Derek Chollet, Ellen Laipson, Michael Doran, and Michael Mandelbaum
Four eminent scholars and policy practitioners debate the president's worldview and how it will shape American interests and options in the next administration.
Michael Eisenstadt and Brenda Shaffer
Potential military action against Iran would be much more risky if the regime does in fact acquire the advanced S-300 antiaircraft missiles, but Moscow and Tehran have significant obstacles to overcome before that occurs.
For many at-risk Muslims in Europe, the Islamic State provided the opportunity to be a part of building something exciting, and local authorities are now dealing with the consequences of this recruitment wave.
James F. Jeffrey and Michael Eisenstadt
Reflecting broad foreign policy themes dating to World War I, U.S. grand strategy in the Middle East since the Cold War has focused on establishing and managing a global security system to contain and deter outside threats. Given Eurasia's demographic and economic/technical strength, a dominant power or...
A conversation on the causes, consequences, and lessons of the Yemen war, including its implications for potential future conflicts between the Gulf states and Iran.
As Moscow continues its pattern of fomenting conflict and carving up countries in its near-abroad, the United States and regional players such as Iran, Israel, and Turkey will once again feel the ripples.
PolicyWatch, Counterterrorism Lecture, Policy Forum
On February 26, Monika Bickert addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. The head of global policy management at Facebook, she previously served as assistant U.S. attorney in the...
Counterterrorism Lecture
A top State Department official discusses the U.S. government's efforts to mobilize a more preventive and holistic approach to the urgent challenge of countering violent extremism.
Counterterrorism Lecture
A senior FBI official discusses the evolving challenges of combating jihadist funding in the age of the so-called Islamic State.
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Gilles de Kerchove , Jacob Bundsgaard , Maj. Gen. Doug Stone, USMC (ret.), and Matthew Levitt
On the margins of the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), global leaders in efforts to rehabilitate radicalized fighters gathered at the Institute to share their insights into what works -- and what doesn't.
