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How to Match Ends and Means in the Middle East

1 month ago | foreignaffairs.com | Elliott Abrams |Dennis Ross |Erik Lin-Greenberg |Ari Shavit

For years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States enjoyed superpower status in a unipolar world. Its economy roared, and its military power went unmatched. When it came to pursuing its goals, Washington had to contend with few obstacles. But even during these boom times, American leaders sometimes botched foreign policy. The United States often made mistakes that caused it to punch below its weight internationally.
Trump has a historic opportunity to remake the Middle East

Jan 16, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Dennis Ross

Dennis Ross, a special assistant to President Barack Obama, is counselor and distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general and military theorist, famously noted that war is an instrument, not an end in itself. Only in circumstances in which one is fighting a war of survival can military means be said to overshadow political considerations. After the Hamas onslaught on Oct.
U.S. Declaration of Genocide in Sudan Is Late, But Better Than Never

Jan 15, 2025 | usnews.com | Alex de Waal |Dennis Ross

There’s genocide in Sudan. Again. Last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, known as the RSF, have committed genocide and placed sanctions on its leader, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as “Hemedti.” The reaction of long-suffering Sudanese: It’s about time. Since April 2023, Sudan has been plunged into a devastating war between the paramilitary RSF and Sudan’s regular armed forces, headed by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan.
How the Trump factor pushed Israel towards Lebanon ceasefire

Nov 30, 2024 | thetimes.com | Dennis Ross

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, brokered by President Biden’s administration, is holding. While the skill of Biden’s envoy, Amos Hochstein, was crucial to producing the agreement, a number of realities made it possible.
Capitalizing on the weakening of Hezbollah and Hamas - Dennis Ross

Oct 9, 2024 | qoshe.com | Dennis Ross

Aa Aa Aa - A + A year ago, the Middle East seemed primed for a breakthrough: normalization of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. More broadly, U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration was touting a de-escalation of tensions across........ © The Japan Times visit website
Capitalizing on the Weakening of Hamas and Hezbollah - Dennis Ross

Oct 8, 2024 | qoshe.com | Dennis Ross

Aa Aa Aa - A + WASHINGTON, DC – A year ago, the Middle East seemed primed for a breakthrough: normalization of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel......... © Project Syndicate visit website
Netanyahu Is Playing Into Khamenei’s Hands

Sep 14, 2024 | almendron.com | Dennis Ross

Iran makes no secret of its commitment to seek Israel’s destruction. Its strategy is to keep it under constant pressure and consume it in ongoing conflicts on its borders. While that is plain to see, Israel’s current approach seems, ironically, to be playing into Iran’s hands. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has long assumed that Israelis will leave the country if they feel constantly under pressure from military threats.
Martin Indyk Saw the 'Promised Land' Ending the Israel-Palestinian Conflict - Dennis Ross

Jul 28, 2024 | qoshe.com | Dennis Ross

Martin Indyk, my friend, colleague and partner in Mideast peace efforts for decades passed away this week, leaving the region poorer for his absence after so long advocating to improve its future. Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive Aa Aa Aa - A + Martin Indyk, my friend, colleague and partner........ © Haaretz visit website
Israel and the United States must agree on how to end the war in Gaza

Jun 19, 2024 | almendron.com | David Makovsky |Dennis Ross

For Israelis, it’s still Oct. 7. It is not just the shock and the horror of that day. The hostages are a daily reminder of a continuing trauma. President Biden has focused on a deal that gets the hostages released and sets in motion a process that leads to the end of the war in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war can only end with Hamas’s military destroyed, it no longer being in control of Gaza and with the hostages returned.
Biden and Netanyahu should work together to demilitarize Gaza - The Washington Post

Jun 19, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Dennis Ross |David Makovsky

Democracy Dies in DarknessDennis Ross, a special assistant to President Barack Obama, is the counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and teaches at Georgetown University’s Center for Jewish Civilization.