السياسة الأمريكية

Policy Analysis on السياسة الأمريكية

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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This Photo Explains the United States' Relationship with Saudi Arabia

The kingdom's existential struggle with Iran could have drastic implications for the Middle East.

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Simon Henderson

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Samuel W. Lewis Memorial Symposium

America and the Challenges of a Turbulent Middle East: Looking Backward, Looking Forward

The Washington Institute hosted a special symposium honoring the life and legacy of the late Ambassador Samuel W. Lewis. Watch complete video, including a keynote address from Deputy Secretary of State William Burns. Speakers include Paul Wolfowitz, Jessica Tuchman Matthews, Ambassador William Brown, and Ambassador Dennis Ross.

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From Gaza to ISIS: A Trip Report Assessing the Arab-Israeli Arena

Conversations with senior officials in Egypt, Jordan, and Israel highlight the complexities of -- and potential links between -- the region's latest crises.

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Robert Satloff

In-Depth Reports

How Iranians Might React to a Nuclear Deal

As the P5+1 and Iran negotiate about the nuclear impasse, Iranian factional politics has heated up. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made disparaging comments about the nuclear negotiations, yet supported continuing the talks. The Rouhani government is facing a variety of criticisms: it is vigorously defending its record at

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Patrick Clawson
Mehdi Khalaji

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Islamists Are Not Our Friends

Despite tensions stemming from their domestic policies, non-Islamist actors such as Egypt and the Gulf monarchies are America's natural partners in the region because they favor stability and the free flow of oil and gas while opposing terrorism.

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Dennis Ross

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We Need a Middle East Strategy, Not Just an Anti-IS Strategy

In Washington, foreign policy crises are covered as breaking news, but in reality, they develop over years and require just as long to resolve.

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Michael Singh

Israel, America, and the Long War

The Washington Institute's executive director addressed the ICT’s 14th International Conference on Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, Israel.

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Robert Satloff

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Why Risk Can Be a Good Thing in Foreign Policy

Much has been made of President Barack Obama's recent admission that he didn't "have a strategy yet" on Syria. With the president scheduled to address the nation Wednesday night about the Islamic State insurgency, the White House appears to be seeking to quash the debate about whether Mr. Obama's risk-averse

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Michael Singh

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Obama's Foreign Policy: How to Rescue It

President Obama is right that diplomacy should be America's lead option. But diplomacy needs help, be it military or economic

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James Jeffrey

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Besieged Iraqi Town of Amerli Desperately Needs U.S. Help

Coordinated U.S. airstrikes with a joint Baghdad-Kurdish offensive could quickly open a humanitarian corridor without pulling American forces into deeper involvement.

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Michael Knights

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The Real Middle East Crisis Is Economic

It would be naive to think that economic growth will solve all of the Middle East's thorny dilemmas; but it would be equally naive to believe that they can be solved without it.

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Michael Singh

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The Pinprick President

President Obama needs to go to war with the Islamic State, or it will go to war with America.

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James Jeffrey

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Advancing U.S. Interests in Iraq Will Require More Than Airstrikes

In ordering limited airstrikes in Iraq, President Barack Obama has reluctantly become involved in a crisis he wished to avoid. Given that Iraq's leaders seem too diverted by the political turmoil in Baghdad to address the grave threats to their country, one can perhaps understand his hesitation. Nevertheless, his narrow

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Michael Singh

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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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