Jonathan Masters
Deputy Managing Editor at The Council on Foreign Relations
Deputy Managing Editor, @CFR_org. SoCal to NorCal by way of ATL, Praha, DC, NYC. Area man.
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3 weeks ago |
cfr.org | Jonathan Masters |Will Merrow
The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships throughout the region’s waters. That presence expanded in 2024 as the United States focused on deterring and defeating threats from Iran and its network of armed affiliates in the region, including Hamas (Gaza Strip), Hezbollah (Lebanon), the Houthis (Yemen), and several Iraq- and Syria-based militant groups.
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1 month ago |
cfr.org | Diana Roy |Jonathan Masters
Sign up for a summary of global news developments with CFR analysis delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to the Daily News Brief. More From Our Experts U.S. President Donald Trump continues to press for the U.S. acquisition of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark and the world’s largest island. Trump’s renewed interest—he made similar statements as president in 2019—is rooted in the Arctic territory’s economic and strategic qualities.
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Jan 17, 2025 |
cfr.org | Jonathan Masters |Diana Roy
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to issue dozens of executive orders over the next several days and weeks, setting the direction and tone for his administration’s return to power. Executive orders and other presidential directives offer the incumbent a potent way to shape government policy from “day one” without having to wait for Congress.
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Dec 3, 2024 |
cfr.org | Jonathan Masters
Summary Lebanon is one of the Middle East’s rare democracies, but it has long suffered dysfunction at the hands of corrupt sectarian elites and meddling foreign powers. Israel’s 2024 assault significantly eroded Hezbollah’s military power in southern Lebanon, but the Iran-backed group could remain a major political force in the country.
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Dec 3, 2024 |
cfr.org | Jonathan Masters
Summary Lebanon is one of the Middle East’s rare democracies, but it has long suffered dysfunction at the hands of corrupt sectarian elites and meddling foreign powers. Israel’s 2024 assault significantly eroded Hezbollah’s military power in southern Lebanon, but the Iran-backed group could remain a major political force in the country.
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Prof and student provide a sobering discussion of what seems to be an end of an era. https://t.co/KOTubmRYG6 @gideonrachman
Good debate on Unhedged on whether “the shit can indeed be put back in the donkey.” I suspect the big agribrands will now be banging down Katie’s door for sponsorship deals. https://t.co/7WtItZ8JM2
Trump’s Trade Math Ignores a Major Export: American Services https://t.co/Wxkvi7o2Jo