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Steven Cook

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Director of the Middle East Program @CFR_org. Big NY sports & pizza guy. Goofy dad. I'd rather be skiing. My own opinions. RTs ≠endorsement.
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Is Egypt’s Diplomacy Clever or Clumsy?

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By Steven Cook
| Foreign Policy Magazine Verified
It has been almost three years since Hamas kicked off a regional war when its cadres and members of other Palestinian extremist groups slaughtered about 1,200 Israelis. In the endless Middle East news cycles since, there has been extensive coverage of Gaza, Israel, Hamas, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Syria, Qatar, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Houthis, but very little about Egypt.
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The Houthis Seized a Critical Strait and Attacked Saudi Arabia. Here’s What It Means for the U.S.

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By Steven Cook
| The Council on Foreign Relations
Steven Cook is an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as U.S.-Middle East policy. He is the author of The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East. The Houthis struck Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday for the first time since a period of escalation over the summer. They further claimed an attack on Aramco facilities at Yanbu, a Saudi port, and appear to have seized strategic territory on the Yemeni coast critical to the control of the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
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America Should Pursue an Alliance with Somaliland

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By Steven Cook
| Poetry and Prayer
Editors’ Pick September 10, 2026 Following Israel’s lead. Although doing so will inevitably annoy Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, Steven A. Cook argues that Washington should follow Israel in recognizing the independence of Somaliland: Although doing so will inevitably annoy Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, Steven A. Cook argues that Washington should follow Israel in recognizing the independence of Somaliland: Get the best Jewish ideas and conversations. $10/month. Subscribe now Already subscribed?
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