David Kenner

David Kenner was Middle East editor at Foreign Policy from 2013-2018.

Articles by David Kenner

Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, talks with aid workers after arriving in Eastern Ghouta on March 15, 2018. (Al-Ajweh/AFP/Getty Images)

Syria Is Threatening to Break the Aid World

Dispatch

March 27, 2018, 8:29 AM

President Donald Trump delivers a statement on Jerusalem from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Dec. 6. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump Administration Blindsided Palestinian Leaders on Jerusalem Designation

Exclusive

December 8, 2017, 4:06 PM

People in Riyadh watch a projection depicting a portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during an event on Sept. 23 commemorating the anniversary of the kingdom's founding. (/AFP/Getty Images)

The Saudis Go for Broke Against Iran

Dispatch

November 8, 2017, 11:14 PM

Then-Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a press conference in Riyadh, on April 25, 2016.(Fayez Nureldine /AFP/Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Cracks the Whip

The Cable

November 6, 2017, 4:00 AM

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Farewell, Lebanon’s First Brewery

Passport

July 24, 2017, 9:00 AM

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The Rocky Path Toward Kurdish Independence

July 5, 2017, 12:53 PM

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How Trump Backlash Is Funding a Refugee Camp School in Lebanon

Dispatch

May 31, 2017, 8:00 AM

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Russia Rejects Trump Administration’s U.N. Bid To Condemn Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack

Report

Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer, David Kenner

April 5, 2017, 1:02 PM

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Goodbye, Islamic State. Hello, Anarchy.

Dispatch

David Kenner, Campbell MacDiarmid

March 24, 2017, 11:12 AM

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The Race to Raqqa Could Cost Trump Turkey

Dispatch

David Kenner, Molly O’Toole

March 21, 2017, 10:43 AM

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Is Turkey Still a Democracy?

Dispatch

March 14, 2017, 3:44 PM

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 1: Protestors rally against President Donald Trump's recent executive order halting refugee admissions for 120 days and banning entry to the U.S. for citizens of seven predominantly-Muslim nations, at Reagan National Airport, February 1, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Despite the immediate controversy the executive order has sparked, a recent poll by Reuters/Ipsos shows 49 percent of Americans agreeing with the order and 41 percent disagreeing. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

A Tale of Two Refugees

Dispatch

March 6, 2017, 2:34 PM

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Reporting Behind Enemy Lines in Mosul

Dispatch

January 2, 2017, 7:05 AM

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Raqqa Will Put Trump’s Deal-Making to the Test

Dispatch

November 27, 2016, 12:00 PM

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The Middle East Watched America’s Election Through a Mirror

Dispatch

November 8, 2016, 3:43 PM

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