Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on the ISIS Threat
Gregory Aftandilian discusses the continued threat from ISIS and recent comments on the subject from FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on US-Libya Relations
Gregory Aftandilian discusses the state of relations between the United States and Libya under President Donald Trump.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on Trump’s Peace Plan
Gregory Aftandilian discusses the United States peace plan on the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on Sisi and Trump
Gregory Aftandilian discusses Egyptian President Sisi’s upcoming visit to Washington D.C. and the current state of United States-Egyptian relations.
Aftandilian Publishes OpEd on Trump’s Middle East Priorities
Gregory Aftandilian discusses United States President Donald Trump’s budget priorities for the Middle East for the upcoming fiscal year.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on Failures of the Arab Spring
Gregory Aftandilian discusses how the Washington D.C. think tank community views the failures of the Arab Spring.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on U.S.-Iraq Relations
Gregory Aftandilian discusses how United States sanctions against Iran are impacting U.S. relations with Iraq.
Aftandilian Publishes Op-Ed on U.S. Midterm Elections
Gregory Aftandilian discusses how the U.S. midterm elections could affect President Donald Trump’s Middle East strategy.
Aftandilian Publishes Op-Ed on Defense Secretary James Mattis
Gregory Aftandilian discusses the tenure of United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on Trump’s Egypt Strategy
Gregory Aftandilian discusses the differences in opinion between the Trump administration and Congress on Egypt.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on the Resilience of ISIS
Gregory Aftandilian discusses the seeming resilience of ISIS despite major battlefield successes against the terrorist organization in Syria and Iraq.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly Trump’s Iran Strategy
Gregory Aftandilian discusses U.S.President Donald Trump’s desire for regime change in Iran and how such a policy could backfire.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on Iraqi Parliamentary Elections
Gregory Aftandilian discusses the United States view of the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections.
Aftandilian Publishes Op-Ed on Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Plants
Gregory Aftandilian discusses recent conflicts between the Trump administration and Congress over Saudi Arabia’s plans to build nuclear power plants.
Aftandilian Publishes Op-Ed on Trump’s Syria Strategy
Gregory Aftandilian discusses President Donald Trump’s remarks that he intends to pull U.S. troops out of Syria “very soon.”
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on Pence’s Middle East Trip
Gregory Aftandilian discusses United States Vice President Mike Pence’s recent trip to the Middle East.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on U.S. Aid to Palestine
Gregory Aftandilian discusses Donald Trump’s threat to cut aid to the Palestinians, and whether he is likely to actually do so.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on Russian-Egyptian Relations
Gregory Aftandilian discusses the United States response to developing Russian-Egyptian relations.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on U.S. Kurdish Policy
Gregory Aftandilian discusses United States policies aimed at the Kurdish community in the four Middle East countries the Kurds inhabit.
Aftandilian in The Arab Weekly on Trump and Saudi Arabia
Gregory Aftandilian discusses whether U.S. President Donald Trump will support Saudi Arabia in a confrontation with Iran.