الإرهاب

Policy Analysis on الإرهاب

The Gaza Crisis: Why Now? What Does it Mean? How Will It End?

Washington Institute experts discuss the current situation in Gaza, Israel's military operation, Palestinian politics, and U.S. policy during this in-depth video presentation.

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Robert Satloff
Dennis Ross
Michael Herzog
David Pollock

Articles & Testimony

Hamas's Not-So-Secret Weapon

Turkey-based Hamas member Salah al-Arouri is uniquely suited to overseeing the group's operations in the West Bank.

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Matthew Levitt

Articles & Testimony

Militant Islamism: A Strategic Threat

To stem the growing threat posed by militant Islamist groups worldwide, Western countries should implement more effective countermeasures against recruitment at home while bolstering the positive regional examples set by Morocco and the Iraqi Kurds.

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Magnus Norell

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U.S. Support to Counter Egypt's Insurgency (Still) on Hold

The policy of conditioning delivery of Apache helicopters and other equipment enhances neither freedom in Egypt nor the prospect of defeating Islamist militants in the Sinai.

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Colonial Caliphate: The Ambitions of the 'Islamic State'

ISIS poses an existentially different threat than previous Sunni jihadist groups, with a focus on territorial possession and expansion.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

Articles & Testimony

Declaring an Islamic State, Running a Criminal Enterprise

The United States and its allies beat al-Qaeda on the battlefield several years ago, but ISIS has financed a resurgence in Syria and Iraq that poses no less a threat to regional stability.

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Matthew Levitt

Brief Analysis

Assessing the Potential for an Israel-Hamas Showdown

The discovery of murdered kidnap victims in the West Bank and increased rocket fire from Gaza have brought Hamas and Israel to the brink of a new round of hostilities.

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Neri Zilber

Articles & Testimony

ISIS Is Dead, Long Live the Islamic State

Will the declaration of a new caliphate unite the world’s jihadists or tear them apart?

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Aaron Y. Zelin

Brief Analysis

Syria: The Epicenter of Future Jihad

If history is any guide, the networks of fighters forged by the Syrian war will not remain silent in the coming years.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

In-Depth Reports

The War Between ISIS and al-Qaeda for Supremacy of the Global Jihadist Movement

Aaron Y. Zelin examines the history and evolution of relations between ISIS and al-Qaeda, detailing factors that could help determine their respective agendas in the global Jihadi arena.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

Brief Analysis

Hezbollah in Iraq: A Little Help Can Go a Long Way

Hezbollah's past operations in Iraq show that a limited number of experienced "consultants," working with Iran's Qods Force, could significantly increase the lethality of the local Shiite militias currently gearing up to counter the ISIS offensive.

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Matthew Levitt
Nadav Pollak

Articles & Testimony

Kidnapped Israeli Teens Compel Scrutiny of Hamas's International Finances

Israeli authorities have been targeting the group's financial networks in Europe and elsewhere for some time.

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Matthew Levitt

Brief Analysis

Saudi Funding of ISIS

Significantly undermining ISIS's financial base would require rolling back the group's access to local Syrian and Iraqi income sources.

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Lori Plotkin Boghardt

Articles & Testimony

The Moral Math of Trading with Enemies

The Bowe Bergdahl controversy has brought renewed attention to the costs of trading for hostages, and how the United States, Israel, and other countries weigh those costs.

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David Schenker

Q&A on Hezbollah, Iraq, Iran, and Syria

Deborah Kalb interviews Dr. Levitt on Hezbollah's potential involvement in Iraq, its commitment to Iran, and other issues.

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Matthew Levitt

Articles & Testimony

How to Manage the Mess in Iraq

The United States should not intervene militarily in Iraq's nascent civil war -- at least not yet.

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Michael Eisenstadt

Articles & Testimony

The Massacre Strategy

Why ISIS brags about its brutal sectarian murders in Iraq.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

Articles & Testimony

Closing the Gaps on Hezbollah's Global Operations

The group's large-scale criminal enterprises make it particularly vulnerable to measures such as Congress's recently introduced Hezbollah International Financing Act of 2014.

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Matthew Levitt

The Islamic State of Iraq Attempts to Create a State in Syria and Iraq

An expert on jihadist groups discusses whether ISIS will make more enemies than friends in Iraq as it continues its recent strategy of mixing violent repression with well-funded social work.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

Video

Brief Analysis

Iraq's Dire Situation

Who is ISIS, why has Iraq's army crumbled, and how can the United States help? Three experts discuss these and other issues during a Washington Institute Policy Forum.

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Michael Knights
James Jeffrey
Aaron Y. Zelin

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ماثيو ليفيت

الدكتور ماثيو ليفيت هو زميل أقدم في برنامج الزمالة "فرومر وويكسلر" ومدير "برنامج جانيت وايلي راينهارد لمكافحة الإرهاب والاستخبارات" في معهد واشنطن.

ديفورا مارغولين

الدكتورة ديفورا مارغولين هي زميلة أقدم في برنامج الزمالة "بلومنشتاين-روزنبلوم" في "برنامج جانيت وايلي راينهارد لمكافحة الإرهاب والاستخبارات" في معهد واشنطن، وأستاذة مساعدة في "جامعة جورج تاون".

هارون ي. زيلين

الدكتور هارون ي. زيلين هو زميل أقدم في برنامج الزمالة "غلوريا وكين ليفي" في "برنامج جانيت وايلي راينهارد لمكافحة الإرهاب والاستخبارات" في معهد واشنطن، حيث يتركز بحثه على الجماعات الجهادية العربية السنية في شمال أفريقيا وسوريا، وعلى نزعة المقاتلين الأجانب والجهادية الإلكترونية عبر الإنترنت.

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