Daniel Benaim

Daniel Benaim is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a visiting assistant professor at New York University. He served as a Middle East advisor to former Vice President Joe Biden.

Stories by Daniel Benaim

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed holds a press conference in Addis Ababa on Aug. 25, 2018. (Michael Tewelde/AFP/Getty Images)

Abiy Ahmed Should Be a Natural Friend for the United States

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Daniel Benaim

March 22, 2019, 5:38 PM

Chinese police patrol a night market near the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region on June 25, 2017, a day before the Eid al-Fitr holiday. (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)

China Is Violating Uighurs’ Human Rights. The United States Must Act.

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Michael H. Fuchs, Daniel Benaim, Blaine Johnson

November 28, 2018, 9:36 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on Syria in the White House on April 9. From left: U.S. Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley, Vice President Mike Pence, Trump, and National Security Advisor John Bolton. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Trump’s Passive-Aggressive Syria Policy Risks Creating More Mayhem in the Middle East

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Brian Katulis, Daniel Benaim

April 16, 2018, 10:57 AM

The US Capitol is seen on August 24, 2017 in Washington, DC.
With moves to dismantle Confederate monuments gaining momentum, Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, recently called for Confederate statues to be removed from the US Capitol. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Here’s How Congress Can Save the State Department

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Daniel Benaim

September 11, 2017, 2:38 PM

TOPSHOT - From left : President of the European Council Donald Tusk, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, French President Emmanuel Macron (hidden), US President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chat at the belvedere of Taormina during the Heads of State and of Government G7 summit, on May 26, 2017 in Sicily.
The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the US and Italy will be joined by representatives of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria and Tunisia during the summit from May 26 to 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

The Problem Isn’t Just Who Trump Has Offended — It’s Who He Hasn’t

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Daniel Benaim

July 11, 2017, 2:02 PM

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For Arab Israelis, the New Peace Treaties Spell Opportunity

Italy’s Economic Recovery Plan Needs to Think Local

Big Agriculture Is Best

The Real Reason Britain Gambled at Gallipoli

Daniel Benaim

Abiy Ahmed Should Be a Natural Friend for the United States

China Is Violating Uighurs’ Human Rights. The United States Must Act.

Trump’s Passive-Aggressive Syria Policy Risks Creating More Mayhem in the Middle East

Here’s How Congress Can Save the State Department

The Problem Isn’t Just Who Trump Has Offended — It’s Who He Hasn’t

For Arab Israelis, the New Peace Treaties Spell Opportunity

Italy’s Economic Recovery Plan Needs to Think Local

Big Agriculture Is Best

The Real Reason Britain Gambled at Gallipoli

Biden’s Refugee Policy Is a Profile in Cowardice