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Middle East

The ‘Law of the Land’ Has Been Replaced

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

September 23, 2024

A photo collage of skyscrapers in Dubai and copper-colored coins

Does Kamala Harris Have a Vision for the Middle East?

August 14, 2024

A photo of Kamala Harris is set against a map of the Middle East.

The Most Memorable Advice of 2023

December 26, 2023

A cutout illustration of a red speech bubble served over a platter; a black silhouette is holding the platter.

The Debate Over What Happens Next in the Middle East

Conor Friedersdorf

November 17, 2023

A smoke plume erupts above the Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment

How to Talk About the Middle East

Conor Friedersdorf

November 7, 2023

A man speaking into a microphone at a protest in support of Israel

There’s No Third Rail Like the Middle East

Conor Friedersdorf

November 3, 2023

Two black-and-white images of a protest in support of Israel and a protest in support of Gaza against a light-blue background, with blue and green crayon markings

Washington Week With The Atlantic

Biden’s Test in the Middle East

October 14, 2023

Guests talk around a table on the latest episode of Washington Week With the Atlantic

‘The Middle East Region Is Quieter Today Than It Has Been in Two Decades’

October 7, 2023

Jake Sullivan at The Atlantic Festival

A Historic Cataclysm in the Middle East

October 7, 2023

Rockets launched by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip toward Israel on October 7, 2023

America Has Come Full Circle in the Middle East

January 24, 2020

Marines in the process of disembarking from a ship onto a beach.

An End to Magical Thinking in the Middle East

William J. Burns

December 8, 2019

An Iraqi woman, carrying a newborn infant, leaves her home as a U.S. Army soldier prepares to search the house.

The Consequences of Donald Trump Washing His Hands of the Middle East

October 23, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement on the conflict in Syria in front of a portrait of former President George Washington in the Diplomatic Room of the White House.

A Middle East Peace Plan Built on Un-American Principles

June 3, 2019

The White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks during a discussion titled "Inside the Trump Administration's Middle East Peace Effort" on May 2, 2019

Trump Wants to Leave the Middle East. He’s Not Getting His Wish.

May 24, 2019

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo surrounded by reporters

The Fate of Christianity in the Middle East

May 23, 2019