السياسة الأمريكية

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Israel's Geostrategic Position at a Time of Regional Instability

2014 Scholar-Statesman Award Dinner

On December 2, 2014, Ambassadors Itamar Rabinovich and Michael Oren were presented with the 2014 Washington Institute Scholar-Statesman Award for their contributions to the academic study of the Middle East and the practice of diplomacy. Oren is the author of two acclaimed books -- Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in

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Itamar Rabinovich
Michael Oren

منتدى فكرة

The Battle for Kobane Is also Political

The attack on Kobane, pitting ISIS against Kurdish forces, is a political as well as military battle given its presence on the border between Turkey and Syria.

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John Saleh

Brief Analysis

Jordan's King Abdullah Comes to Washington

Friday's meeting offers an opportunity to discuss the kingdom's domestic challenges, the proposed no-fly zone in northern Syria, and the potential ramifications of ramped-up training of Syrian opposition forces on Jordanian territory.

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

A Nuclear Deal With Iran Will Require the West to Reevaluate Its Presumptions

It is time to press the Iranians to make the tough choices they have been unwilling to make, including through greater involvement in regional crises such as the Syria war.

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Eric Edelman
Dennis Ross
Ray Takeyh

Articles & Testimony

Chinese Policy in the Middle East in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings

The following is an excerpt from Mr. Singh's unpublished manuscript on China's current and future role in the region. To read the full paper, download the PDF. Even as it pursues greater economic engagement with the Middle East to satisfy its energy needs, it is not at all clear whether

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

The United States Has No Good Options on Syria

By rethinking its position on creating an opposition buffer zone along the Turkey-Syria border, the administration could spur Assad, Iran, and Russia to change their calculus.

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Dennis Ross

Articles & Testimony

The Next President's Mideast Mess

Try as he might, there's just too much for Obama to fix in the next two years.

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Robert Satloff

Articles & Testimony

Terrorist Financing and the Islamic State

A detailed look at where the group's money comes from, how the Treasury Department and its international partners are working to cut it off, and what needs to be done next.

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Matthew Levitt

Brief Analysis

Policies and Politics Will Test U.S.-Israel Ties

As the Iran deadline approaches, violence flares up in Jerusalem, and respective election cycles ebb and flow, U.S. and Israeli officials will need to work harder than ever to manage bilateral tensions.

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David Makovsky

The Iranian Nuclear Negotiations: A Washington Institute Backgrounder

Will Iran be able to build nuclear weapons? The answer could be determined by the November 24 deadline for talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany (P5+1). The outcome has profound consequences for America and the Middle East. Over the years, Washington

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Dennis Ross
Michael Singh
Michael Herzog
Michael Eisenstadt
Nima Gerami
Simon Henderson
Olli Heinonen

Articles & Testimony

Behind the U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq

The spectacular success in early 2014 of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, is often blamed on the failure of the Obama administration to secure an American troop presence in Iraq beyond 2011. As the U.S. ambassador to Iraq in

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James Jeffrey

In-Depth Reports

The Iraq Troop-Basing Question and the New Middle East

An examination of allegations that the Obama administration’s failure to secure a long-term U.S. troop presence in Iraq after 2011 was the "original sin" that led to the ascendance of ISIS.

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James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

Lessons from Versailles for Today's Middle East

The discontent and chaos in the Middle East are rooted in treaties drafted at the close of World War I.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

How to Muddle Through with Iran

By revealing all the offers that Iran has rejected, Washington could block Tehran's potential Plan B, which will likely involve constructing a reasonable public image in order to erode the international sanctions regime.

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Dennis Ross

Video

Brief Analysis

A Moving Target: The Art and Science of Middle East Policy Planning

Three distinguished scholars and former U.S. officials discuss how the Policy Planning Staff in the State and Defense Departments can draw on past lessons to address regional problems in Syria, Iran, and elsewhere.

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Jessica Tuchman Mathews
Dennis Ross

Brief Analysis

Givat Hamatos: One Area, Two Prisms

Proximity to the Green Line was not interpreted equally by U.S. and Israeli leaders.

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David Makovsky

Articles & Testimony

How the U.S. and India Can Move from Rhetoric to Reality

In Washington, communiques that purport to cover everything usually, in reality, address nothing. This is the sense conveyed by the "vision statement" issued in the wake of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the White House... Read the full article on the Wall Street Journal website.

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Michael Singh

Video

Brief Analysis

Keynote Address: Samuel W. Lewis Memorial Symposium

The deputy secretary of state speaks about Sam Lewis's diplomatic legacy and the lessons it holds for today's most pressing regional issues.

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William J. Burns

Brief Analysis

President Obama Should Meet with Sisi

The two leaders could discuss ISIS, Libya, and other regional issues, but the act of meeting alone would do much in terms of improving bilateral relations.

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Eric Trager

Articles & Testimony

Iran Remains Our Biggest Challenge

The coincidence of mutual opposition to a radical Sunni terrorist group should not blind Washington to the enduring threat that the Iranian regime represents.

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Eric Edelman
Dennis Ross
Ray Takeyh

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Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East

The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East focuses on the region as a setting for heightened competition between the United States and other world powers, such as China and Russia.

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