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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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Articles & Testimony

President Obama's Asia Trip Takes a Syrian Detour

America's Asian allies questioned the president about Syria not because it is a vitally important issue to them, but because of what it says about Washington's willingness to act.

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

The Smart Power Play That Could Help the U.S. Control Putin

Washington does not need to put boots on the ground to show Moscow, Tehran, and Damascus that is it serious about exercising U.S. power in the region.

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Dennis Ross

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Brief Analysis

The Syrian Conflict: Where Strategic Interest and Humanitarian Urgency Intersect

A former U.S. ambassador to Syria and a top aid official discuss how Washington and the international community should address the pressing humanitarian and security demands raised by the ongoing crisis.

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David Miliband
Robert Ford
Andrew J. Tabler

Articles & Testimony

How to Get a Job in the Middle East (in Washington, D.C.)

A seasoned Middle East researcher and hiring director offers four tips for aspiring policy wonks.

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Eric Trager

Articles & Testimony

U.S. Should Send Troops to Quell Ukraine Crisis

Putin remains skeptical about America's willingness to use force, and that doubt creates a much more dangerous situation than the prospect of deploying small numbers of troops to Poland, the Baltic states, and Romania.

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James Jeffrey

United Nations headquarters building in New York - source: Reuters

Articles & Testimony

Obama Correct -- and Canny -- to Refuse a Visa to Iranian Envoy

If the nuclear talks cannot survive this unrelated incident, then the P5+1 must reexamine its narrow approach to the negotiations.

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Michael Singh

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Iran Seeks to Untangle UN Sanctions

The Islamic Republic has added to its nuclear negotiating team a law professor who has extensive experience making Iran's case in international disputes.

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Steven Ditto

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U.S. Policy and the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse, Part II: Assessment and Prospects

Given the imposing obstacles to a near-term breakthrough, the time may be right for a fundamental rethink of U.S. strategy on the peace process.

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Robert Satloff

Articles & Testimony

Is Russian Aggression in Crimea an Anachronism or a Harbinger?

The Ukraine crisis is unlikely to usher in a new Cold War, but such developments could seriously jeopardize American interests unless Washington does more to uphold international norms and nurture its alliances.

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Michael Singh

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U.S. Policy and the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse

Ambassador Ross sets the context for understanding where we are in the peace process, how we got there, and what we might do from this point on.

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Dennis Ross

Articles & Testimony

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

Articles & Testimony

Pollard Release Seems Justified

If releasing the long-imprisoned spy is one of several steps aimed at giving the peace process a necessary boost, then Washington has ample cause to consider it.

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Dennis Ross

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Brief Analysis

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

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What If the Ukraine Crisis Affects the Iran File?

Given Moscow's potential ability to undermine Iran diplomacy, Washington has yet another compelling reason to reestablish faith in -- and fear of -- America's willingness to use military strength.

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James Jeffrey

Brief Analysis

Nuclear Kingdom: Saudi Arabia's Atomic Ambitions

Although Iran's nuclear potential will likely dominate talks between President Obama and King Abdullah on March 29, Riyadh's own nuclear plans should also be part of the discussion.

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Olli Heinonen
Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Next Test for Obama: Soothing the Saudis

The kingdom will have a raft of complaints for the president when he visits Riyadh.

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Dennis Ross

Articles & Testimony

What Would Ike Do?

Why President Obama doesn't understand Eisenhower's lessons of war, pushback, and how to deal with thuggish regimes.

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James Jeffrey

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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

Brief Analysis

Preventing an Iranian Breakout after a Nuclear Deal

Washington must urgently reestablish the credibility of its military threat, along with other steps, to guard against noncompliance from Tehran.

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James Jeffrey
David Pollock

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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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