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Jon B. AltermanDirector and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program |
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Jon B. Alterman is director and senior fellow of the CSIS Middle East Program. Prior to joining CSIS, he served as a member of the Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. Department of State and as a special assistant to the assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs. He served as an expert adviser to the Iraq Study Group (also known as the Baker-Hamilton Commission) and is a professorial lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the George Washington University. Before entering government, he was a scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace and at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. From 1993 to 1997, Alterman was an award-winning teacher at Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in history. He also worked as a legislative aide to Senator Daniel P. Moynihan (D-N.Y.), responsible for foreign policy and defense.
Alterman has lectured in more than 25 countries on subjects related to the Middle East and U.S. policy toward the region. He is the author or coauthor of four books on the Middle East, and the editor of two more. In addition to his academic work, he is sought out as a consultant to business and government and is a frequent commentator in print, on radio, and on television. His opinion pieces have appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Asharq al-Awsat, and other major publications. He is on the Board of Advisory Editors of the Middle East Journal, is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Arab Media and Society, and is a former international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he is now a life member. He received his A.B. from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
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CSIS Publications by Jon B. Alterman
Middle East Notes and Comment: Another Way with Iran 06/16/2008
The Vital Triangle 05/20/2008
Middle East Notes and Comment: What Went Wrong? 05/14/2008
Middle East Notes and Comment: Without Enemies 03/17/2008
Critical Questions: The U.S.-Iranian Naval Incident 01/17/2008
Middle East Notes and Comment January 2008: Freedom Agenda, Take Three 01/17/2008
Understanding Islamic Charities 12/28/2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: The Death of Political Islam? 12/12/2007
Critical Questions: Iran and the New National Intelligence Estimate 12/04/2007
Middle East Notes and Comment November 2007: Beyond the Silk Road 11/27/2007
Implications of the Iraqi Refuge Crisis in Global Forecast: the Top Security Challenges of 2008 11/14/2007
Middle East Notes and Comment October 2007: Taking it to the Streets 10/24/2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: The Next Iraq Problem 09/17/2007
How to Manage Assad (in Arabic) 07/29/2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Thinking Small 07/20/2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Muslim Networks 06/21/2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: China's Unease 04/13/2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: The Real Shi'a-Sunni Conflict 03/12/2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Managing Iraq 02/05/2007
Middle East Notes and Comment: Arab Decision 2007 11/16/2006
Middle East Notes and Comment: A Different Conflict 07/21/2006
Review of U.S. Assistance Programs to Egypt 06/21/2006
Middle East Notes and Comment: Orientalists and Bloggers 06/21/2006
A Letter's Many Meanings 05/15/2006
Middle East Notes and Comment: After Liberals Back Down 04/16/2006
Middle East Notes and Comments: The Great Awakening 03/24/2006
Middle East Notes and Comments: Libya's Generation Gap 02/27/2006
Hamas: What Next? 01/29/2006
Middle East Notes and Comments: The Perils of Unity 01/12/2006
IT Comes of Age in the Middle East 01/01/2006
The Unique Libyan Case 01/01/2006
Islamists March Into the Breach 12/15/2005
Middle East Notes and Comments: Should the Party Be Over? 12/15/2005
Middle East Notes and Comment: Bursting Bubbles 11/15/2005
Free Market Principles Could Help Arab Reform 10/26/2005
Dynamics Without Drama: New Options and Old Compromises in Egypt’s Foreign Policy 10/15/2005
The Idea and Practice of Philanthropy in the Muslim World 09/15/2005
Middle East Notes and Comments: Universal Concern 09/15/2005
Occidentalism and Orientalism: Conflict and Caricature in Television News 08/15/2005
U.S.-Saudi Relations After King Fahd 08/01/2005
Middle East Notes and Comment: Arab Spring into Long Hot Summer 06/15/2005
Hostile Intentions? The Future of U.S.-Saudi Relations 05/24/2005
Middle East Notes and Comment: China Rising 05/15/2005
Review of Graham Fuller's The Future of Political Islam 05/01/2005
The Challenge for Al-Jazeera International 05/01/2005
Don't Stand So Close to Me: The War on Terror and U.S.-Saudi Relations 04/01/2005
Middle East Freedom Needs a True Shift to the Centre 03/29/2005
Middle East Notes and Comments: Tempering Exuberance 03/15/2005
From Conflict to Cooperation 03/01/2005
From Conflict to Cooperation: Writing a New Chapter in US-Arab Relations 03/01/2005
Middle East Notes and Comments: Religious Minorities, Religious Majorities 02/15/2005
Middle East Notes and Comments: Politics Now, Diplomacy Later 12/15/2004
U.S.-Libyan Rapprochement: Lessons Learned 12/13/2004
Middle East Notes and Comment: Iran on the Brink 11/15/2004
Middle East Notes and Comments: Political Spectacle 10/15/2004
Middle East Notes and Comments: Made for Television Events 09/15/2004
Arab Liberals Need Careful Nuturing 08/03/2004
Middle East Notes and Comments: The Welcome Return of Iraqi Politics 07/15/2004
The False Promise of Arab Liberals 06/15/2004
Middle East Notes and Comments: Is It Time to Give Up on Arab Liberals 06/15/2004
Middle East Notes and Comments: The Anatomy of Fascism 05/15/2004
Middle East Notes and Comment: Balacing Act 04/15/2004
