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An audio version of “Seizing Middle East Opportunities,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Jon B. Alterman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman — September 30, 2024

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Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director, Middle East Program
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President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
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Seizing Middle East Opportunities

An audio version of “Seizing Middle East Opportunities,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Jon B. Alterman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman — September 30, 2024

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Israel-Hezbollah Escalation

An audio version of “Israel-Hezbollah Escalation,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Jon B. Alterman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman — September 24, 2024

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Lebanon’s Dangerous Campaign against Refugees

An audio version of “Lebanon’s Dangerous Campaign against Refugees,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Natasha Hall and Will Todman. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Natasha Hall and Will Todman — June 4, 2024

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Lebanon’s Dangerous Campaign against Refugees

Surging anti-refugee rhetoric in Lebanon could spiral into further regional violence and outward migration. To prevent a conflict, the EU and the U.S. must step up resettlement efforts and condition their aid to Lebanon to stop forced deportations and growing violence.

Commentary by Natasha Hall and Will Todman — June 4, 2024

Israel’s Not-Quite-Founder’s Syndrome

As Israel becomes increasingly bogged down in Gaza, Jon Alterman argues that Israeli leadership does not have a strategy to exit the conflict.

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — March 11, 2024

A Different Two-State Solution

The ongoing Israel-Hamas war has brought the two-state solution back to the forefront. Jon Alterman explains that reviving the solution will require expanding definitions and reimagining relations between Israel and Palestine.

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — January 10, 2024

What Comes after War in Gaza

Jon Alterman looks beyond the immediate dynamics of the Israel-Hamas war to break down the long-term implications of the war. The war will destroy Hamas’s organizational capacity, raising questions about who will control Gaza and what will happen to Gazans if Hamas falls.

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — October 12, 2023

Biden’s Efforts to Bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham Accords

Jon Alterman argues that the Biden administration came into office with a pledge of normalcy, but its emphasis on Israel-Saudi ties is markedly different from its predecessors. Even so, the administration is determined not to let the Middle East become a distraction.

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — September 22, 2023