Author: Steven A. Cook

  • The Sheer Lunacy of Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan

    The Sheer Lunacy of Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan

    Seizing the Palestinian territory would involve U.S. war crimes and utter regional chaos. Cook-Steve-foreign-policy-columnist4Steven A. Cook By Steven A. Cook, a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Reporters raise their hands in the foreground as Donald Trump gestures…

  • After Fall of Assad Dynasty, Syria’s Risky New Moment

    After Fall of Assad Dynasty, Syria’s Risky New Moment

    Skip to main content Experts Election 2024 Topics Featured Climate Change International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming. Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 Renewing America Regions Featured Myanmar Introduction Throughout its decades of independence, Myanmar…

  • What Syria’s Revived Civil War Means for the Region

    What Syria’s Revived Civil War Means for the Region

    Skip to main content Experts Election 2024 Topics Featured Climate Change Introduction Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate… Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 Renewing America Regions Featured Myanmar Introduction Throughout its decades of…