List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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gettyimages-635499434 Donald Trump Will Design a New Middle East
Welcome to the main stage in the world’s ongoing search for a new political order.
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US President Donald Trump announces US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster (L) as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Book excerpt — national security advisor at war: McMaster as a colonel in Iraq
In sum, he basically was the first commander to get things right in Iraq.
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US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster looks on as US President Donald Trump announces him as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) From ‘Dereliction of Duty’ to Trump’s White House
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster’s battlefield experience and intellect make him ideally suited to run the National Security Council. But he will have to vie for influence with ideologues like Stephen Bannon.
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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2017. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) President Trump’s Terrible One-Month Report Card
How to assess the damage after the first 30 days.
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GRAND JUNCTION, CO - OCTOBER 18: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) jokes with retired Gen. Michael Flynn as they speak at a rally at Grand Junction Regional Airport on October 18, 2016 in Grand Junction Colorado. Trump is on his way to Las Vegas for the third and final presidential debate against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) Flynn Pressured U.N. on Israel Vote Before Taking Office
A month before inauguration, President Donald Trump’s would-be national security advisor sought to scupper a U.N. resolution condemning Israel.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: David Friedman testifies on his nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee February 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. During yesterday's news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President backed away from the longstanding U.S. policy of a two state solution in the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Takes It All Back
David Friedman spent a lifetime criticizing anyone to the left of Bibi Netanyahu. Now he says he’s sorry.
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netanyahutrump Trump’s Two-State Tap Dance Won’t Last
Despite the president's recent remarks, the two-state solution is still the only path to Middle East peace that serves U.S. interests.
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How Long Until Trump’s First War?
The Trump administration’s unpredictable foreign policy could force the United States into an unintended conflict.
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2state One-State Solution, or Two? Trump’s ‘Happy With the One That Both Parties Like’
Trump suggests the United States might not support a two-state solution, which it has explicitly done for the past 15 years.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures as he talks to journalist from a balcony of the Palais Coburg hotel where the Iran nuclear talks are being held in Vienna on July 10, 2015. Iran accused major powers on Friday of backtracking on previous pledges and throwing up new "red lines" at nuclear talks, after the deadline to reach an agreement in time to receive expedited scrutiny from the U.S. Congress expired with no deal. AFP PHOTO / POOL / CARLOS BARRIA (Photo credit should read CARLOS BARRIA/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Iran Policy Is Missing One Big Piece
The Trump administration should maintain the communications channels the Obama administration opened with Iran.
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bndjt Six Things for Trump and Netanyahu to Discuss
From settlements to Jared Kushner
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Gen. Michael T. Flynn (R) arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) SitRep: Flynn Out; Uncertainty Grips NatSec Community; Trump Promises Action on North Korea
Trump’s Unsecured Phone Draws Attention; Gitmo is Back, Maybe
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trump Trump and Netanyahu Won’t Bury the Two-State Solution
Any agreement between the two leaders, no matter how close they are, will likely be less than revolutionary.
