دمکراسی و اصلاح

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Awaiting Change: State of the Arab World Is Captured in Photo from Saudi Summit

Washington should continue looking past the public statements of the Arab League, an institution more famous for brakes than breakthroughs.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

How President Erdogan Is Turning Turkey into Putin's Russia

Erdogan’s repressive policies are steadily driving out the educated and business classes needed to achieve his goal of transforming the country into a great power.

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Soner Cagaptay

Protesters hold Syrian and Hezbollah flags

Brief Analysis

Hezbollah Will Be the Big Winner in Lebanon's Elections

The group has essentially guaranteed itself a victory by coopting opponents and shuffling electoral districts, but the West can still contain the damage by pressing Beirut on economic reforms.

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Hanin Ghaddar

Video

Brief Analysis

Iraq Goes to the Polls: Progress and Pitfalls

Watch an expert panel preview upcoming Iraqi elections and the possible outcomes for vital American and Iraqi interests.

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Ranj Alaaldin
Michael Knights
Phillip Smyth
Bilal Wahab

Articles & Testimony

How Erdogan Wins

Turkey will formally begin a new era in June, with the president becoming the ultimate head of state, government, police, army, and the ruling party.

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Soner Cagaptay

Brief Analysis

Libya After Haftar

Given the potentially imminent demise of a key powerbroker, Washington will need to refocus on transition issues in Libya and help the UN implement its action plan.

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Ben Fishman

Brief Analysis

How Iraqi Sovereignty Supports U.S. National Interests

By providing a clear and consistent roadmap for American interests in Iraq and future international support, Washington can help Baghdad steer the country in the right direction after next month's elections.

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James Jeffrey
Michael Knights

Brief Analysis

The IRGC May Try to Divert Iraq's Electricity Payments

As Baghdad prepares to send large back payments to Tehran, any misappropriation could threaten the flow of electricity to Iraq and bolster sanctioned entities in Iran.

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Michael Knights

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaking

تحلیل کوتاه

مهم‌ترین سخنرانی سال در ایران

سخنرانی نوروزی رهبر ایران نشانههایی از نگرانی از مشروعیت رژیم داشت، در حالی‌که در خصوص توافق هسته‌ای به شکلی محسوس ساکت بود.

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پاتریک کلاوسون

In-Depth Reports

Cultural Heterogeneity in Post-Revolutionary Iran

The widening rift between religious traditionalists and "hybrid-postmodernists" could undermine the regime's guiding principle of Islamism.

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Saeid Golkar

Brief Analysis

Sisi's Reelection and Egypt's Next Political Establishment

The president now has all the time he needs to continue restocking the political system with handpicked youths while snuffing out the opposition for good.

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Haisam Hassanein

تحلیل کوتاه

سوءمدیریت، اقتصاد ایران را آسیب پذیر میکند

یافته های یک گزارش جدید صندوق بین المللی پول حاکی از آن است که فشار بیشتر ایالات متحده تاثیری چشمگیر بر اقتصاد شکننده ایران خواهد داشت.

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پاتریک کلاوسون

Video

Brief Analysis

Promoting Political Pluralism in the Middle East

Civil society figures and experts discuss how reform efforts have fared in Morocco, Tunisia, and Iraq, focusing on socioeconomic metrics that are still lagging behind political progress.

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Aboubakr Jamai
Lobna Jeribi
Oussama Sghaier
Bilal Wahab

Brief Analysis

Saudi King-in-Waiting Comes to America

Iran will likely dominate the crown prince's Washington conversations with President Trump and other officials.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

The Aim for Saudi Arabia and the US Must Be to Find a Common Game Plan

On key policy and business issues, Mohammed bin Salman represents a path for modernization in the kingdom.

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Dennis Ross

Articles & Testimony

Kurdish Nationalism Needs a New Start

Kurdish leaders should embrace a more pragmatic approach in which they prioritize rather than jeopardize the well-being of their citizens, even if this means accepting something less than formal statehood.

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Bilal Wahab

Brief Analysis

Moscow and the Middle East After Russia's Election

Washington and its partners can expect Putin to pursue an increasingly aggressive regional policy that depends on confrontation with the West as the basis for domestic legitimacy.

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Anna Borshchevskaya

Brief Analysis

Iraq's Energy Future Lies to the North

U.S. support for Iraqi oil export projects involving Turkey, the Gulf, and Europe can help keep undue Iranian influence at bay.

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James Jeffrey
Michael Knights

Brief Analysis

The Jordan Exception in U.S. Foreign Assistance

By increasing Amman's funding amid austerity measures elsewhere, Washington has reaffirmed the kingdom's strategic importance, but close engagement is needed to make sure the money is well spent.

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Ben Fishman
Ghaith al-Omari

Articles & Testimony

The Source:

How Hacked Emails and a Yacht in Monaco Ended My Career at The Wall Street Journal

An inside look at the ways in which Iran and other governments use digital technologies to undermine the journalists reporting on them.

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Jay Solomon

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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