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Fighting the Ideological Battle: The Missing Link in U.S. Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism

By J. Scott Carpenter, Matthew Levitt, Steven Simon, and Juan Zarate

As nonaffiliate terrorist actors begin to take center stage and al-Qaeda's core strength diminishes, it has become clear that America is at war with a larger enemy: the extremist ideology...

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Actions, Not Just Attitudes: A New Paradigm for U.S.-Arab Relations
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Conference Proceedings

·	Proceedings of the 2010 Soref Symposium and 25th Anniversary Celebration
·	Beyond a 'New Beginning': Obama Administration Middle East Policy
·	The Obama Administration and the Middle East: Setting Priorities, Defining Policies
·	From President to President: U.S. Middle East Policy at a Moment of Transition
·	America, Israel, and the Middle East: Confronting the Challenges of Tomorrow
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Military Research Papers

·	Shaping the Plan for Operation Iraqi Freedom: The Role of Military Intelligence Assessments
·	Iran's Nuclear Policy and the IAEA: An Evaluation of Program 93+2
·	Crises After the Storm: An Appraisal of U.S. Airpower in Iraq since 1991
·	Strategic and Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance in the Near East

Monographs and Special Studies

·	Fighting the Ideological Battle: The Missing Link in U.S. Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism
·	The Perfect Handshake with Iran: Prudent Military Strategy and Pragmatic Engagement Policy
·	Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East
·	Views of Arab Democrats: Advice to America on Promoting Middle East Reform
·	Security First: U.S. Priorities in Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking
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PeaceWatch/PolicyWatch Anthologies

·	New Battles, New Beginnings
·	A Year of Victory and Challenge
·	America and the Middle East: Expanding Threat, Broadening Response
·	A Year of Terror
·	Scattered Pieces, Shattered Peace
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Policy Focus

·	Actions, Not Just Attitudes: A New Paradigm for U.S.-Arab Relations
·	Continuity and Change: Reshaping the Fight against Terrorism
·	Kirkuk in Transition: Confidence Building in Northern Iraq
·	Terrorist Dropouts: Learning from Those Who Have Left
·	Much Traction from Measured Steps: The Iranian Opposition, the Nuclear Issue, and the West
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Policy Notes

·	The Missing Lever: Information Activities against Iran

Policy Papers

·	The New Pillar: Conservative Arab Gulf States and U.S. Strategy
·	Partners in Need: The Strategic Relationship of Russia and Iran
·	Into the Shadows: Radical Vigilantes in Khatami's Iran
·	Dangerous Drift: Russia's Middle East Policy
·	Jordan: Case Study of a Pivotal State
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Presidential Study Group Reports

·	Preventing a Cascade of Instability: U.S. Engagement to Check Iranian Nuclear Progress
·	Rewriting the Narrative: An Integrated Strategy for Counterradicalization
·	Strengthening the Partnership: How to Deepen U.S.-Israel Cooperation on the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
·	Security, Reform, and Peace: The Three Pillars of U.S. Strategy in the Middle East
·	Navigating through Turbulence: America and the Middle East in a New Century
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Research Notes

·	July 2007 Turkish Elections: Winners and Fault Lines
·	Iraqi Refugees in Jordan: Cause for Concern in a Pivotal State
·	The Muslim Scholars Association: A Key Actor in Iraq
·	Assessing Turkey's Future as an Energy Transit Country
·	Implementing the 'February 28' Recommendations: A Scorecard
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