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Sarah Cahn

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Sarah Cahn is a research assistant in The Washington Institute's Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

Recent Policy Analysis by Sarah Cahn

Islamic State forces, in convoy formation, declare allegiance to new caliph, 2023.
In-Depth Reports
Exploiting a "Vast Jihad Arena":
The Islamic State Takes Territory in Mali
Sep 26, 2023
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Sarah Cahn
UAE aid in Jableh, Syria, following February 6, 2023, earthquake
In-Depth Reports
Disaster Dynamics:
Assessing Middle East Responses to the Turkey-Syria Earthquake and Other Destructive Events
Mar 3, 2023
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  • Sarah Cahn
  • Erik Yavorsky
هيئة تحرير الشام
Articles & Testimony
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Imagined Communities in Its Proto-State
Mar 1, 2023
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Sarah Cahn
Crown Prince Muhammad and President Xi walking in Riyadh.
Brief Analysis
Assessing Xi Jinping’s Middle East Trip
Dec 22, 2022
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  • Grant Rumley
  • Carol Silber
  • Eric Feely
  • Sarah Cahn
  • Sude Akgundogdu
  • Lauren von Thaden
  • Faris Almaari
All Policy Analysis by Sarah Cahn
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