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2 months ago | 
afr.com | Aaron Miller |Lauren Morganbesser
Aaron David Miller and Lauren MorganbesserJan 31, 2025 – 12.47pm or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Implementation of week two of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal has gone according to plan, more or less.
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May 3, 2024 | 
realcleardefense.com | Aaron Miller
Lost among the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, forgotten by the very human desire to move past recent traumas, the Afghanistan War Commission nears one year in its efforts to make sense of the twenty-year U.S. experience in Afghanistan.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
1africafocus.com | A. Wess Mitchell |Aaron Miller |Raphael Cohen |Nosmot Gbadamosi
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Court strikes down Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan, Liberia’s incumbent president loses and steps down, and Madagascar’s election. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could increase Egypt’s rescue program due to the impact of the war in neighboring Gaza. Last month, Egypt was in talks with the IMF on a potential increase of its $3 billion loan to more than $5 billion.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
carnegieendowment.org | Robin Wright |Suzanne Maloney |Aaron Miller
Relations between Iran and the United States remain fraught. A period of de-escalation has been ushered in by Iran’s release of five American hostages in exchange for five Iranian nationals and the unfreezing of around $6 billion of Iranian assets that Tehran can now access only for food and humanitarian aid.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
carnegieendowment.org | Aaron Miller
When U.S. President Joe Biden sits down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly opening, their private thoughts might not exactly reflect their public talking points.
“I wish Trump were president,” Netanyahu might be thinking.
“I can’t believe this guy’s still around,” Biden may muse. “Can’t Israel come up with a better prime minister?”
Smiles and warm words will almost certainly be on display.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
carnegieendowment.org | Aaron Miller |Michael Kofman |Dara Massicot
Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive has perhaps unfairly left some Western policy circles disappointed. Nonetheless, the war continues seemingly with no end in sight. What are the most realistic options for Kyiv to make headway against Russia? Has the Biden administration been too risk averse in its provision of military assistance, and what kind of advanced weapons systems supplied to Ukraine might make a significant difference on the battlefield?
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
carnegieendowment.org | Aaron Miller |Michael Kofman |Dara Massicot
Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive has perhaps unfairly left some Western policy circles disappointed. Nonetheless, the war continues seemingly with no end in sight. What are the most realistic options for Kyiv to make headway against Russia? Has the Biden administration been too risk averse in its provision of military assistance, and what kind of advanced weapons systems supplied to Ukraine might make a significant difference on the battlefield?
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
carnegieendowment.org | Aaron Miller
Summary: This isn’t a 100-yard dash. The battle for Israel’s democracy is a marathon. And in the end, no matter how much Biden cares about the future of Israel, the fate of Israeli democracy must surely be left in the hands of Israelis.
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Jun 22, 2023 | 
carnegieendowment.org | Aaron Miller |Eric Ciaramella |Kateryna Shynkaruk
Uncertainties abound as Ukraine begins its much-anticipated counter-offensive. Will it change the trajectory of the war or represent simply another phase in a lengthy stalemate? Meanwhile, next month’s NATO summit will mandate some tough choices about the war, Ukraine’s potential membership, and the unity of the alliance. To what extent will domestic politics in Washington, Moscow, Kyiv and key European capitals shape decision-making?
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Jun 9, 2023 | 
carnegieendowment.org | Aaron Miller |Hanan Ashrawi
The Palestinian national movement is in crisis. Divided between a Hamas-controlled Gaza and a Palestinian Authority that has lost credibility with the West Bank population it partially controls, the movement lacks not only cohesion but an effective strategy to bring about an end to Israeli occupation.
