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The Silent Strike: How Israel Bombed a Syrian Nuclear Installation and Kept It Secret

In this special feature article, Institute senior fellow David Makovsky draws on interviews with some two dozen Israeli and American officials who knew about the 2007 Israeli attack on Syria and explores what it could mean for potential military action against Iran's nuclear facilities. Included is a behind-the-scenes account of

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David Makovsky

Imagining a Meeting Between David Petraeus and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards

Atlantic correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg continues the discussion of next steps on Iran with scholar Shaul Bakhash and Dr. Satloff.

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Robert Satloff

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Iran's Electoral Strategy

Only with significantly greater cohesion in the United States and Israel will Iran's leaders even consider accepting a compromise on their nuclear program.

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Mehdi Khalaji

Robert Satloff on Next Steps in the Iran Crisis

Atlantic Monthly national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg interviewed Institute executive director Robert Satloff about the current state of the international crisis over Iran's nuclear program and U.S. and Israeli policy.

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Jeffrey Goldberg
Robert Satloff

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What We Know About Iran's Nukes

The regime's most secure uranium-enrichment site has doubled capacity since May, and its suspected top bomb-maker is back on the case.

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Olli Heinonen
Simon Henderson

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Inside Iran's Nuclear Program

On August 29, 2012, Simon Henderson and Olli Heinonen addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Henderson is the Baker fellow and director of the Gulf and Energy Policy Program at The Washington Institute. Mr. Heinonen, a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center, previously served

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Olli Heinonen
Simon Henderson

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Radioactive

AQ Khan, the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb and the worst nuclear proliferator in history, is launching a new political movement. His goal? No less than to become Pakistan's Nelson Mandela.

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Simon Henderson

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A.Q. Khan Speaks to Foreign Policy

The worst nuclear proliferator in history sounds off on his political ambitions.

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Simon Henderson

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Israel Debates a Strike on Iran

Israelis agree that Iran's nuclear program must be stopped, and their debate regarding a strike's cost-effectiveness, urgency, and impact on relations with the United States is coming to a head.

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Michael Herzog

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How America Can Slow Israel's March to War

Washington can take several concrete steps to extend Israel's clock and exhaust diplomacy and sanctions before resorting to force.

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Dennis Ross

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Israel and Egypt: Reports from a Changing Region

On July 25, Washington Institute Ziegler distinguished fellow David Makovsky, who recently returned from a trip to Israel and Ramallah, was joined in a Policy Forum by Institute Next Generation fellow Eric Trager, who spent much of June and July conducting extensive research in Egypt. The following is a rapporteur's

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David Makovsky
Eric Trager

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Assad's Final Warning

Since the beginning of the Syrian uprising, Washington has repeatedly demanded that President Bashar al-Assad desist from employing the most brutal tactics against his own people -- only to see the Syrian regime use them anyway. With the assassination of at least three senior Assad regime members coming only days

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Andrew J. Tabler

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Dealing with Syria's Chemical Weapons: Military Options

Given the complexities of military action, Washington and its partners should pursue a policy of deterrence, assistance, containment, and elimination to prevent the use or diversion of Syria's chemical arsenal.

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Michael Eisenstadt

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Can It Get Worse in Syria? It Just Did

Syria's descent into ever-greater violence steepened yesterday. Driven by the regime's desperate attempt to stay in power, an already ugly conflict took an ominous turn with the reported movement of chemical munitions and what appears to be the worst massacre of civilians yet. CHEMICAL WEAPONS MOVEMENT Although details are lacking

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Jeffrey White

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Oil Sanctions against Iran Will Not Be Enough

Predictably, last week's "expert level" talks between Iran and world powers were no more fruitful than previous rounds, leaving little optimism for a negotiated resolution to the nuclear crisis anytime soon. Western policymakers, buoyed by their success in reducing Iran's oil exports, appear content to give sanctions more time to

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Michael Singh

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Not by Sanctions Alone: Using Intelligence and Military Means to Bolster Diplomacy with Iran

To bolster diplomacy with Iran, the United States must intensify intelligence operations and more actively use the military instrument to alter Tehran's threat calculus.

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Michael Eisenstadt

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Iran Confident As Sanctions Tighten

Iran sees itself in a strong position relative to the West and therefore believes it has little reason to be forthcoming in nuclear negotiations.

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Patrick Clawson
Mehdi Khalaji

Articles & Testimony

Calling Iran's Bluff: It's Time to Offer Tehran a Civilian Nuclear Program

The ultimate goal of the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran, the next round of which commences in Moscow on June 18, has always been the same: Determining whether Iran is willing to accept that its nuclear program must be credibly limited in a way that precludes it from being able

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Dennis Ross

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Russia's Modest Hopes for the Moscow Summit with Iran

Despite widespread skepticism, Russian authorities still hope that the upcoming P5+1 summit will be another small step toward settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue.

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Nikolay Kozhanov

In-Depth Reports

Russia's Relations with Iran:

Dialogue without Commitments

Under current conditions, it would be naive to expect Russia to severely curtail its relations with Tehran or officially support the West's stance on the nuclear question. Given Iran's importance as a regional player, Moscow simply cannot afford confrontation with its southern neighbor. At the same time, Russia's pragmatic, cost-benefit

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Nikolay Kozhanov

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