Click here to download the JINSA Insight. President Donald Trump heaped praise on the leaders of Turkey and Qatar for the roles they played in effecting Phase I of the Gaza cease-fire. Those two countries—along with Egypt and the United…
Iranian officials continued to defend the country’s nuclear program despite the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Directors demanding they permit United Nations (UN) inspectors to access Iran’s nuclear sites and provide information on the regime’s missing enriched uranium…
Qatar is positioning itself to be a central player in Gaza’s high-stakes future. Yet the United States granting Doha such a role would be deeply unwise. Qatar’s century-long evolution from irrelevant backwater to hyper-wealthy energy exporter has given it the resources…
The U.S. proposal to establish a military presence at an airbase near Damascus is a welcome sign of deepening cooperation with Syria’s new government, but it may be insufficient to secure regional U.S. interests. A Damascus presence should complement—not replace—the U.S. partnership…