David Pollock

David Pollock is the Kaufman fellow and director of the Fikra Forum blog at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Previously he served on the secretary of state’s Policy Planning Staff and as senior advisor at the State Department.
Articles by David Pollock
Turkish army tanks gather close to the Syrian border on January 21, 2018 at Hassa, in Hatay province.
Turkish army tanks gather close to the Syrian border on January 21, 2018 at Hassa, in Hatay province.

How to Stop the War Between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds
Argument
David Pollock, James Jeffrey
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RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images

Case closed
The Middle East Channel
David Pollock
RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images
RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images

Case Closed
Argument
David Pollock

What Arabs really think about Iran
The Middle East Channel
David Pollock
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Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images

What Arabs Really Think About Iran
Response
David Pollock
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