Adam Weinstein

Adam Weinstein is deputy director of the Middle East Program at the Quincy Institute.

Articles by Adam Weinstein
Men in camouflage military uniforms rake leaves in a park. A canopy of leaves is visible overhead; the grass beneath has patchy brown spots from the late-summer heat.
Men in camouflage military uniforms rake leaves in a park. A canopy of leaves is visible overhead; the grass beneath has patchy brown spots from the late-summer heat.

The Global War on Terror Comes Home to D.C.

Analysis
Adam Weinstein
Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's U.N. ambassador, speaks during a Security Council meeting.
Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's U.N. ambassador, speaks during a Security Council meeting.

Trump Makes Devastating Strike on U.S. Diplomatic Credibility

Argument
Adam Weinstein
Two photos show Ahmed al-Sharaa. In the left photo, he is wearing a suit and blue tie. In the right photo, he is wearing green clothing.
Two photos show Ahmed al-Sharaa. In the left photo, he is wearing a suit and blue tie. In the right photo, he is wearing green clothing.

Why the West Embraced Syria and Ditched Afghanistan

Analysis
Adam Weinstein
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid arrives to attend a press conference in Kabul.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid arrives to attend a press conference in Kabul.

How Can the West Handle the Taliban?

Argument
Jens Vesterlund Mathiesen, Adam Weinstein, Galina Mikkelsen
People hold up a Palestinian flag and a portrait of assassinated Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh during a rally in Tehran.
People hold up a Palestinian flag and a portrait of assassinated Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh during a rally in Tehran.

Will Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Hold Together?

Analysis
Steven Simon, Adam Weinstein
U.S. soldiers patrol an area in the town of Tell Hamis, in Syria's northeastern Hasakah governorate.
U.S. soldiers patrol an area in the town of Tell Hamis, in Syria's northeastern Hasakah governorate.

U.S. Troops Are Dangerously Vulnerable in the Middle East

Argument
Adam Weinstein, Steven Simon
Taliban security forces ride horses along the Qargha reservoir on the outskirts of Kabul.
Taliban security forces ride horses along the Qargha reservoir on the outskirts of Kabul.

‘The Return of the Taliban’ Makes Sense of Afghanistan’s Misery

Review
Adam Weinstein
Taliban clerical students attend a class at an Islamic school in Kandahar on Feb. 8.
Taliban clerical students attend a class at an Islamic school in Kandahar on Feb. 8.

Keep Talking to the Taliban

Argument
Adam Weinstein
U.S. and Pakistani leaders listen during State Department meeting.
U.S. and Pakistani leaders listen during State Department meeting.

Get the Generals Out of Pakistani-U.S. Relations

Argument
Adam Weinstein
The Afghan Embassy in Beijing
The Afghan Embassy in Beijing

Nobody Wins in Afghanistan

Argument
Adam Weinstein
Shiite Muslims protest in Karachi, Pakistan, against a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque.
Shiite Muslims protest in Karachi, Pakistan, against a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque.

South Asia’s Shiites Are Eschewing Sectarianism

Argument
Adam Weinstein
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 23. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 23. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

Mohammed bin Salman Isn’t Saudi Arabia’s First Fake Reformer

Argument
Adam Weinstein
TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 17: An Iranian surface to surface Ghasedak missile is driven past portraits of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R), during the annual army day military parade on April 17, 2008 in Tehran, Iran. Ahmadinejad proclaimed today the country's army was a powerful deterrent to all enemies saying "No major power is able to jeopardize the Iranian nation's security and interests due to the Iranian people's power today, Iran's army, the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij would respond strongly to even the minimum aggression," (Photo by Majid/Getty Images)
TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 17: An Iranian surface to surface Ghasedak missile is driven past portraits of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R), during the annual army day military parade on April 17, 2008 in Tehran, Iran. Ahmadinejad proclaimed today the country's army was a powerful deterrent to all enemies saying "No major power is able to jeopardize the Iranian nation's security and interests due to the Iranian people's power today, Iran's army, the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij would respond strongly to even the minimum aggression," (Photo by Majid/Getty Images)

Iranian Hegemony Is a Figment of America’s Imagination

Argument
Trita Parsi, Adam Weinstein
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