Will Trump and Congress shut down the government?
Dec 21, 2018
Fellow Molly Reynolds discusses the federal budget fight which centers around funding for President Trump’s border wall.
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President Trump’s mad dash out of Syria
Dec 20, 2018
Brookings Fellow Scott R. Anderson discusses President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw U.S. military personnel from Syria, ending their involvement in the military campaign against ISIS that the United States has led since 2014.
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Why the Senate went against Trump on Yemen
Nov 29, 2018
Senior Fellow Tamara Cofman Wittes discusses the United States Senate’s recent vote to advance a measure that would cut support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, a reaction to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi despite President Trump’s unwavering support of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed...
How will political strife in Israel impact Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’?
Nov 19, 2018
Natan Sachs, director for Middle East Policy, discusses how recent events in Israeli politics, including corruption accusations against Prime Minister Netanyahu, a controversial ceasefire with Hamas, and the cancelled resignation of Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, will impact the upcoming Israeli elections and...
Trump-Macron spat exposes clashing US-French interests
Nov 14, 2018
Visiting Fellow Celia Belin discusses Trump’s recent visit to France, the Twitter rant that followed it, and the future of Franco-U.S. relations.
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