Middle East Notes and Comment: Early Indicators 03/15/2004
The Idea of Philanthropy in Muslim Contexts 02/22/2004
Middle East Notes and Comment: Are We There Yet? 01/15/2004
The Information Revolution and the Middle East 01/12/2004
Middle East Notes and Comments: Ray of Hope or False Dawn 12/15/2003
Arab-Israeli Peace Runs Aground 12/01/2003
Middle East Notes and Comments: Iraq as Metaphor 11/15/2003
Egypt on the Brink 10/15/2003
Middle East Notes and Comments: Us, Them, and the Knowledge Gap 10/15/2003
U.S. and Egypt: Building the Partnership 08/15/2003
Bridging the Gap 04/28/2003
On the Brink? Middle East Demographic Challenges and Opportunities 04/03/2003
Egypt: Activism or Alienation? 03/01/2003
Coercive Diplomacy Against Iraq, 1990-1998 01/12/2003
War by Other Means 11/12/2002
Iran: Came the Revolution 01/15/2001
The Politics for Peace are Missing 01/07/2001
Egypt: Stable, but for How Long? 09/01/2000
Not in My Backyard: Iraq's Neighbor's Interests 06/01/2000
Iranian Change Deeper than Mere Election Results 02/15/2000
The Middle East's Information Revolution 01/15/2000
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Jon B. Alterman In the News
A book by Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, The Vital Triangle: China, the United State, and the Middle East, was cited by a commentary in the Washington Times, "Chinese Dragon in Mideast Politics." 07/03/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Risk to U.S. Troops Seen if Israel Strikes Iran." 07/03/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, "Will the U.S. Open an Office in Iran?" 07/02/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Washington Post, "Bush, E.U. Threaten New Sanctions Against Iran." 06/11/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "McCain Urges Tougher Iran Sanctions." 06/03/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Gates Seen Reassuring Arab Allies Over Iran." 05/29/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "If Olmert is Toast, So Is Bush Bid to Broker Peace Deal." 05/28/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted in a column in the Financial Times, "On Israel and the Campaign Bus." 05/27/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "U.S. Voices Tepid Support for Israel-Syria Talks." 05/22/2008
Frank Verrastro, director of the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, and Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, were quoted by the New York Times, "Saudis Rebuff Bush, Politely, on Pumping More Oil." 05/17/2008
Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, and Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, were quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush in Saudi Arabia to discuss oil." 05/16/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, had a commentary published in World Politics Review, "Bush Administration Middle East Policy: What Went Wrong." 05/16/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, appeared on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, "Bush Begins Five-Day Mideast Tour." 05/13/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Bush Heads Back to Mideast Amid Fading Peace Hopes." 05/13/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "In Mideast, Small Signs of Hope." 05/13/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush Tempers Upbeat Optimism About Mideast Peace." 05/13/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Agence France Press, "Bush Prepares to Press Saudis on Skyrocketing Price of Oil." 05/12/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush Has Missed Targets on Middle East Peace." 05/12/2008
Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, and Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, were quoted by McClatchy News Service, "Bush's Influence in Mideast Wanes." 05/11/2008
Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, and Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, were quoted by the New York Times, "As Bush Term Wanes, Mideast Peace Appears Elusive as Ever." 05/10/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by McClatchy News Service, "Another Step Backward in Mideast." 05/10/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Hezbollah Fighters Sweep Over Much of Beirut's Muslim Sector." 05/09/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Baltimore Sun, "Israeli Anniversary, Bush Spent 'Too Little.'" 05/08/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Washington Post, "Analysts Divided on Clinton's Arab Defense Plan." 05/04/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, appeared on CNN's Situation Room, "Iran Calls Clinton's Comments 'Provocative' and 'Irresponsible.'" 05/01/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Bush Wants a Deal on Palestinian State By End of Term." 04/25/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, "Umbrella of Deterrence." 04/21/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Iraq and U.S. to Urge Arabs to Boost Ties with Baghdad." 04/20/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Congressional Quarterly, "Surrogates to Set Tone on War Debate." 04/08/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Conflict Between Government, al-Sadr Show the Realities of Iraq." 03/30/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "Small Steps to Buy Time." 03/24/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, “Small Steps to Buy Time." 03/22/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by McClatchy Newspapers, "The Costly Iraq War." 03/20/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "On Iraq Tour, Cheney Seeks Security Pact." 03/20/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush Defiantly Defends War in Iraq." 03/20/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Cheney to Mideast with 'Rich Agenda' on Oil, Peace." 03/16/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "U.S. to Hit Milestone in Iraq." 03/16/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "McCain Linked to Iraq, Foreign Focus." 