Dennis Ross

Dennis Ross is a distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the author most recently of Statecraft 2.0: What America Needs to Lead in a Multipolar World. Ross served in senior national security positions in  the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama administrations.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexandrovsky Garden near the Kremlin wall in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexandrovsky Garden near the Kremlin wall in Moscow.

It’s Time for Trump to Get Tough With Putin

Argument
Dennis Ross
An aerial view shows a road clogged to the horizon with people. At left is the ocean and at right a war-devastated landscape.
An aerial view shows a road clogged to the horizon with people. At left is the ocean and at right a war-devastated landscape.

What Trump’s Gaza Plan Means for the World

Analysis
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, Matthew Duss, Khaled Elgindy, Dalia Hatuqa, Sara Khorshid, Aaron David Miller, Yousef Munayyer, Robert A. Pape, Hala Rharrit, Dennis Ross
Donald Trump stands behind a podium and is speaking into a microphone.
Donald Trump stands behind a podium and is speaking into a microphone.

Criticizing Trump Isn’t Enough. Arab Leaders Need a Counterproposal.

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Dennis Ross
Members of the Iranian Basij forces stage a mock arrest of a man dressed like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an anti-Israel rally in Tehran on Oct. 13, 2023.
Members of the Iranian Basij forces stage a mock arrest of a man dressed like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an anti-Israel rally in Tehran on Oct. 13, 2023.

Netanyahu Is Playing Into Khamenei’s Hands

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Dennis Ross
People sit amid rubble along a street in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
People sit amid rubble along a street in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

Why a Weak Abbas Is Dangerous for Israel

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Dennis Ross, Ghaith al-Omari
Iranian Basij paramilitary forces take part in a rally marking al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day near a Shahab-3 missile (background) on a street in Tehran, on Apr. 29.
Iranian Basij paramilitary forces take part in a rally marking al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day near a Shahab-3 missile (background) on a street in Tehran, on Apr. 29.

A New Iran Deal Won’t Prevent an Iranian Bomb

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Dennis Ross
Then-Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) speaks with other participants at the Iran nuclear talks on Apr. 27, 2021 in Vienna, Austria.
Then-Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) speaks with other participants at the Iran nuclear talks on Apr. 27, 2021 in Vienna, Austria.

The Threat of War Is the Only Way to Achieve Peace With Iran

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Dennis Ross
Iraqis attend a conference organized by the U.S. think tank Center for Peace Communications in Erbil, Iraq, on Sept. 24.
Iraqis attend a conference organized by the U.S. think tank Center for Peace Communications in Erbil, Iraq, on Sept. 24.

A Pro-Israel Summit in Erbil Breaks New Ground

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Dennis Ross
Benny Gantz attends a press conference in Tel Aviv on Nov. 20, 2019.
Benny Gantz attends a press conference in Tel Aviv on Nov. 20, 2019.

Benny Gantz Did the Right Thing by Putting His Country First

Argument
Dennis Ross, David Makovsky
Iraqi demonstrators gather as flames consume Iran's consulate in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf on Nov. 27.
Iraqi demonstrators gather as flames consume Iran's consulate in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf on Nov. 27.

The United States Can Offer the People of Lebanon and Iraq Something Tehran Can’t

Shadow Government 2017-2021
Dennis Ross, Dana Stroul
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses lawmakers in Tehran on Sep. 3.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses lawmakers in Tehran on Sep. 3.

The Next U.S. President Should Make a New Deal with Iran

Shadow Government 2017-2021
Dennis Ross, Dana Stroul
Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt attend the opening session of a conference on the Middle East on Feb. 14, in Warsaw, Poland.
Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt attend the opening session of a conference on the Middle East on Feb. 14, in Warsaw, Poland.

Don’t Dismiss the Bahrain Conference. It Can Help Palestinians.

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Dennis Ross
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin shakes hands with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the start of the second trilateral meeting with U.S. President Jimmy Carter at Camp David on Sept. 7, 1978. The talks led to the Camp David Accords.(Bettmann Archives via Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin shakes hands with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the start of the second trilateral meeting with U.S. President Jimmy Carter at Camp David on Sept. 7, 1978. The talks led to the Camp David Accords.(Bettmann Archives via Getty Images)

Did Camp David Doom the Palestinians?

Review
Dennis Ross
U.S. President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat shake hands before a meeting in Oslo to discuss the Mideast peace process on Nov. 2, 1999.
U.S. President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat shake hands before a meeting in Oslo to discuss the Mideast peace process on Nov. 2, 1999.

If Trump Wants the Ultimate Deal, He Must Not Repeat These Mistakes

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Dennis Ross, David Makovsky
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei adjusts his eye glasses after voting at a polling station in Tehran on March 14, 2008. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei adjusts his eye glasses after voting at a polling station in Tehran on March 14, 2008. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran Is Throwing a Tantrum but Wants a Deal

Argument
Dennis Ross
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