Middle East

Security Cooperation
commentary
What the UAE Weapons Deal Says About the United States and Its Alliances
Raphael S. Cohen
Mar 1, 2021
Lawfare
Various U.S. administrations have long wanted U.S. allies to do more, but in many parts of the world the most logical partners are authoritarian states with different interests than those of the United States. The sale of military equipment to the United Arab Emirates provides just the latest example.
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Iran
commentary
Why Biden Can't Turn Back the Clock on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Raphael S. Cohen
Mar 1, 2021
The Hill
Enacted in 2016, the Iran nuclear deal was predicated on a geopolitical context that no longer exists. Addressing Iran's nuclear program today may require a different solution.
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Teachers and Teaching
blog
Teachers Quit Due to Stress, Peace in Yemen, America's Middle Class: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 26, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on how stress leads teachers to quit their jobs, U.S. strategy in the Middle East, America's shrinking middle class, and more.
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Low-Intensity Conflict
blog
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, COVID-19 Variants, Myanmar: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 12, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on alternatives in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, how couples can sleep better during the pandemic, and more.
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Afghanistan
commentary
Afghanistan: Give Peace a Chance
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Feb 9, 2021
The Hill
The timetable set out in the Afghan peace agreement was always unrealistically ambitious. If the Biden administration postpones the May withdrawal of U.S. troops, then this could provide the two Afghan sides more time to address core issues that must be resolved if any settlement is to stick.
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International Diplomacy
commentary
Implementing Arab Gulf Reconciliation
Jeffrey Martini
Jan 27, 2021
RealClearDefense
As the Arab Gulf states prepare to engage with a new U.S. administration, their recent reconciliation announcement offers an opportunity to advance their interests as well as mutual interests with the United States. But the Gulf states' intent to end their feud will very likely not be sufficient unless the agreement is deepened through confidence-building measures and expanded by reaching a parallel understanding with Turkey.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
The Most Popular RAND Research of 2020
Dec 21, 2020
Here are the RAND research projects that resonated most in 2020, a year unlike any in living memory. Topics include remote learning, election disinformation, income inequality, and more.
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Gender Equity in the Workplace
blog
Working Women, the Intelligence Community, Syrian Refugees: RAND Weekly Recap
Dec 4, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on supporting America's working women, challenges facing the next Director of National Intelligence, how Syria's forever war is creating forever refugees, and more.
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Refugees
commentary
The Syrian Forever War Has Created Forever Refugees
Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson
Nov 24, 2020
The National Interest
Without a formal peace agreement that commits to safety for returnees and creates a foundation for investment in Syria's demolished infrastructure, Syrians will not go home. They fear returning because of reports of returnees being arrested, imprisoned, and tortured.
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Yemen
commentary
Yemen's Chaos Creates a New Opportunity for the Biden-Harris Team
Daniel Egel, Trevor Johnston
Nov 24, 2020
The National Interest
More than one-quarter million Yemenis have been killed in the nation's civil war. And 150,000 children have died from starvation and left Yemen on the brink of collapse. The foundations of peace must be Yemeni-led, but there is much that the new U.S. administration could do to support the process.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
Schools and COVID-19, Health Care Resources, Leaving Afghanistan: RAND Weekly Recap
Nov 20, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on allocating scarce but lifesaving resources during a pandemic, insights from America’s educators, the lopsided telework revolution, and more.
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Refugees
commentary
Five Strategies to Address Employment Hurdles Faced by Young Syrian Women Refugees
Namita Datta, Louay Constant @LouayConstant, Kavell Joseph
Oct 30, 2020
The World Bank Jobs and Development Blog
Young Syrian women refugees face enormous challenges in finding meaningful work in host countries, with many relying on humanitarian aid to meet their basic needs. How can employment obstacles be addressed for young Syrian women refugees in a post–COVID-19 environment?
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Middle East
commentary
In the Middle East, Russia and China Expand Their Influence
Ali Wyne, Colin P. Clarke
Sep 18, 2020
Lawfare
While the United States is concerned primarily about a resurgent China's inroads in the Middle East, it is also nervous about the gambits of a revanchist Russia. As the United States decides when and how to contest China and Russia—in and beyond the Middle East—it will have to resist alarmism as vigorously as complacency.
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Afghanistan
commentary
The Islamic State in Afghanistan Is Down, but Not Out
Abdul Sayed, Colin P. Clarke
Sep 14, 2020
Newsweek
The Afghan Taliban is on the verge of entering into a power-sharing agreement with the Afghan government in a peace deal facilitated by the United States. Washington seems to be holding out hope that the deal will stabilize the country. But the Islamic State Khorasan Province remains a concern. The Islamic State in Afghanistan may be down, but it's not out.
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Al Qaida
commentary
Is al Qaida Still a Threat?
Asfandyar Mir, Colin P. Clarke
Sep 9, 2020
Foreign Affairs
Nineteen years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, does al Qaida still pose a significant threat to U.S. national security? Among researchers, military and intelligence officials, and policymakers who study the group, there is little consensus. An accurate assessment of al Qaida's organizational health must take into account the group's recent and dramatic resurrection.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
The Evidence on Kids and COVID-19, China's Use of Big Data, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 4, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on what we know (and what we don't) about kids and COVID-19, how China is using big data, the future of telemedicine, and more.
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Middle East

What the UAE Weapons Deal Says About the United States and Its Alliances

Why Biden Can't Turn Back the Clock on the Iran Nuclear Deal

Teachers Quit Due to Stress, Peace in Yemen, America's Middle Class: RAND Weekly Recap

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, COVID-19 Variants, Myanmar: RAND Weekly Recap

Afghanistan: Give Peace a Chance

Implementing Arab Gulf Reconciliation

The Most Popular RAND Research of 2020

Working Women, the Intelligence Community, Syrian Refugees: RAND Weekly Recap

The Syrian Forever War Has Created Forever Refugees

Yemen's Chaos Creates a New Opportunity for the Biden-Harris Team

Schools and COVID-19, Health Care Resources, Leaving Afghanistan: RAND Weekly Recap

Five Strategies to Address Employment Hurdles Faced by Young Syrian Women Refugees

In the Middle East, Russia and China Expand Their Influence

The Islamic State in Afghanistan Is Down, but Not Out

Is al Qaida Still a Threat?

The Evidence on Kids and COVID-19, China's Use of Big Data, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap

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