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February 1, 2024

Middle East Program
Virtual Media Briefing: the Drone Strike on a U.S. Base in Jordan

Following the drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan, panelists discuss the possibility of a U.S. military response as well as the implications of conflict spreading in the region.  BRANNEN: Thanks…

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Virtual Event by Stephen Biddle, Steven A. Cook, Ray Takeyh, and Kate Brannen Media Briefings

January 29, 2024

Iran
Drone Strike Risks Dangerous U.S.-Iran Escalation

An attack from Iran-aligned forces that killed U.S. service members near Jordan’s border with Syria risks direct U.S.-Iran conflict in a region already embroiled in widening violence.  

In Brief by Ray Takeyh Middle East Program

January 22, 2024

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A Conversation With Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib discusses developments in the Middle East, increasing tensions with Israel, and Lebanon’s perspective on the conflict and ongoing efforts to deescalate ten…

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Virtual Event by Abdallah BouHabib and Deborah Amos

January 18, 2024

Yemen
Virtual Media Briefing: Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea

Panelists discuss Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, American and British responses, and prospects for regional escalation.  ELDER: Thank you. Hi, everybody. Thanks for joining us for this media brief…

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Virtual Event by Steven A. Cook, James G. Foggo III, Ray Takeyh, and Miriam Elder Middle East Program

January 16, 2024

Ukraine
The War in Ukraine: How Does it End?

Panelists discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, exploring potential outcomes, examining the future of U.S. and EU engagement and support, and assessing the political and economic hurdles confronti…

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Virtual Event by Kori Schake, Stephen Sestanovich, Yaroslav Trofimov, and Timothy Frye Europe Program

January 9, 2024

Conflict Prevention
What to Worry About in 2024

Panelists discuss potential and ongoing crises that may erupt or escalate in 2024, as well as their global political implications. This event will explore the results of the 2024 Preventive Prioritie…

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Virtual Event by Lee A. Feinstein, Mary Beth Long, David Miliband, Paul B. Stares, Juju Chang, and Michael Froman Center for Preventive Action

January 8, 2024

Elections and Voting
The State of Democracy Around the World

Over four billion people in more than three dozen countries will have the opportunity to vote for new leadership in elections in 2024. Panelists discuss the strength of democracies in the year ahead …

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Virtual Event by Michael J. Abramowitz, Shanthi A. Kalathil, Yascha Mounk, Carla Anne Robbins, and Michael Froman Renewing America

December 28, 2023

United States
Remembering Ten Americans Who Died in 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, here are ten Americans we lost this year who made a mark in foreign policy. 

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Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

December 22, 2023

Venezuela
Venezuela: The Rise and Fall of a Petrostate

Venezuela’s ongoing descent into economic and political chaos is a cautionary tale of the dangerous influence that resource wealth can have on developing countries.

People walk past an oil-themed mural in Caracas, Venezuela.
Backgrounder by Amelia Cheatham and Diana Roy

December 22, 2023

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

Opioid addiction has become one of the United States’ biggest killers, endangering public health, the economy, and national security. But closing the floodgates on fentanyl poses a significant foreig…

Photos of fentanyl victims are on display at The Faces of Fentanyl Memorial at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters.
Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista and Mariel Ferragamo