Steven A. Cook


Steven A. Cook is a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. His latest book, The End of Ambition: Americas Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East, will be published in June 2024.

Articles by Steven A. Cook
Blinken and Abbas stand side by side and shake hands.
Blinken and Abbas stand side by side and shake hands.
Blinken stands near a black SUV among U.S. and Saudi security personnel. A Saudi flag can be seen in the background.
Blinken stands near a black SUV among U.S. and Saudi security personnel. A Saudi flag can be seen in the background.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) shakes hands with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani following their meeting in Qatar’s capital city of Doha on Oct. 13.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) shakes hands with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani following their meeting in Qatar’s capital city of Doha on Oct. 13.
Demonstrators carry a large banner featuring the words "We will free Palestine within our lifetime."
Demonstrators carry a large banner featuring the words "We will free Palestine within our lifetime."
A Saudi man wearing a white traditional headdress walks past a framed Andy Warhol artwork.
A Saudi man wearing a white traditional headdress walks past a framed Andy Warhol artwork.
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