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April 15, 2025
AFPI Congratulates Daniel Noboa on Presidential Election Victory in Ecuador
Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Chad Wolf, Chair of the Center for Homeland Security & Immigration (CHSI) and Josh Trevino, Senior Fellow at the Western Hemisphere Initiative (WHI) regarding Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s re-election to a second term.
Op-Ed
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April 9, 2025
Gaza Is the Gateway for the Trump Administration to Restart the Abraham Accords
Little has been heard about the future of Gaza since Egypt on March 4 rolled out its plan, following on President Trump’s announcement a month earlier, to transform Gaza into a “riviera.” Conveniently for Egypt, Hamas’s obstinance in the hostage negotiations and Israel’s current military activities in the area have stolen the spotlight.
Op-Ed
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April 6, 2025
An America First Approach to Syria
We should accept that we cannot solve Syria’s problems, at least not right now, and so should not waste precious time and resources on local politics. America has struggled since President Obama to get Syria policy right, largely because of being overwhelmed by a long list of critical issues—from the humanitarian toll of the civil war, pushing out Assad and facilitating a political transition to the actions of our global and regional adversaries there. It was a classic case of the adage “when everything is a priority, nothing is a priority.”
Op-Ed
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March 31, 2025
The Art of the Iran Deal
President Trump has in recent months repeatedly emphasized two points regarding Iran: first, that he would not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon and, second, that he would prefer to achieve this through a deal rather than “bombing the hell out of it.” Earlier this month he sent the Supreme Leader a letter inviting him to direct negotiations.
Op-Ed
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March 25, 2025
Hamas’s Next ‘Hell to Pay’ Choices
In early March, President Trump met with a delegation of freed Israeli hostages who were in Hamas captivity. That night he doubled down on his threat to Hamas, writing on Truth Social, “Make a SMART decision. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER!”
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