Context: Understanding the Gaza Ceasefire
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Study: Leveraging Sanctions to Change Tehran's Strategic Calculus
In-Depth Report: The Abraham Accords at Five Years
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Interactive Map: ISIS Global Activity
Under the leadership of jihadism scholar Aaron Zelin, a team of researchers at The Washington Institute has built the Islamic State Select Worldwide Activity Map, an interactive tool that provides a more accessible way to search, track, and understand the organization’s global reach. It represents the most comprehensive public archive of the group’s attack data, media output, government designations, and legal cases — information that is becoming invaluable as IS affiliates disperse into a wider range of jurisdictions and the U.S. government continues shifting resources away from the global counterterrorism fight.
Iranian External Operations Map and Timeline
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Interactive Tool: Tracking Maritime Attacks in Middle East Waters Since 2019
This interactive map documents the extent to which Houthi forces, their Iranian military patrons, and other actors have been targeting vessels in regional waterways for years, including well before the Hamas-Israel war.
