The Biden administration and the Middle East: Reflecting on the first 100 days
The two big moves in early US Middle East policy Three months is a very short time, especially in the life of a new administration scrambling to fill positions, review policy, and launch initiatives. And although the incoming administration’s priorities are largely domestic — and in the foreign policy arena, their priorities are on global issues like climate change and fighting COVID or otherwise on China and Asia — Middle East policy has seen important movement, particularly on Iran and Afghanistan. The decision to find a pathway back into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)...