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Iran's Asymmetric Naval Warfare

As nuclear negotiations between Iran and the international community enter a more dangerous and uncertain phase, further tensions and confrontations are likely on an often-overlooked front: the vital shipping lanes of the Persian Gulf. Given its natural geographic advantages and deliberate military development, the Islamic Republic effectively holds the Strait

۷ سپتامبر ۲۰۰۸

Farzin Nadimi

Interfaith Talks Abroad, Intolerance at Home

This week, Saudi Arabia is organizing a global interfaith conference in Madrid, with more than 200 Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist religious leaders from 54 countries expected to attend. The conference, in the words of its main organizer, the Mecca-based Muslim World League, will "focus on common human values."

۱۵ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۰۸

Simon Henderson

Supplicants to Saudi Arabia:

The Jeddah Energy Meeting

This weekend, Saudi Arabia will attempt to counter accusations that it has not done enough to stop rising oil prices by hosting an international energy summit of government and oil-company officials. Invitations were sent after the kingdom -- the world's top oil exporter, home to nearly a quarter of known

۲۰ ژوئن ۲۰۰۸

Simon Henderson

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Energy in Danger:

Iran, Oil, and the West

"If the Americans make a wrong move toward Iran, the shipment of energy will definitely face danger." -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, June 4, 2006 Every day, nearly 40 percent of the world's internationally traded oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz -- a narrow channel over which Iran

۳ ژوئن ۲۰۰۸

Simon Henderson

Kuwaiti Elections:

Democracy in Action, or Inaction?

Tomorrow, Kuwait's nearly 400,000 voters -- more than half of them women -- will go to the polls to elect a new parliament. The incoming body will replace the 2006 parliament that was dissolved by the ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah, for failing to work together with the cabinet. Kuwait's

۱۶ مهٔ ۲۰۰۸

David Pollock
Mehdi Khalaji

Bush's Last Middle East Trip Could Be More Than Just Farewells

President Bush returns to the Middle East this week for the second time in 2008. Initially planned to mark Israel's sixtieth anniversary, his itinerary has expanded to include meetings with top officials from Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, and Saudi Arabia. Except for a trip to Riyadh

۱۳ مهٔ ۲۰۰۸

David Pollock
Simon Henderson

Kuwait's New Political Crisis:

Can Democracy Trump Sectarianism?

On March 19, Kuwaiti emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah dissolved the country's parliament and called for new elections to be held on May 17. This drastic step reflects two distinct sets of tensions, both of which Kuwait has overcome in the past: tensions between the executive branch and parliament, and tensions

۲۵ مارس ۲۰۰۸

David Pollock

Timely Reminder of Iranian Support for Terrorism

Over the past several years, Iran's nuclear activities have commanded the attention of the international community. But the recent assassination of Hizballah foreign operations chief Imad Mughniyeh is a reminder that Iran has been -- and continues to be -- a key player in global terrorism, as its explicit sponsorship

۲۲ فوریهٔ ۲۰۰۸

Matthew Levitt
Michael Jacobson

Blacklisting Terrorism Supporters in Kuwait

On January 16, the UN Security Council's "Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee" designated three Kuwaiti nationals for providing support to al-Qaeda. Although the UN measure is a welcome step forward, it is unlikely to have much impact without aggressive implementation by Kuwait. Given the Kuwaiti government's mixed record in cracking

۲۵ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۰۸

David Pollock
Michael Jacobson

Bush in Arabia:

Work in Progress or Waste of Time?

Most of President Bush's eight-day trip to the Middle East was spent in the Persian Gulf, visiting Kuwait, Bahrain, the two leading sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and Saudi Arabia. As long-term allies of the United States, these Gulf Arab states still look to

۱۷ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۰۸

Simon Henderson

Bush to the Middle East:

Previewing a Presidential Visit

On Monday, January 7, Patrick Clawson and Robert Satloff addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute and discussed the upcoming visit of President Bush to the Middle East. Dr. Clawson is deputy director of research at The Washington Institute and author, most recently, of Deterring the Ayatollahs: Complications in

۱۱ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۰۸

Patrick Clawson
Robert Satloff

Bush to the Middle East:

Previewing a Presidential Visit

As he enters his final year in office, President Bush is embarking on his first visit to the Israeli-Palestinian arena in a high-profile effort to pump energy into the Annapolis peace process. In addition to a stop in Egypt, he will also travel to the Gulf, making stops in Kuwait

۷ ژانویهٔ ۲۰۰۸

Patrick Clawson
Robert Satloff

Aid to the Palestinians:

The Role of Oil-Rich Arab States

On December 17, a donor conference will convene in Paris with the goal of bolstering Palestinian governance in the West Bank -- the first such meeting since the 2006 Stockholm conference. Current Middle East envoy Tony Blair has expressed optimism that the international community will support President Mahmoud Abbas and

۱۴ دسامبر ۲۰۰۷

David Makovsky
Simon Henderson

In-Depth Reports

Kuwait: Keystone of U.S. Gulf Policy

In spring 2007, a Gulf diplomat visiting Washington was asked how states such as Kuwait seem to remain insulated from regional crises in Iraq, Iran, and elsewhere. His response was unexpectedly poetic: "Think of a swan gliding across a pond. It all seems so serene -- but right below the

۶ نوامبر ۲۰۰۷

David Pollock

Democracy in Slow Motion:

Oman Goes to the Polls

Tomorrow, around 400,000 Omani men and women are expected to vote in elections for eighty-five seats on the nation's Majlis al-Shura, or Consultative Council. Among the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf region, Oman -- a key U.S. ally and exporter of oil and gas, strategically positioned opposite Iran

۲۶ اکتبر ۲۰۰۷

J. Scott Carpenter
Simon Henderson

In-Depth Reports

What Does Iran Want in the Region?

On October 20, 2007, Stephen Grummon, Ahmad Rafat, Kassem Jaafar, and Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt addressed The Washington Institute's Weinberg Founders Conference. Mr. Grummon heads Greentree Enterprises, an international research and training firm, and is former director of the Office of Middle East Analysis in the State Department's Bureau of

۲۰ اکتبر ۲۰۰۷

In-Depth Reports

With Neighbors Like These:

Iraq and the Arab States on Its Borders

From high-level diplomatic tours to multilateral summits in Baghdad and Sharm al-Sheikh, Washington has devoted increasing attention to Iraq's Arab neighbors. Yet, although speculation about the role of regional states in stabilizing Iraq has become something of a cottage industry in Washington, much of this analysis has focused on non-Arab

۱۴ ژوئن ۲۰۰۷

Cheney in the Middle East:

Defining Key Issues and Mutual Interests

Vice President Dick Cheney departed today on a trip to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan. A bland statement issued from his office on May 3 said he was asked to travel by President Bush and would be having "discussions with the leaders of these countries on

۸ مهٔ ۲۰۰۷

Simon Henderson

Gulf Challenge:

Iran's Seizure of British Naval Personnel

On March 23, at 10:30 a.m. local Iraqi time, fifteen British naval personnel were seized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the northern Persian Gulf. The British personnel -- eight from the Royal Navy and seven from the Royal Marines -- were in two light craft returning to

۲۶ مارس ۲۰۰۷

Simon Henderson

Next Steps in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

On February 14, 2007, Institute senior fellow and director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process David Makovsky testified before the House International Relations Committee Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia. The following is a synopsis of his testimony. Read the complete text of David Makovsky's

۱۶ فوریهٔ ۲۰۰۷

David Makovsky

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