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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

Video

Brief Analysis

Rebuilding Iraq: The U.S.-Gulf Role

Four experts discuss how the recent Kuwait reconstruction conference will affect efforts to rebuild Iraq's war-torn areas ahead of the May elections.

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Aleksandra Zittle
Shelly Culbertson
Geoffrey Batt
Bilal Wahab

Brief Analysis

Militias in Iraq's Security Forces: Historical Context and U.S. Options

Washington should adopt a quiet but well-planned approach to Baghdad's demobilization, disarmament, and reintegration of militias, learning when to be flexible and when to stand firm.

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Omar Al-Nidawi
Michael Knights

Brief Analysis

Pushing Iran to Take Steps Against Terrorist Financing

By focusing on Tehran's struggle to reach an acceptable legal definition of terrorism, Washington can avoid further politicizing the traditionally technocratic effort to bring Iranian banks in line with international norms.

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Katherine Bauer

Articles & Testimony

In Long-Secular Turkey, Sharia Is Gradually Taking Over

Erdogan will not declare Islamic law overnight, but his steady empowerment of the country's religious directorate is a disturbing omen.

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Soner Cagaptay

Brief Analysis

The Netanyahu Probe and the Court of Public Opinion

New corruption charges pose a more serious challenge to the prime minister than past investigations, but public reaction in Israel may determine whether he can stay afloat until the next elections.

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David Makovsky

Video

Brief Analysis

Turkey: A Partner in Crisis

As part of a special screening event, two experts joined the producers of a new PBS investigation to discuss Turkey's 2016 coup crisis and ongoing struggles with authoritarianism.

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David Heidelberger
MacDara King
Lisel Hintz
Soner Cagaptay

Articles & Testimony

Mideast's Turmoil, Terror Rooted in '73 Oil-Price Spike

If princes and commentators want to make political points with history, historians should debate the merits of what is being said.

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Simon Henderson

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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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