03/14/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Ahmadinejad’s Historic Iraq Visit." 03/02/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "U.S. Eyes Iranian President’s Visit to Iraq." 02/29/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Syria May Pay Price for Killing." 02/14/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "New French Base Shows Gulf States Want to Broaden Contacts Beyond U.S." 01/30/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Analysis: Bush Understates Challenges in Iraq, Afghanistan." 01/29/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Gulf States Broaden Contacts Beyond U.S." 01/20/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, and Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, were quoted by the Washington Times, "We Are Coming Home." 01/16/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Analysis: U.S. To Stay Course on Iran Policy." 01/16/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, "Bush Visits Saudi Arabia." 01/14/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Washington Times, "Bush Hopes for Mideast Peace in '08." 01/10/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush Offers Peacemaking Checklist." 01/10/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush Hopes to Revive Mideast 'Freedom Agenda.'" 01/09/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, and Anthony Cordesman, the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, appeared on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, "President Bush Begins Mideast Trip." 01/08/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by CBSNews.com, "Bush's Last-Chance Trip to the Middle East." 01/08/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Cox Newspapers, "Iran Focus of Bush Trip." 01/08/2008
Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, and Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, were quoted by the Washington Times, "Bush Bound for Mideast." 01/07/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, and Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, were quoted by the Chicago Tribune, "Doubt as Bush set to visit Mideast." 01/07/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, and Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, were quoted by the Associated Press, "Doubts Loom Over Bush's Trip to Mideast." 01/07/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Analysis: Long Odds for Bush in Switch to Mideast Peacemaker." 01/06/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by McClatchy Newspapers, "Bush Presses On to Mideast Amid Change." 01/05/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "Bush May Add Lebanon, Iraq To Stops on Trip." 01/05/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, and Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, were quoted by the Associated Press, "White House Downplays Bush Mideast Trip." 01/03/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "Bush Picks Abu Dhabi for Speech To Spur Mideast Agenda." 01/03/2008
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Mideast Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Clock Running on Bush Presidency." 12/31/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, appeared on the CBS Evening News, "Bush: Iran Still Dangerous." 12/04/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the New York Times, "An Assessment Jars a Foreign Policy Debate About Iran." 12/04/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Rice Staking Reputation on Mideast Peacemaking." 11/29/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, appeared on the CBS Evening News, "Secret Nixon Papers Released." 11/28/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Doubts Linger About U.S. Commitment After Annapolis." 11/28/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the USA Today, "Tricky Steering Ahead On Path To Middle East Peace Pact." 11/28/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Mideast Conference Holds Risks for Bush." 11/27/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Analysis: Possible Mideast Push by Bush." 11/24/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Book: Powell Pushed Iran Policy Shift." 11/11/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, had a commentary published in the Financial Times, "A Mis-Step on the Path to Middle East Peace." 11/01/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Libya, Once Pariah, Turns from Terror." 10/21/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Rice Gets Off Beaten Track of Mideast Diplomacy." 10/16/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted on NPR.org, "Will Al Gore Fall Prey to 'Nobel Curse?'" 10/12/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Analysis: Bush Keeps Low Profile at U.N 09/26/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, "Iraq Strategy Shifts as Warring Factions Don't Unite." 09/07/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by the New York Times, "Bush Takes a Step Away from Maliki." 08/22/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by the Associated Press, "France Edging Back into Iraq Equation After Clash With U.S. Over War." 08/21/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by Reuters, "Rice Scrambles to Create Legacy Not Driven By Iraq." 08/17/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by the New York Times, "Bush Sends Warning Meant for Syria: Don't Meddle in Lebanon." 08/03/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by McClatchy Newspapers, "Rice, Gates fail to mend U.S.-Saudi breach." 08/02/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, had an op-ed published in the Washington Post, "How to Manage Assad." 07/27/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by Reuters, "Rice, Gates Leave for Middle East on July 30." 