Dana Stroul
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Research Director @washinstitute; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Middle East; former Senate Foreign Relations Cmte staffer
Joined August 2010
Follow @WashInstitute each day of @POTUS Mid East trip for end-of-day wraps and quick analysis from the best of the best including @AmbDennisRoss @davidschenker1 Simon Henderson @LizyDent and @robsatloff. Today I kicked it off with a trip “scene setter” ✈️🇸🇦🇶🇦🇦🇪🇺🇸.
What's on the table during President Trump's trip to the Middle East? The size and scale of the billions—if not trillions—of dollars in potential economic agreements, investment pledges, and cooperation on the future of AI and semiconductors. Meanwhile, other issues like the
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Thank you @DanielBShapiro !.
Excellent rundown by @dstroul of the choices and stakes facing the United State in the Middle East.
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2024 was the year for extraordinary mil achievements; 2025 should be the year for extraordinary civilian leadership. Thx to @ForeignAffairs for publishing my new piece on how to help build a resilient region. The Narrow Path to a New Middle East via.
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Expect @WhiteHouse distancing today from Boehler's weekend interviews. Even even if direct negotiations with #Hamas for a 'truce' is not official US policy, damage is significant. Over 2 weeks, #Trump undermined allies (Israel, Ukraine) and spoke directly to aggressors.
I want to be CRYSTAL CLEAR as some have misinterpreted. Hamas is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of innocent people. They are BY DEFINITION BAD people. And as @POTUS has said, not a single Hamas member will be safe if Hamas doesn’t RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES.
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Saudi Arabia is host for tomorrow's US-#Russia talks on #Ukraine. How has Russia-Ukraine war impacted Middle East region? What to make of the Middle East role in responding to Russian aggression? Tune in tomorrow @WashInstitute webinar 10 AM ET on these topics and more.
📺How might Washington respond if Iran and other adversaries continue supplying Russia’s war machine? Tune in on February 18 at 10am ET for a webcast w/ Javier Colomina, @GaberYevgeniya, Riad Kahwaji, and @annaborsh. @dstroul will moderate. #TWIPolicyForum
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ICYMI: tune in this morning @SenateForeign when @MichaelSinghDC and I testify on the future of US policy on Syria.
When GOP majority & Dem minority on @SenateForeign look for expertise on post-#Asad #Syria policy, they turn to my @WashInstitute colleagues @MichaelSinghDC & @dstroul, respectively, former co-chairs of the Syria Study Group. Watch tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:30 am ET.
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‘Some things I say will be incorrect’: Musk walks back administration’s Gaza condoms claim .via @timesofisrael.
Karoline Leavitt: "DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be 50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza. That is a preposterous waste of taxpayer dollars."
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Want to learn more about why #Israel is asking to adjust the #Lebanon #ceasefire ? Tune in tomorrow for an @WashInstitute webinar on this very issue!. Next Steps in Lebanon: From Ceasefire Extensions to Government Formation - @WashInstitute
Israel asked to keep troops in Lebanon until Feb. 28, sources say
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Flagging this upcoming @WashInstitute deadline for young professionals and soon-to-be-grads. We have a great program that will expose you to regional expertise, the fast-breaking Washington policy-making scene, and plenty of development opportunities. 👇.
We are accepting applications for the 2025-2026 RA cohort! Positions are geared towards recent BA/MA grads or early-career professionals with an interest & background in Mideast & U.S. foreign policy. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis until 3/1.
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If implemented, this meets one of the criteria to resume direct funding to the PA as set out in the Taylor Force Act.
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"While the effort to reform the prisoner payment system has been in the works for over a year and largely finalized during the Biden administration, Ramallah decided to hold off on announcing the move, preferring to save it as a goodwill gesture for the incoming Trump.
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My comments to @J_Insider on same topic yesterday. Middle East experts split over recent moves to slash U.S. foreign aid, USAID
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Imp piece by @WashInstitute colleague @fishman_b. A real foreign assistance review would establish policy, then evaluate programs for alignment, then wind down and cut. The Trump stop-work order is doing the opposite, with serious consequences for US interests in Middle East.
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6/Americans are safer when rules and norms are upheld. Forcing Palestinians to leave Gaza violates intl migration and human rights law. US should be on the right side of this (the legal side). currently we are on veering toward the wrong side. Palestinian civilians wanting to.
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5/Trump playbook is create a crisis of words and threats, then his team quietly works out short-term agreements to de-escalate (cc Colombia, Mexico, Canada). Re Gaza, rather than a lot of “no” our partners should articulate what they can say “yes” to in support of Gaza.
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4/Current estimates to rebuild Gaza are up to $80B and decades of work. Not sure Americans understand what Trump is signing them up for. Also, in less than 24 hours, focus shifted AWAY from Israel’s role, PA, and Arab region.
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