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The most dangerous moment since the Cold War
Washington PostJonah BaderMiddle East, Europe, Asia, China, North Korea, Iran, Russia, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, United States, Cold War, Ukraine, Donald Trump, taiw, trade
Amid the horror in Gaza, it’s easy to miss that the Middle East has changed
In responding to Iran, the U.S. should take the Godfather’s advice
The best response to Hamas would be to keep the Saudi deal alive
The only way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian problem
Washington PostJonah BaderIsrael, Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Middle East, war, Iran, nuclear weapons
Trump does not have a foreign policy. He has a series of impulses.
Washington PostJonah Baderforeign policy, Donald Trump, Syria, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, military, Iran, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, trade, China, Iraq
While we’re all focused on impeachment, Trump is upending U.S. foreign policy
Washington PostJonah BaderDonald Trump, foreign policy, South Korea, North Korea, Kim Jong Un, Japan, military, Middle East, Mohammed bin Salman, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Syria, NATO, Emmanuel Macron, human rights, Israel, Terrorism, liberal international order
The Middle East is still fertile ground for terror groups
Washington PostJonah BaderGeorge W. Bush, The Post-American World, Middle East, Arab Spring, freedom, Democracy, ISIS, Tunisia, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump
Trump’s Syria actions are the result of a knowledge-free foreign policy
Washington PostJonah BaderSyria, Donald Trump, Kurds, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Bashar al-Assad, Vladimir Putin, Middle East, North Korea, Kim Jong Un, Iran, Saudi Arabia, foreign policy
Trump is strangling Iran. It’s sowing resentment across the Middle East.
Washington PostJonah BaderIran deal, Iran, nuclear weapons, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Israel, Donald Trump, foreign policy, sanctions
Khashoggi’s alleged murder says as much about America as Saudi Arabia
There’s a lot to be optimistic about these days. And then there’s the Middle East.
Washington PostJonah BaderBashar al-Assad, foreign policy, Henry Kissinger, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Israel, Kurds, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United States, Vali Nasr, Yemen
Trump’s Jerusalem decision isn’t diplomacy. It’s pandering.
The United States is stumbling into another decade of war
Washington PostFareed ZakariaAfghanistan, Donald Trump, James Mattis, Middle East, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Terrorism, war, Yemen
Trump didn’t know the Middle East could be so complicated
