دمکراسی و اصلاح

Policy Analysis on دمکراسی و اصلاح

Reports from Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Capitol Hill

Middle East Policy Forecast for 2019

Three Institute scholars report on recent regional visits and U.S. legislative developments, looking ahead to the most critical policy questions in the coming year.

۴ فوریهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Barbara A. Leaf
Dana Stroul
Dennis Ross

Articles & Testimony

Here’s Why U.S. Aid to Palestinians Needs to Continue

A former ambassador to Israel and a veteran congressional staffer outline concrete steps for preserving the most crucial security and humanitarian programs.

۳۱ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Dana Stroul
Daniel Shapiro

Articles & Testimony

Women in Saudi Society Press for Change—Some Suffer Despite Successes

Recent reforms are running up against deep-seated cultural realities, and some foreign investors and officials are not ready to forget the Khashoggi incident.

۲۷ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Simon Henderson

Brief Analysis

In Damning Report, UN Panel Details War Economy in Yemen

By benefiting from questionable wartime revenue streams and outright corruption, both the Houthi rebels and the U.S.-supported Hadi government are inhibiting a transition to peace.

۲۵ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Elana DeLozier

تحلیل کوتاه

عقب راندن ایران از سوریه: فراتر از «نیروی نظامی»

تهران، به جز مداخله نظامی در سوریه، طیف وسیعی از تاکتیک‌های اقتصادی و اجتماعی را نیز برای گسترش نفوذ خود در سوریه دنبال کرده است. اما واشنگتن هنوز هم می‌تواند با کمک‌های هدفمند، تحریم‌های خلاقانه و تبلیغات راهبردی، ایران را در سوریه عقب براند.

۲۲ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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حنین غدار
دانا استرول

Brief Analysis

Netanyahu’s Political and Legal Challenges in the Next Elections

For now, he is sticking with the tried-and-true formula of emphasizing his security pedigree, but looming indictments could change his campaign narrative and coalition-building strategy.

۲۲ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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David Makovsky

Brief Analysis

Gulf Cyber Cooperation with Israel: Balancing Threats and Rights

The provision of powerful cyber tools is important for national security in the Gulf states, but it has reportedly opened the door to human rights abuses.

۱۷ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Neri Zilber

مقاله‌ها و دیدگاه‌ها

سخنرانی پمپئو در قاهره بیشتر «بردن گذشته به آینده» بود تا بریدن از گذشته

دولت آمریکا باید بیشتر بر تقویت صدای شهروندان خاورمیانه تمرکز کند و همزمان به شیو‌‌ه‌ای قابل قبول با تهدیدهای جمعی مقابله کند.

۱۶ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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بن فیش‌من
دانا استرول

Brief Analysis

Sending the Right Message in Cairo: Advice for Secretary Pompeo

All eyes will be on the secretary’s speech this week, so striking the right balance between President Trump’s domestic imperatives and the realities of regional policy is crucial.

۷ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Anna Borshchevskaya
Soner Cagaptay
Simon Henderson
Martin Kramer
Matthew Levitt
David Pollock
Dennis Ross
Dana Stroul
Bilal Wahab

Egyptian and Israeli flags along the Sinai border

Brief Analysis

Egyptian-Israeli Citizenship Issues Are Impeding Normalization

Egyptian authorities are still using travel restrictions, intimidation, and loss of citizenship to discourage their compatriots from living in or even visiting Israel.

۳ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۹

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Haisam Hassanein

Brief Analysis

Saudi Reshuffle Emphasizes Security and Foreign Policy

Ministerial changes seemed likely in the wake of the Khashoggi crisis, but some of the specifics came as a surprise.

۲۸ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Ever Cagey, Netanyahu Calls an Early Election He’s Expected to Win

The Israeli prime minister looks to get out ahead of legal and security threats to his tenure.

۲۴ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸

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Neri Zilber

Brief Analysis

Protests Underscore West Bank Instability

The international community can help avert future chaos through measures to stem political, economic, and security deterioration, and Washington can reinstate funding for Palestinian development projects.

۲۱ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸

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Ghaith al-Omari
Madison Rinder

Brief Analysis

What to Watch for as Lebanon Forms a New Government

The cabinet’s composition is a fait accompli, but foreign officials may still be able to influence key security appointments—or, failing that, up the financial and diplomatic pressure on Hezbollah and its political allies.

۲۰ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸

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Hanin Ghaddar

Video

تحلیل کوتاه

چهل سال پس از جمهوری اسلامی: چه در پیش است؟

گفت‌وشنود رضا پهلوی در انستیتو واشنگتن

میزگرد «مباحث سیاست گذاری» روز جمعه ۱۴ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸، با حضور رضا پهلوی، فرزند شاه فقید ایران محمدرضا شاه و به مدیریت مهدی خلجی از دانشوران انستیتو واشنگتن در محل انستیتو برگزارشد. در این میزگرد که به زبان انگلیسی انجام شد، آینده جمهوری اسلامی، توانایی اپوزیسیون برای بهره گیری از نارضایتی گسترده از ایدئولوژی اسلامی و چشم انداز دموکراسی لیبرال در مسیر آتی ایران مورد بحث قرارگرفت. در ادامه ویدئو این جلسه به زبان انگلیسی و همچنین متن کامل آن به زبان فارسی در دسترس شما است.

۱۸ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸

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Reza Pahlavi

A Tunisian woman holds a photo of a relative who joined a jihadist movement

Video

Brief Analysis

Tunisia's Foreign Fighters

Two leading experts discuss why thousands of young Tunisians mobilized for jihad in Iraq and Syria, and what governments are doing now that they are taking their cause back home—or to the West.

۱۷ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸

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Aaron Y. Zelin
Jacob Walles

◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series

Brief Analysis

After Palermo: Achievements and Future Challenges for Libya

The Italian-sponsored stabilization conference produced some positive outcomes, but a genuine breakthrough requires U.S. involvement.

۱۷ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸

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Anna Borshchevskaya
Ben Fishman
Barbara A. Leaf

Brief Analysis

Sisi Restores Jewish Heritage in Egypt

His recent outreach to Jews is welcome, though it should not be mistaken for a total shift in his repressive tendencies or a sea change in the Egyptian public’s rejection of Israel.

۱۴ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸

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Haisam Hassanein

Brief Analysis

Hints of Crisis as Algeria Enters Election Mode

The country avoided the tumult of the Arab Spring, but its next election cycle will bring political, economic, and social challenges back to the fore.

۱۲ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸

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Abdelillah Bendaoudi

Articles & Testimony

The United States, Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East in the Post-Khashoggi Era

In addition to imperiling U.S. public support for regional relationships, neglecting human rights issues can blind policymakers to the brittleness of certain partner states.

۱۰ دسامبر ۲۰۱۸

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Michael Singh

Supported by the

Project Fikra: Defeating Extremism through the Power of Ideas

Fikra n. [Arabic] "Idea"

The Washington Institute's Project Fikra is a multiyear program of research, publication, and network-building designed to generate policy ideas for promoting positive change and countering the spread of extremism in the Middle East.

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