Upcoming Event | @WillTodman hosts a roundtable discussion about the role of civil society in environmental politics in the MENA region, featuring @awhawth, @aly_rahim, and @khamlichi_hajar. 📆 November 13 🕔 9:00AM - 10:00AM EST 📍 Online Register here:

In his first weeks, President Trump has taken unprecedented foreign policy actions. In an upcoming event, @WillTodman joins a panel of @CSIS experts to discuss how allies and partners are responding. 🕥 1-2:30 PM ET 📆 February 18 Register here:

New in Survival 🚨 @NatashaHallDC assesses the future of post-Assad #Syria in a new article for the journal Survival, including the 7️⃣ foreign actors that could shape the country's political transition. Read her latest article below to find out more:

"It doesn't make sense for Israeli security to move this population to Jordan and destabilize a neighbor that Israel has made peace with," says @NatashaHallDC to CBS News about President Trump's proposal to relocate Gazans in Egypt and Jordan. Watch here:

“Trump’s rhetoric alone about Gaza is an existential threat to Jordan’s stability,” says @NatashaHallDC to the Washington Examiner about President Trump's call to relocate Gazans to #Jordan. Read her recent comments here:

"Iran is in a place of extreme vulnerability at this point," says @NatashaHallDC about #Iran's potential role in an "axis of upheaval" working against U.S. interests abroad. Listen to her full comments on the CSIS podcast Russian Roulette here:

"The fall of Bashar al-Assad fits into this policy of normalizing relations with regional actors," says Sinem Adar a recent episode of #Babel on Turkish foreign policy in #Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Find out more here:

Last week, @NatashaHallDC joined Bloomberg's Balance of Power to discuss President Trump's recent comments about a U.S. intervention in #Gaza. Listen to her full comments below to learn more:

“A number of countries are going to feel that they need a different relationship with Russia and China,” warns Jon Alterman to CNN about the risk of President Trump alienating U.S. allies overseas. Read his latest comments here:

"Turkey is okay with having the newly emerging state in Syria include Syrian Kurds in governance, but it has no tolerance to include the YPG," says Sinem Adar on #Babel about #Turkey's foreign policy goals in #Syria. Listen to her full interview here:

Could President Trump's recent comments on #Gaza affect the ongoing ceasefire negotiations? In a recent CSIS Asked & Answered, Jon Alterman answers critical questions about Trump's proposal to relocate Gazans. Listen to his comments here:

"I’m skeptical many would be willing to leave even a shattered Gaza," says Jon Alterman Alarabiya News about the limits of President Trump's proposal to relocate Gazans outside of #Gaza. Read his recent comments here:

Yesterday, President Trump expressed interest in relocating Palestinians in Gaza outside of the strip. In a new CSIS Asked & Answered, Jon Alterman assesses what to make of these recent comments in 2️⃣ minutes. Watch his analysis here:

"I'm skeptical if the time is right or the necessary conditions can be met," says Jon Alterman to DW News about the prospects of President Trump brokering a normalization agreement between #Israel and #SaudiArabia. Read his latest comments for DW here:

New on #Babel: Jon Alterman breaks down Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington and its significance for U.S.-Israeli relations, the #Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, the #Iran nuclear deal, and more. Listen to his analysis here:

What will come out of President Trump's meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu? In a new CSIS Asked & Answered, Jon Alterman breaks down the implications of the meeting in 9️⃣0️⃣ seconds. Watch his latest analysis here:

“The big question is whether security cooperation can spill over into other domains,” says Martin Pimentel to DefenseScoop about the prospect of more significant US-#Algeria relations after signing a new military cooperation agreement. Read more here:

"Neither side seems to be interested in tamping down the conflict...and that doesn't speak well for very difficult negotiations in the coming weeks" says Jon Alterman in a recent #Babel episode on the ceasefire in #Gaza. Listen here for more:

"Iran is going to take some time to recalibrate and build itself back up again" says @NatashaHallDC about the prospects of an Axis of Upheaval between #Russia and #Iran in the Middle East. Listen to her full comments on Russian Roulette here:

Conflicts, climate change, emerging technology, foreign aid disruptions, and a changing global order are poised to reshape the region. Follow our newsletter "Middle East Notes and Comment" to cut through the noise about foreign policy in the MENA region:

Despite reaching a ceasefire deal between #Israel and #Hamas, the agreement still faces several barriers to full implementation, writes Jon Alterman in a recent Critical Questions on the deal. Find out more here: