Archive - Unsettled Sources

A Gaza ceasefire is the beginning, not the end, of leverage over Hamas

To push the group out of Gaza, money for reconstruction is a more potent tool than military force

Apr 26 •

Gregg Carlstrom

Same as the old boss

For almost two decades, there has been more consistency than change in America's Middle East policy

Apr 23 •

Gregg Carlstrom

Steve Witkoff and the art of the spiel

Why nuclear talks with Iran will be both easier and harder than the rest of his portfolio

Apr 16 •

Gregg Carlstrom

Everyone gets a Chevy Tahoe

The madness of Trump's tariffs, through the lens of two middling American trading partners in the Middle East

Apr 3 •

Gregg Carlstrom

March 2025

The multipolar era in the White House

The leaked Signal chats are a good reminder: when it comes to foreign policy, the Trump administration is not a unitary actor

Mar 31 •

Gregg Carlstrom

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