07/24/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, and Anthony Cordesman, the Arleigh Burke Chair in Strategy, were quoted in the Time magazine cover story, "How to Leave Iraq." 07/19/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush Mideast Conference: Why Now?" 07/17/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Hamas Rejects Bush Proposal for Mideast Conference, Syria is Skeptical." 07/17/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, and Anthony Cordesman, the Burke Chair in Strategy at CSIS, were quoted by the Associated Press, "Enlisting Sunni Aid Raises Concerns for Future." 07/09/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, and Anthony Cordesman, the Burke Chair in Strategy at CSIS, were quoted by the Associated Press, "Armed Sunnis: Gains Now, Risks Later." 07/03/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted in The Washington Post, "Strategy For Propping Up Abbas." 06/20/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "U.S. Aids Abbas in West Bank." 06/19/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted in the USA Today, "Bush, Olmert Explore Way Forward in Middle East." 06/19/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, appeared on CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, "Aftermath of Hamas Gaza Win." 06/18/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by ABC, "Middle East Planning: The Next Step." 06/18/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by the Chicago Tribune, "U.S. to Free Up Aid to Palestinians." 06/18/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush, Olmert to Discuss Palestinians." 06/18/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by Reuters, "U.S. May Focus on West Bank While Isolating Gaza." 06/15/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Ex-Saudi Envoy Named in British Scandal." 06/08/2007
CSIS Middle East Program director Jon Alterman was quoted by the Associated Press, "Video Says Soldiers are Dead." 06/05/2007
Jon Alterman, who directs the CSIS Middle East Program, was interviewed by CBS News about the Bush administration's talks with Syria. 05/04/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted in a CNN.com homepage story, "No Safe Way for U.S. to Leave Iraq, Experts Warn." 05/03/2007
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Release of Britons Brings Hope Iran May Be Willing to Compromise in Other Disputes." 04/05/2007
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, spoke about Iran's release of captured British sailors on CNN's The Situation Room. 04/04/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was interviewed on KNX1070 NEWSRADIO about current developments in Iran. 03/28/2007
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by The Los Angeles Times, "Shiite Clerics Say Sunni Arab States Interfering in Iraq." 03/09/2007
The CBS Evening News featured CSIS Senior Fellows Derek Chollet, in the report "Cheney Safe in Afghanistan", and Jon Alterman, in the report "New Approach to Iran and Syria". 02/27/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was interviewed on the CBS Evening News about the use of dirty bombs in Iraq. 02/22/2007
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, was interviewed on the CBS Evening News about Britain's troop withdrawal from Iraq. 02/21/2007
The CBS website features video clips of Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, discussing British withdrawal of forces from Iraq. 02/21/2007
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was interviewed by NPR's Morning Edition, "Job Openings at State May Begin with White House." 01/30/2007
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, spoke about Iran on CBS News, "Bush to Iran: Back Off." 01/29/2007
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, discussed Lebanon on CNBC, "Buying Peace." 01/25/2007
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was a guest on WAMU's Diane Rehm Show, "The Sunni-Shi'ite Divide." 01/22/2007
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was interviewed on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, "Saddam Hussein Executed." 12/29/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was interviewed about the Iraq Study Group by Jon Roberts on CNN's This Week at War. 12/17/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was interviewed about the Iraq Study Group for The Bloomberg Report. 12/07/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by Newsweek, "The Great Stabilizer? The Baker-Hamilton Panel Hopes Tehran Can Be Persuaded to Help Washington Get Out of Iraq." 12/07/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush, Blair Meet Thursday at White House to Chart New Directions in Iraq." 12/07/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "U.S.-Iraq Summit Put off until Thursday." 11/29/2006
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon Alterman was quoted by Bloomberg, "Lebanese Murder May Weaken Push in U.S. to Engage Syria on Iraq." 11/22/2006
Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was interviewed by WTOP Radio (Washington), "How to Handle Situation in Iraq." 10/30/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS’s Middle East Program, was quoted by The Weekly Standard, "Fair and Balanced? Al Jazeera Is Planning to Bring English-Language News to an American Audience." 09/21/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was interviewed by NPR, "Iran's Former Leader Jabs at Bush on U.S. Tour." 09/05/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, published an op-ed in the Financial Times, "A Propaganda War that Can Be Lost in Translation." 08/22/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "U.S. Hopes to Rival Hezbollah With Rebuilding Effort." 08/17/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the Houston Chronicle, "Bush Says Hezbollah Defeat Is 'Pivotal'" 08/14/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, published an op-ed for the Washingtonpost.com online series Think Tank Town, "Monumental Hope and Grinding Despair." 08/03/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by The Washington Post, "Analysis: Crisis Could Undercut Bush's Long-Term Goals." 07/31/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the Chicago Tribune, "Bush: 'Sustainable' Peace Needed in Lebanon." 07/31/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was interviewed by Ray Suarez on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, "Analysts Review Secretary Rice's Trip and Israel's Options." 07/25/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Rice Faces Diplomatic Test in the Middle East." 07/23/2006
