Kenneth M. Pollack

Kenneth M. Pollack is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of the new book Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness.

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RIP the Carter Doctrine, 1980-2019

The Big Think |

Hal Brands, Steven A. Cook, Kenneth M. Pollack

December 15, 2019, 6:00 AM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Trump share a laugh during a cabinet meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House, July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Trump Is Giving Iran More Than It Ever Dreamed of

Argument |

Kenneth M. Pollack

September 26, 2019, 11:27 AM

Egyptian army commandos go through a hand-to-hand combat drill at their camp somewhere in the Saudi desert on Nov. 27, 1990. (MIKE SARGENT/AFP/Getty Images)

The U.S. Has Wasted Billions of Dollars on Failed Arab Armies

Argument |

Kenneth M. Pollack

January 31, 2019, 10:24 AM

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - JANUARY 23 : The new King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (L) attends the burying ceremony of the late Saudi King, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, at Al Oud cemetery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 23, 2015. (Photo by )

Fear and Loathing in Saudi Arabia

Argument |

Kenneth M. Pollack

January 7, 2016, 6:42 PM

The Syrian Spillover

Argument |

Daniel L. Byman, Kenneth M. Pollack

August 10, 2012, 10:49 PM

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Kenneth M. Pollack

RIP the Carter Doctrine, 1980-2019

Trump Is Giving Iran More Than It Ever Dreamed of

The U.S. Has Wasted Billions of Dollars on Failed Arab Armies

Fear and Loathing in Saudi Arabia

The Syrian Spillover

How Trump’s Trade Strategy Met Its Match in India

Death on the Nile

There’s a Solution to Catalonia’s Crisis. Spain’s King Is Standing in the Way.

Why Did Malaysia’s Prime Minister Just Resign?

State Department Struggling on Diversity, New Report Finds