Center for Strategic Communication

The Iran Nuclear Deal and the Middle East

After the signing of the historic nuclear deal between the P5+1 nations and Iran, regional actors denounced the deal for fear it spelled a new regional balance of power, and added to the Islamic Republic’s regional influence. The U.S.’s largest allies in the Middle...

Maktoum’s Path to Lasting Peace

President Obama’s objective to “degrade, and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) involves a multi-pronged strategy. It includes “a systematic campaign of airstrikes,” increased American service members to support forces in Iraq, training and...

What We Are Reading … September 10, 2014

International News Coverage   ISIS, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism   The Moderate Middle East Must Act Yousef al Otaiba / WSJ Over the past few weeks the international community has been stirred to action against the rising threat of extremism—the most...