Anthony Cordesman, who holds CSIS's Burke Chair in Strategy, and Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, were interviewed for ABC's World News Tonight. 07/22/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was interviewed for Joie Chen's report for the CBS Evening News, "Is the U.S. a Fair Negotiator?" 07/22/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by Time magazine, "Diplomacy in Slow Motion." 07/20/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Hezbollah's Skill More Military Than Militia." 07/20/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, participated in a live question-and-answer session for The Washington Post, "Middle East Conflict Grows." 07/18/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the Financial Times, "Rice Weighs Damascus Peace Mission." 07/18/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by USA Today, "In Israel, Fury Mixed with Fears." 07/17/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle, "Why Israel Hit Back So Hard." 07/14/2006
Jon B. Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, published an op-ed in The Washington Post, "The Wrong Way to Sway Egypt." 06/13/2006
Jon B. Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was interviewed by NBC's David Gregory for his NBC Nightly News report, "Next Step in Iraq." 06/12/2006
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon Alterman was interviewed by National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation, "How Will the U.S. Engage Iran?" 06/01/2006
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon Alterman was interviewed by WTOP Radio (Washington), "U.S. Offers Talks With Iran." 06/01/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was interviewed on WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi Show, "Unrest in Egypt." 05/22/2006
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon Alterman was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, "Why US restored ties with Libya." 05/17/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was interviewed on National Public Radio's Day to Day by Madeleine Brand, "Unrest Swells in Hamas-Led Palestinian Territories." 05/10/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted in The New York Times Sunday magazine, "Ministering to the Upwardly Mobile Muslim." 04/30/2006
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon B. Alterman was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Bush Rejects Iran Reports." 04/11/2006
Jon B. Alterman, director of the Middle East Program, was quoted in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Bush Trying to Rally War Support." 03/18/2006
CSIS Middle East program director Jon B. Alterman was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Bush: No Nuclear Pact for Pakistan." 03/05/2006
CSIS Middle East program director Jon Alterman was interviewed by CNN's Kitty Pilgrim for "Lou Dobbs Tonight" regarding UAE ties to terrorism. 03/02/2006
CSIS Middle East program director Jon B. Alterman was quoted by Bloomberg, "Rice to Ask Allies Egypt, Saudi Arabia to Constrain Hamas, Iran." 02/21/2006
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon B. Alterman was quoted by the Financial Times, "Bush seeks funds to weaken Iran from within." 02/15/2006
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, was quoted by the International Herald Tribune, "Syria and Iran fuel the riots, Rice says." 02/08/2006
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon B. Alterman was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times, "West Takes Firm Stand on Hamas Aid." 01/31/2006
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon B. Alterman was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune, "U.S. pins hopes on Sharon allies." 01/06/2006
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon B. Alterman was interviewed by Reuters, "Sharon stroke a blow to Bush Mideast hopes." 01/05/2006
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon B. Alterman was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times, "GOP Ranks Breaking Over Bush's Tactics." 12/18/2005
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon B. Alterman conducted an online chat with the Washington Post regarding the Iraqi Parliamentary Elections. 12/15/2005
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon B. Alterman published an Op-Ed in the International Herald Tribune "Islamists March into the Breach." 12/15/2005
CSIS Middle East Program Director Jon B. Alterman was interviewed by the Washington Post, "In Four Speeches, Two Answers on War's End." 12/15/2005
CSIS's Jon Alterman interviewed on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" on the Iraqi Referendum. 10/17/2005
The Challenge for Al Jazeera International 04/01/2005
The Information Revolution and the Middle East 09/01/2004
Mid-Tech Revolution 06/30/2001
Counting Nodes and Counting Noses: Understanding New Media in the Middle East 07/01/2000
The Middle East's Information Revolution 01/01/2000
Transnational Media and Social Change in the Arab World 04/01/1999
Transnational Media and Regionalism 09/01/1998
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Testimony by Jon B. Alterman
Iran's Strategic Aspirations and the Future of the Middle East 06/05/2008
Review of U.S. Assistance Programs to Egypt 06/21/2006
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