Richard Goldberg is a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He has served on Capitol Hill, on the U.S. National Security Council, as the chief of staff for Illinois’s governor, and as a Navy Reserve Intelligence Officer.
Observation ·
Open ties between the two nations are in everyone's interest, but it will take serious intent and deft maneuvering from America to get there. Is the administration up to it?
Observation ·
Until now, the administration has failed to realize that America’s actions in one part of the globe have consequences in another. Can it change course?
Observation ·
Saudis are joining the labor force, women are driving, and the taboo on Israel has practically vanished. America can support this shift—so why isn't it?
Observation ·
Five of our writers pick several favorites each, featuring a duke's children, Jewish treasures, zealots and emancipators, revolts, dual allegiances, spies, and more.
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Ten years ago, two senators, one Republican and one Democrat, joined together to force America to sanction Iran. In the years since, the leverage they built has dissipated. Why?
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Monthly Essay ·
America has been learning and forgetting the lessons of 2001 for decades. It's now in the midst of forgetting them again. Will the same result follow?
Observation ·
Recent flareups of violence in the Middle East are the outcome of a major policy shift by an administration that prefers to avert its eyes from the truth.
Observation ·
A few months ago it seemed that the Biden administration would pursue a more moderate version of Obama's Iran strategy. Now it's poised to make even greater concessions.
Observation ·
There’s talk of the new American administration moving closer to Iran. Could a Saudi step toward peace with Israel protect Riyadh from the troubles that might ensue?
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