James F. Jeffrey, Barbara A. Leaf, and Dennis Ross
Keeping U.S. troops in place is critical to our national security, but American interests don't require the large-scale, long-term ground force that many fear.
Katherine Bauer, Soner Cagaptay, Patrick Clawson, Michael Eisenstadt, James F. Jeffrey, Barbara A. Leaf, Matthew Levitt, Dennis Ross, and Robert Satloff
In this special report, a working group of Washington Institute fellows outlines an alternative approach to complete U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria.
Given Moscow's repeatedly broken promises, the president should make clear that the United States will stay in Syria to continue fighting the Islamic State—and to back Israel against Iran if necessary.
Michael Herzog and Ghaith al-Omari
Michael Herzog and Ghaith al-Omari offer a new paradigm for addressing the explosive state of affairs in Gaza, a situation that if left unchecked, risks deterioration into yet another Israel-Hamas war.
Katherine Bauer, Daniel L. Glaser, and Suzanne Maloney
Join us for a live webcast with former Treasury and State Department officials to discuss how the Trump administration should go about renewing financial pressure on Iran's oil industry and other sectors.
LTG Michael K. Nagata, U.S. Army
The director of strategic operational planning at the National Counterterrorism Center discusses the general state of U.S. CT efforts, the persistence of the threat, and the need to focus on nonkinetic prevention methods.
PolicyWatch
The regime’s most vulnerable point is its precarious banking system, whose persistent mismanagement, capital shortfalls, and lack of transparency have already sparked public protests.
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Pending policy decisions on reimposing sanctions will give Washington opportunities to calibrate its arsenal of measures against illicit Iranian financial activity.
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Numerous individual aircraft and front companies were added to the Treasury sanctions list, but naming even more of them could boost U.S. efforts to pressure Iran and close the IRGC’s Syrian air bridge.
Policy Forum
Barbara A. Leaf and Ali Shihabi
Can Washington turn its Arab partners' favorable rhetoric on the administration's new Iran policy into concrete actions to curb Tehran's regional adventurism? Join us for an expert conversation and live webcast on Tuesday, June 5.
