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Around the halls: Brookings experts on Biden’s performance in the Middle East

Vanda Felbab-Brown, Daniel L. Byman, et al. | Brookings

February 3, 2023

Smoke rising from a neighborhood following clashes in Tripoli

SSP alums Vanda Felbab-Brown on the role of pro-Iran militas in Iraqi politics and Daniel L. Byman on the de-prioritization of counterterrorism in U.S. policymaking.

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