This new study by Mehdi Khalaji focuses on explaining the decisionmaking process within Iran's highest political echelon.
Eric Trager, Vish Sakthivel, and Haroon Ullah
Join us for a conversation on Friday with a senior State Department advisor and two Institute scholars of Arab politics. Webcast starts at 12:30 p.m. EDT.
David Miliband, Ambassador Robert S. Ford, and Andrew J. Tabler
A former U.S. ambassador to Syria and a top aid official discuss how Washington and the international community should address the pressing humanitarian and security demands raised by the ongoing crisis.
Al-Qaeda affiliates have established growing presences on Israel's borders with Egypt and Syria. Join us for a webcast on April 29 featuring Michael Morell, CBS News' senior security correspondent and a 33-year CIA veteran, and Ehud Yaari. Event starts at 12:30 p.m. EDT.
Turkey has risen over the past decade thanks to Erdogan, but liberals are becoming the country's new agents of change.
Michael Eisenstadt examines the parallels between the development of Iran's chemical warfare program during the war with Iraq and its nuclear program today.
PolicyWatch, Policy Forum, Events
Ambassador Ross sets the context for understanding where we are in the peace process, how we got there, and what we might do from this point on.
PolicyWatch 2226
There is no guarantee that a peace deal will be reached within the current timeline, but a Palestinian return to armed struggle would be a far greater political, economic, and humanitarian disaster than any short-term frustration with the negotiations.
Strategic Reports 6
David Makovsky, with Sheli Chabon, and Jennifer Logan
The impossible is indeed achievable. Middle East negotiators can adjust Israel's borders to include the large majority of West Bank settlers and still meet Palestinian Authority territorial demands. This proposition -- stemming from principles the two parties have repeatedly expressed as well as current realities on the ground --...
Congressional Testimony
Dr. Pollock addresses various facets of the latest peace talks during testimony before the French legislature.
