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Strategy and Leadership: America's Core Challenges in the Middle East

Martin Indyk, U.S. special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, diagnosed the collapse of recent peace talks in a frank keynote address to the Institute's 2014 Weinberg Founders Conference. Watch his remarks and download a transcript. Also view other sessions, with speakers including Sen. Tim Kaine, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, and former French ambassador to Washington Jean-David Levitte.

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Salafi Jihadists on the Rise in Jordan

The longer the war in Syria continues, the greater the threat these fighters will likely pose.

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David Schenker

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The Terrorist Funding Disconnect with Qatar and Kuwait

Washington should look for small changes in Kuwait and Qatar's political and security calculus that could provide opportunities to support counter-terrorist financing measures there.

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Lori Plotkin Boghardt

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Hezbollah's Man in Egypt

A new report examining Hezbollah's activity in Egypt and how it relates to the group's wider "resistance" mission.

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Matthew Levitt

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Women's Education: Promoting Development, Countering Radicalism

Increasing access to quality secular education can create better jobs for women and reduce some of the economic drivers of radicalization; educated women can in turn play a pivotal role in inoculating their children and communities against the radical narratives used to recruit followers.

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Hedieh Mirahmadi

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Revisiting U.S. CVE Efforts One Year After the Boston Bombing

The Department of Homeland Security's chief counterterrorism coordinator discussed the government's evolving approach to countering violent extremism.

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John D. Cohen

◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series

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Iranian Aid to Fighters in the Gulf Peninsula

A number of U.S. interests could be served by expanding support to strategic Gulf partners in their efforts to curb Iranian aid to local fighters.

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Lori Plotkin Boghardt

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West Bank Violence and Gaza Rockets Could Spark Wider Conflict

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.

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Matthew Levitt

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Western Foreign Fighters in Syria: Implications for U.S. CVE Efforts

Deputy Chief Zafar, a top official in the intelligence community's efforts to counter violent extremism, addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute.

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Shaarik H. Zafar

◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series

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Iran's Support for Terrorism Worldwide

By dramatically increasing its sponsorship of terrorism and cementing its partnership with Hezbollah in Syria, the Iranian regime is posing more of a threat to regional and international security than ever.

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Matthew Levitt

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Confronting the Changing Face of al-Qaeda Propaganda

The coordinator of the U.S. Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications describes how the "new normal" in global jihadist radicalization will require Washington and its allies to use public diplomacy as a major soft-power tool in countering violent extremism, both online and on the ground. Watch video or read his remarks.

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Alberto Fernandez

◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series

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Salafism as a National Security Threat for Iran

Although Tehran worries about internal threats from Salafi jihadists, it may well cooperate with such groups if they attack Western interests.

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Mehdi Khalaji

If You Don't Understand Our Commitment to Iran, You Don't Understand Hezbollah

Lee Smith interviews Washington Institute fellow Matthew Levitt on Hezbollah's internal workings and international reach.

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Matthew Levitt

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Imad Mughniyeh's Legacy Six Years On

Why Hezbollah is fighting alongside Bashar al-Assad -- and how it almost didn't.

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Matthew Levitt

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No Time to Hit Snooze in North Africa and the Sahel

The Obama administration should demonstrate renewed resolve to counter growing extremism in the region and build lasting stability, starting with a joint U.S.-French statement during President Francois Hollande's visit to Washington this week.

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Joshua Burgess

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Inside Baseball on Syrian Rebel Infighting

The weeks-long internecine clashes are expected to continue hampering the rebel struggle against the Assad regime, with ISIS fighting on despite being ostracized by al-Qaeda and other jihadists.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

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Mum, I'm Fighting for Allah Now

A detailed look at how European youths are being transformed into jihadists, and how families, teachers, social workers, and religious leaders can work together to stem the problem.

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Ahmad Mansour

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Zawahiri Aims at Israel: Behind Al Qaeda's Pivot to the Levant

The latest terrorist plot against Israel may have resulted from a need to reassert al Qaeda's position among other jihadist groups, especially in Syria, but that doesn't make the threat of attacks against the West any less real.

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Matthew Levitt

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FIFA Has a Terrorism Problem

Bribery accusations and construction fatalities are bad enough, but linking Qatar's World Cup to the killing of Israelis does a disservice even to the morally tarnished FIFA.

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David Schenker

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The New Triangle of Egypt, Israel, and Hamas

With Israeli acquiescence to de facto alterations of the 1979 peace treaty, Egypt has deployed substantial military forces into the Sinai to combat terrorists. But Israel remains hesitant about Cairo's inclination to increase pressure on Hamas in Gaza.

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Ehud Yaari

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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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