Dennis Ross

Dennis Ross is a distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and teaches at Georgetown University. He served in senior national security positions in the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama administrations, including as Clinton’s Middle East envoy.

Articles by Dennis Ross

abbas

The Smart Way to End ‘Pay to Slay’

Argument

David Makovsky, Dennis Ross, Lia Weiner

August 2, 2017, 3:36 AM

trump

Trump and Netanyahu Won’t Bury the Two-State Solution

Argument

February 14, 2017, 4:16 AM

A picture taken on January 20, 2017 shows the exterior of the US Embassy building in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, coinciding with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.
Outgoing US President Barack Obama warned his successor against any "sudden, unilateral moves" on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in an apparent reference to his plan to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. / AFP / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images) — A picture taken on January 20, 2017 shows the exterior of the US Embassy building in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, coinciding with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. Outgoing US President Barack Obama warned his successor against any "sudden, unilateral moves" on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in an apparent reference to his plan to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. / AFP / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Here’s How Trump Can Make a Deal With Israel

Argument

February 3, 2017, 10:02 AM

Israeli President Shimon Peres speaks during an interview in the President house on April 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

What Would Shimon Do?

Argument

September 29, 2016, 3:51 PM

Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Trust, but Clarify

Argument

Dennis Ross, David Makovsky

October 1, 2013, 4:00 PM

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

It’s Time to Act in Syria

Argument

April 18, 2013, 4:19 PM

Think Again: Yasir Arafat

Think Again

November 11, 2009, 5:08 PM

Return to staff list

Loading graphics