Alia Awadallah

Alia Awadallah is a Middle East analyst who recently served in policy roles in the Biden administration, including at the Department of Defense and the White House.

Articles by Alia Awadallah

A brightly colored array of phone shapes with geopolitical images and tittok controls on them with headlines like: POV: Xi's Just Not That Into You atop Xi Jinping's face and Vladimir, STOP! atop Vladimir Putin's face.

You Should Be Reading This on TikTok

Argument

November 21, 2025, 8:41 AM

Abbas Alawieh, spokesperson for Listen to Michigan, a group that asked voters to vote uncommitted instead of backing Joe Biden in Michigan's 2024 U.S. Presidential primary election, on Feb. 27, 2024.

How Democrats Can Win Arab American Voters Back

Argument

February 28, 2025, 9:02 AM

Jordan's King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein (R) arrive for the opening session of the fourth ordinary parliamentary session in the capital Amman on Nov. 10, 2019.

Washington Needs to Get to Know Jordan’s Next King

Argument

July 13, 2020, 11:05 AM

Saudi officials welcome then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Riyadh on October 27, 2011, upon his arrival with a U.S. delegation.

Can’t Buy Mohammed bin Salman Love

Argument

July 11, 2019, 9:02 AM

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