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Dennis Ross quoted in POLITICO article, “Can Jared’s Millennial ‘Mini-Me’ Bring Peace to the Middle East?”

"Dennis Ross, who served as Bill Clinton’s Middle East envoy, interpreted Greenblatt’s departure as a sign that the Trump administration does not expect its forthcoming peace plan -- which is set to be released at some unspecified point after Israel’s Sept. 17 elections — to lead even to follow-up negotiations. "... If the plan is in fact dead on arrival, Ross said, Berkowitz will be left with something of a mop-up job, tasked with finding areas for incremental progress and trying [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-09-19T14:41:58-04:00September 6, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dan Shapiro and Dennis Ross quoted in The New York Times article, “The Secret History of the Push to Strike Iran”

"... Some American military planners derided Barak’s tactic as 'mowing the grass' — a small-bore effort that would need to be repeated again and again — but it might have been more like a way to get the United States to move first. 'Barak would tell us, "We can’t do what you do, so we need to do it sooner,"' says Dennis Ross, who handled Iran policy at the National Security Council during Obama’s first term. 'We interpreted that as designed [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-09-09T15:46:06-04:00September 4, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dennis Ross and David Makovsky release new book, Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel’s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny

"Modern Israel’s founding fathers provided some of the boldest and most principled leadership of any nation. Now Israel needs their example more than ever. At a time when the political destiny of Israel is more uncertain than at any moment since its modern founding, Be Strong and of Good Courage celebrates the defining generation of leaders who took on the task of safeguarding the country’s future. "David Ben-Gurion, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Rabin, and Ariel Sharon were all present at the creation [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-09-09T15:42:37-04:00September 3, 2019|Press Releases|

Dennis Ross writes with Dana Stroul in The Washington Post: “The Flaw in Trump’s Maximum Pressure Campaign Toward Iran”

“The Trump administration says its maximum-pressure campaign on Iran is working. If only that were true. "The administration has consistently made the argument that economic sanctions would deprive the Iranian regime of money and that less money would mean less bad behavior and more concessions at the negotiating table. "Bargaining with Iran is not the same as a closing a real estate deal, however, and Iran-sponsored terrorism is not easily reduced to counting dollars and cents. Less of one does not [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-09-09T15:33:57-04:00August 29, 2019|Economy & Trade, Geopolitical Perspectives|

Dennis Ross quoted in The New York Times article, “How the Palestinian-Israeli Peace Process Became a Farce”

“'As much as Israel’s founding leaders may have disagreed with one another, men like David Ben-Gurion and Menachem Begin always in the end put the interests of the state above their own,' said Ross. 'They understood that whether you were making a choice or doing nothing, you were making a choice...'” Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-08-26T16:03:59-04:00August 20, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives, News|

Dennis Ross on NPR’s Morning Edition: “U.S. Sanctions Iranian Foreign Minister”

"The U.S. Treasury Department announced it's imposing sanctions on Iran's foreign minister. NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses the move with Dennis Ross, a former special assistant to President Obama..." Listen to the full interview here: Full Interview

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-08-22T12:32:31-04:00August 1, 2019|Economy & Trade, Geopolitical Perspectives, News|

Dennis Ross quoted in The Washington Post article, “Trump’s Faulty Claim That Iran Has Changed Its Regional Behavior”

"Reports do indicate Hezbollah has seen its funding reduced in recent months, but, according to Dennis Ross, a former U.S. ambassador and a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, there is 'no indication whatsoever that Hezbollah is stopping any of its bad behavior.' This reduction in funding also coincides with a downturn in the Lebanese economy and, therefore, may not solely be a result of sanctions..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-08-22T12:33:31-04:00July 30, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives, News|

Dennis Ross featured on CBS’ Intelligence Matters

Dennis Ross and Mike Morrell discuss the current confrontation between the United States and the Iranians, peace negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the issue of Arab-Israeli, Israeli-Palestinian peace. Read the full transcript here: Full Transcript

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-08-22T12:13:17-04:00July 24, 2019|News|

Dennis Ross writes in The Atlantic: “There’s a Deal to Be Had Between the U.S. and Iran”

"Iran is now incrementally walking away from the limits imposed on it in the nuclear deal—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA—exceeding the 300 kilograms of low enriched uranium it can have on hand and now enriching above the 3.67 percent allowed under the terms of the understanding. Don’t be surprised if it either starts to install its advanced centrifuges or begins to operate more than the 5,061 older centrifuges it is permitted for enrichment. Iran is not racing to [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-08-22T12:40:06-04:00July 10, 2019|Geopolitical Perspectives, News|

Dennis Ross quoted in The National: “U.S. ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign Against Iran Faces Hurdles”

"Dennis Ross, a former aide to president Barack Obama, said the Trump administration 'seems to have few answers for the Iranian asymmetric responses to our pressure campaign.' "Writing in The Washington Post last week, Mr. Ross said the U.S. pursuit of deterrence against Tehran was compromised by the reluctance of European countries to blame Iran for the tanker attacks. "He said this was because they did not trust that Mr. Trump would not use their endorsement to launch a war. "Mr. [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2019-08-22T12:18:57-04:00June 23, 2019|News|