Tamara Cofman Wittes

Tamara Cofman Wittes is a senior fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a weekly cabinet meeting on Nov. 4, 2012. (Gali Tibbon - Pool/Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a weekly cabinet meeting on Nov. 4, 2012. (Gali Tibbon - Pool/Getty Images)

Everyone Loves Israel Now
Argument
Shai Feldman, Tamara Cofman Wittes
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Arab Islamic American Summit at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Arab Islamic American Summit at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

How Trump’s Black and White World View Met Reality in the Middle East
Shadow Government
Tamara Cofman Wittes, Ilan Goldenberg
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to employees upon his arrival at the State Department, on February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. Last night Tillerson was sworn in after confirmation by the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to employees upon his arrival at the State Department, on February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. Last night Tillerson was sworn in after confirmation by the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

There’s Such a Thing as Too Much Security, and 3 Other Tips for Tillerson
Shadow Government
Tamara Cofman Wittes
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KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images

Egypt’s NGOs matter
The Middle East Channel
Tamara Cofman Wittes
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JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

What the U.S. can do for Egypt
The Middle East Channel
Tamara Cofman Wittes
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Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Can Kerry Fill Clinton’s Shoes?
Argument
Tamara Cofman Wittes
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KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/GettyImages

Learning to Live With the Islamist Winter
Argument
Tamara Cofman Wittes
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