeera Highlights Atlantic Council Event

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Jun 18, 2025

Dispatch from Jerusalem: Inside Israel’s bunkers as Iran war erupts

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Sarah Zaaimi

The stakes are higher as two opposing rhetorics about the region’s future are at play: Pan-Abrahamism and Revolutionary Islamism.

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Al Jazeera Highlights Atlantic Council Event

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Israel’s Iran strike provides a historic chance for Middle East realignment

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Frederick Kempe

History will remember this moment less for the Israeli strikes themselves and more for what follows.

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Mar 2, 2015

Al Jazeera Highlights Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

Al Jazeera quotes former Congressman Jim Slattery on the US-Iran relationship and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before the US Congress from an Atlantic Council event about his recent visit to Tehran:

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In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Slavin: Netanyahu Faces Growing Pushback on ‘Speech of his Life’

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Jazeera America on the controversy surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled appearance before the US Congress next week:

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Feb 12, 2015

Merkel: Is Israel Next in Line for an Energy Revolution?

By David Merkel

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow David Merkel writes for Real Clear World on the potential for an oil discovery in Israel:

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In the News

Jan 29, 2015

Saab: “The Political Calculation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is Very Important”

By Bilal Saab

The Daily Star quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on how Israel might react to Hezbollah’s attack:

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Article

Jan 27, 2015

Opinion: Iran Talks Give US More Options

By Barbara Slavin

President Barack Obama gave up a day of sightseeing in India to meet the new king and crown princes of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, an acknowledgement that the U.S. still highly values its 70-year-old relationship with the oil-rich monarchy. But despite the show of friendship, tectonic plates are shifting in the region and the U.S. […]

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Article

Jan 23, 2015

Anti-trust in the Eastern Mediterranean

By Brenda Shaffer

Five years ago, significant deposits of natural gas were discovered off the coast of Israel, followed in 2011 by a minor natural gas discovery offshore of neighboring Cyprus. These discoveries have catalyzed explorations in the greater Eastern Mediterranean region generating expectations of enhanced regional energy security and economic and environmental payoffs, benefits Israel has already […]

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Jan 21, 2015

Opinion: Deepening Israel-Iran Conflict Likely to Bring More Violence

By Barbara Slavin

Two developments this week linked to the long-running conflict between Israel and Iran are likely to generate even more violence and uncertainty at a time when threats are already multiplying from Sunni Muslim extremists. On Sunday, a helicopter gunship operating in Syria near the border with Israel killed the son of Hezbollah’s former military commander, […]

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Dec 9, 2014

The Unintended Consequences of Saving Lives

By James Hasik

Experiences with cruise missiles, MRAPs, and Iron Dome provide a warning about the F-35.    When and why do defense officials choose to procure equipment specifically to reduce wartime casualties? As recounted at a recent Cato Institute conference that I attended, there are competing answers attempting to explain why voters offer or withhold their support. Officials sometimes act […]

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News

Nov 27, 2014

Dungan on Du Grain à Moudre

By Nicholas Dungan

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan joins Du Grain à Moudre to discuss France’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:

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In the News

Oct 31, 2014

Oren on the USS Liberty Affair

By Michael Oren

Algemeiner quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren on the USS Liberty, the American naval vessel that came under fire from Israeli forces during the Six-Day War in 1967:

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