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Brett McGurk

Brett McGurk is the Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute. He is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs and last week led discussions on China in the Middle East at Carnegie-Tsinghua Center in Beijing.
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America Should Build an International Coalition Now

The United States has an urgent interest in filling the global leadership void during this stateless scourge.

  • Brett McGurk, The Atlantic
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China’s Risky Middle East Bet

Beijing believes it can focus on economic development and avoid any role in political affairs—but that assumption will likely prove naive.

  • Brett McGurk, The Atlantic