Daniel C. Kurtzer

Daniel C. Kurtzer is a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt and Israel. He teaches diplomacy and conflict resolution at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.

Articles by Daniel C. Kurtzer
A demonstrator holds up the flags of Israel and the United States during a rally in support of Israel outside the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver on Oct. 15, 2023.
A demonstrator holds up the flags of Israel and the United States during a rally in support of Israel outside the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver on Oct. 15, 2023.

Rift or Rupture?
Analysis
Aaron David Miller, Daniel C. Kurtzer
A Palestinian is seen from behind as they look outside through a large broken window. Some shards of fractured glass remain in the frame, but the rest of the opening reveals dark smoke billowing from a dense street of buildings in Gaza City. The sky is otherwise light but hazy.
A Palestinian is seen from behind as they look outside through a large broken window. Some shards of fractured glass remain in the frame, but the rest of the opening reveals dark smoke billowing from a dense street of buildings in Gaza City. The sky is otherwise light but hazy.

How Will This War End? How Can the Next One be Prevented?
Roundup
Zaha Hassan, Daniel C. Kurtzer, Omar M. Dajani, Diana Buttu, Peter R. Mansoor, Daniel Levy, Ehud Olmert, Eugene Kontorovich, Elliott Abrams
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

I Worked With Netanyahu. It’s Time for Him to Step Down.
Argument
Daniel C. Kurtzer
A protester walks down a street at night holding an Israeli flag.
A protester walks down a street at night holding an Israeli flag.

Israel Is Somewhere It’s Never Been Before
Analysis
Aaron David Miller, Daniel C. Kurtzer
Blinken looks at Netanyahu, who is looking down. An Israeli flag can be seen in the background.
Blinken looks at Netanyahu, who is looking down. An Israeli flag can be seen in the background.

5 Ways Biden Can Thread the Needle With Israel’s New Coalition
Argument
Aaron David Miller, Daniel C. Kurtzer
Mohammed bin Salman gestures in front of himself as he walks with Biden.
Mohammed bin Salman gestures in front of himself as he walks with Biden.

Biden’s Brief Middle East Pivot Won’t Last
Argument
Aaron David Miller, Daniel C. Kurtzer
William Burns, the then-undersecretary of state for political affairs, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington on March 17, 2011.
William Burns, the then-undersecretary of state for political affairs, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington on March 17, 2011.

Under Burns, the CIA Gets a New Focus
Argument
Aaron David Miller, Daniel C. Kurtzer

Proximity talks: prospects for success?
The Middle East Channel
Daniel C. Kurtzer
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