دمکراسی و اصلاح

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Setting the Stage for Provincial Elections in Kirkuk

The disputed area is more combustible than ever, but the United States still has time to press for consensus-based security and political decisionmaking.

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Michael Knights
Bilal Wahab

Articles & Testimony

To Understand the Complexities of Saudi Arabia, a Quick Course in 'Riyadhology'

The crown prince's rise to the throne could be interrupted by any number of internal dynamics, but studying the nuances of royal relations can help Washington prepare for any nasty surprises.

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Simon Henderson

Brief Analysis

Is Saudi Arabia's Counterterrorism Approach Shifting?

Signs of an evolution in the way Riyadh views the terrorism problem provide an opening for the United States to encourage broader and deeper change in this area.

۹ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۸

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Lori Plotkin Boghardt

Brief Analysis

Sorting Out U.S. and European Differences Over Iran

Their wildly divergent responses to Iran's protests may be the first salvos in an imminent standoff over the future of the nuclear agreement and international sanctions.

۸ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۸

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Jay Solomon

Brief Analysis

Rouhani's Protest Paradox

If the protests intensify, President Rouhani may be hard pressed to unravel his greatest dilemma: how to honor his economic and reform promises while preserving his decades-long commitment to the regime's core principles.

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Omer Carmi

Video

Brief Analysis

Protests in Iran: Why? What Impact? How Should the U.S. Respond?

Washington Institute experts discuss the economic, social, diplomatic, and military implications of the anti-regime demonstrations sweeping Iran. Read a summary or watch video of the full event.

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Michael Singh
Patrick Clawson
Michael Eisenstadt
Hanin Ghaddar
Mehdi Khalaji

Articles & Testimony

To Save Turkey's Democracy, the Country's Opposition Must Offer Erdogan a Grand Bargain

If Erdogan does not compromise with Turkey's forty-million-strong opposition, Kurdish nationalists and other factions could spark widespread unrest.

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Soner Cagaptay

Brief Analysis

Iran's Coercive Apparatus: Capacity and Desire

A closer look at the structure and tactics of the many-headed internal security network that the Islamic Republic has deployed to crack down on protestors nationwide.

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Saeid Golkar

Brief Analysis

Provinces Lead the Center in Iran's Protests

As ethnic minorities and poverty-stricken provincial communities assume a greater role in nationwide unrest, the regime will likely try to pit them against each other.

۴ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۸

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Brenda Shaffer

Articles & Testimony

Iranians Are Mad as Hell About Their Foreign Policy

The more the regime believes that its foreign adventures threaten its internal foundations, the more likely it will be to temper its behavior.

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Dennis Ross

Articles & Testimony

The Protesters in Iran Need Real Help from Washington

The sign of a successful policy response will be its ability to remain relevant whether the demonstrations gather steam or subside.

۲ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۱۸

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Michael Singh

تحلیل کوتاه

با ایجاد ثبات در لبنان ایران برای گسترش سلطه حزب‌الله قدم برمیدارد

ایران به رغم تهدیدهايی که از طریق گروه‌های نیابتی‌اش اعمال می‌کند، منفعت مشترکی با جامعه بین‌المللی در ثبات لبنان در آينده‌ نزديک دارد، اما انگیزه‌های آن را به دشواری می‌توان خیرخواهانه دانست.

۲۰ دسامبر ۲۰۱۷

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حنین غدار

Brief Analysis

The Trump National Security Strategy: Return to the Nineteenth Century?

If taken as a whole, the document supports a largely traditional brand of U.S. foreign policy, but many elements of it could be used to justify a very different approach to the world.

۱۹ دسامبر ۲۰۱۷

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James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

The Merits—and the Limits—of Democracy Promotion in the Middle East

At a time when a macabre fondness for the 'stability' provided by the likes of Saddam, Qaddafi, and Assad has seeped into sectors of America’s public discourse, Elliott Abrams has correctly diagnosed the main problem with U.S. regional policy.

۱۳ دسامبر ۲۰۱۷

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Robert Satloff

Video

Brief Analysis

The Middle East through Gulf Eyes: Trip Report from Riyadh, Muscat, and Abu Dhabi

Four scholars share their findings from high-level meetings in Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. Read a summary or watch complete video of their conversation.

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Robert Satloff
Michael Singh
Katherine Bauer
Lori Plotkin Boghardt

Brief Analysis

Slavery in Libya: The Migration Crisis Reaches New Heights

The international outcry over a videotaped slave auction underscores the urgency of addressing the country's broken political system.

۴ دسامبر ۲۰۱۷

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Ben Fishman

In-Depth Reports

Beyond Islamists and Autocrats:

Prospects for Political Reform Post Arab Spring

The compiled series provides a timely country-by-country guidebook for engaging non-Islamist, pluralistically inclined actors in North Africa, the Gulf, and the Levant.

۲۷ نوامبر ۲۰۱۷

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David Schenker
Sarah Feuer
Vish Sakthivel
John P. Entelis
Simon Henderson
Nathaniel Rabkin
Nadia al-Sakkaf
Eric Trager
Hala Aldosari
Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Ghaith al-Omari
James Bowker
Andrew J. Tabler
David Pollock
Hassan Mneimneh

Video

تحلیل کوتاه

اقتدارگرایی، سیاست و ادبیات در ترکیه

در اینجا می‌توانید گفتگویی پرشور با اچه تمیلکوران، نویسنده¬ نامدار ترکیه، را ببینید که در آخرین رمانش رخدادهای کودتای دهه ۱۹۸۰ ترکیه را بررسی کرده است.

۲۱ نوامبر ۲۰۱۷

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اچه تمیلکوران
فین رابرت
سونر چغاپتای

Articles & Testimony

Saudi 'Purge' a Re-Branding Attempt to Launch a 'Second Kingdom'

Most royal family members understand that the crown prince is merely trying to stave off potential unrest, so U.S. critics should reconsider their objections to his recent moves.

۱۹ نوامبر ۲۰۱۷

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Haisam Hassanein
Wesam Hassanein

تحلیل کوتاه

دو دیدگاه رقیب برای آینده کشورهای عربی

جهان‌بینی‌ای که قطر اختیار کرده می‌گوید اسلام‌‌گرایان سیاسی شایسته حمایت هستند، اما عربستان سعودی و امارات متحده بر ضد این فرض بنیادین متحد شده‌اند.

۱۴ نوامبر ۲۰۱۷

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دیوید بی. رابرتز

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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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