انرژی و اقتصاد

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Why Trump and Netanyahu Might Keep Iran Nuclear Deal After All

Despite the prime minister's distaste for the deal, he will likely ask Washington to enforce it to the hilt instead of shredding it -- something the Trump White House seems ready to do given its actions toward Iran thus far.

۱۵ فوریهٔ ۲۰۱۷

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Matthew Levitt
Katherine Bauer
Patrick Clawson

Articles & Testimony

Memo to Trump: Iraq Is Too Big to Fail

Actions like the travel ban on Iraqis could have the unintended effect of derailing the U.S. alliance with Baghdad -- an outcome that would benefit Iran, the Islamic State, and no one else.

۱۳ فوریهٔ ۲۰۱۷

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Michael Knights

Brief Analysis

The Saudi-Houthi War at Sea

This week's apparent suicide strike on a Saudi warship highlighted the difficulty of protecting military vessels against small-boat attacks, as well as the ongoing struggle to break the stalemate in Yemen.

۳۱ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۷

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Simon Henderson
Jeremy Vaughan

Brief Analysis

Jordan's King Abdullah Visits Trump's Washington

Because the proposed Israeli embassy move is a potential headache for the palace, it will no doubt be high on the king's agenda, but U.S. officials should be prepared to offer assurances on other pressing security and economic concerns as well.

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Stuck With Sisi

Six years after Egypt's Tahrir Square uprising and the 'Arab Spring' dreams it inspired, the country is economically and politically stuck.

۲۴ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۷

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

Potential Benefits of Easing Sudan Sanctions

The president's latest decision could encourage Sudan's ongoing shift toward more favorable policies in the Middle East, and without surrendering the incoming administration's leverage.

۱۳ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۷

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Katherine Bauer

Articles & Testimony

Commercial Diplomacy in the Middle East

In addition to boosting the economic prospects of individual countries, the QIZ arrangements between Egypt, Israel, and the United States show how trade can be used as a powerful catalyst for multilateral cooperation on other fronts.

۱۱ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۷

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Haisam Hassanein

Rules of the Iraqi Game

Stabilizing post-ISIS Iraq will require economic reform in addition to any political settlement.

۵ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۷

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Bilal Wahab

Maps & Graphics

Brief Analysis

Assad Needs 'Useless Syria' Too

Eastern Syria holds major hydrocarbon and agricultural resources that make it a vital asset in Assad's quest for regime self-sufficiency, and a potentially powerful source of U.S. leverage against him.

۴ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۷

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Fabrice Balanche

An Egyptian guard inspects bomb damage near the Gaza border in Sinai

Maintaining Relationships Behind Closed Doors

Although Egypt's security, diplomatic, and economic cooperation with Israel continues to improve, the optics of such rapprochement remain a political liability for President Sisi.

۱۵ دسامبر ۲۰۱۶

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Jordan's Economy Was Always Shaky -- the Refugee Crisis Has Only Made Things Worse

If the kingdom wants its latest economic reform plan to succeed, it will have to change the culture of its labor force, which is a difficult proposition at best.

۵ دسامبر ۲۰۱۶

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David Schenker

Brief Analysis

Iraq Can't Commit to OPEC's Oil Output Deal

Despite pressure from OPEC to cap its oil production, the Iraqi government can neither afford a cut nor enforce it upon the Kurdistan Regional Government.

۲۹ نوامبر ۲۰۱۶

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Bilal Wahab

Brief Analysis

OPEC Meeting Is More About Regional Rivalry Than Production Cuts

Saudi Arabia's reluctance to show weakness toward Iran likely means no real agreement will result from this week's OPEC meeting.

۲۸ نوامبر ۲۰۱۶

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Egypt's Economy: Not Out of the Woods Yet

Although Cairo has taken significant steps to address capital shortages in recent weeks, the government knows that these steps will entail significant pain and could therefore spark unrest.

۱۸ نوامبر ۲۰۱۶

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Eric Trager

Articles & Testimony

A Trump Presidency: Short-Cut to Iraqi Kurdistan's Independence or a Wrong Turn?

The most reliable road to Kurdish sovereignty still runs through Baghdad, not through Ankara or the Trump White House.

۱۵ نوامبر ۲۰۱۶

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Michael Knights

Brief Analysis

Egypt and Israel's Growing Economic Cooperation

Although security cooperation tends to get the headlines, the two countries have been quietly pursuing other initiatives that could provide a desperately needed boost to Egypt's trade, tourism, and energy sectors.

۲ نوامبر ۲۰۱۶

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Haisam Hassanein

Brief Analysis

Iran Faces Challenges in Implementing Its FATF Action Plan

Despite agreeing on an action plan, Tehran has far to go to meet international standards aimed at countering money laundering and terror financing.

۲۶ اکتبر ۲۰۱۶

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Katherine Bauer

Qatari leader Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani - source: Reuters

Brief Analysis

Gulf Succession: Qatar's Model Could Be a Way Forward

With most of the leaders of the conservative Arab Gulf states old or in poor health, abdication in favor of a younger generation may invigorate moribund hereditary leaderships, though a one-size-fits-all solution is not feasible.

۲۵ اکتبر ۲۰۱۶

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Hezbollah's Criminal Networks: Useful Idiots, Henchmen, and Organized Criminal Facilitators

Hezbollah's broad web of shady 'facilitators' provide an attractive means of quickly moving and laundering massive amounts of illicit money, but they also reveal the supposed 'resistance' group as the criminal enterprise it has become.

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Matthew Levitt

Brief Analysis

Is Turkey Pivoting to China?

As Turkey looks for alternative partners, it is not Russia or Iran but China that offers the most promise, so the United States should shore up its own ties with Ankara in response.

۲۴ اکتبر ۲۰۱۶

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Michael Singh

Supported by the

Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy

The Washington Institute's Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy embodies the Institute's long-term research focus on the conservative Arab Gulf states -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman -- and the key role these countries play collectively as a primary source of the world's oil and natural gas.

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