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Investigating Alleged Chemical Weapons Use in Syria: Technical and Political Challenges

The Obama administration should respond to the Assad regime's reported use of chemical weapons and its obstruction of UN investigators by ratcheting up support for the opposition.

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Michael Eisenstadt

Brief Analysis

The Syrian Regime's Use of Surface-to-Surface Missiles

While surface-to-surface missiles have not changed the course of the war, their introduction is in line with past regime escalation -- a pattern that will likely to apply to chemical weapons use if the international reaction remains muted.

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Michael Gibbs
Jeffrey White

Articles & Testimony

The Thin Red Line: Is Iran Outmaneuvering the U.S. and Israel?

Now that Iran is capable of circumventing the nuclear weapons red line, the new U.S. and Israeli defense ministers must coordinate closely to avoid being further outflanked.

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David Makovsky
Gabrielle Tudin

Articles & Testimony

Intervention Escalation

Alleged chemical weapons use by Syria is pushing the United States toward action, but Russia, China, and Iran might have something to say about that.

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James Jeffrey

Brief Analysis

An Agenda for Secretary Hagel in Egypt

During his Cairo visit, Secretary Hagel should press the Egyptian military for a franker exchange of views, including on aid, the Sinai, and political transparency.

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David Schenker
Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

Changing the Guard at the Saudi Defense Ministry

Although the U.S. military now has a more competent royal defense partner in Prince Fahd bin Abdullah bin Muhammad, his appointment could provoke destabilizing countermoves within the House of Saud.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Tired of the Brotherhood, Egyptians Want the Military Back -- But Only Temporarily

A new military takeover would not provide any more of a path to stability than the increasingly autocratic Muslim Brotherhood, yet this may be where Egypt is heading.

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Eric Trager

Video

Obama's Second Chance: Middle East Policy in the President's Second Term

On April 9th 2013, the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin welcomed Institute executive director Robert Satloff for a discussion of the foreign policy challenges and opportunities facing the second Obama administration.

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Robert Satloff

Articles & Testimony

European Foreign Fighters in Syria

The number of Europeans joining the Syrian jihad is not as high as some fear, but their impact on the war and potential threat upon returning home could be disproportionately great.

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Aaron Y. Zelin

Brief Analysis

Building Gulf Missile Defenses One Small Win at a Time

If Washington and its partners build on incremental technological progress and greater regional cooperation, they can field a Gulf missile defense network capable of dealing with Iran's growing arsenal.

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Yemen's National Dialogue and al-Qaeda

As Yemen's National Dialogue unfolds in the coming weeks, Washington should press stakeholders to address not only reform, but also the ongoing al-Qaeda threat.

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Daniel Green

Brief Analysis

Arms for Syria's Rebels: Shaping the War's Outcome

Military assistance can make Syrian rebel forces more effective, help shape the post-Assad period for Syria, and increase influence and access for the donor.

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Jeffrey White

Brief Analysis

Syria's Meltdown Requires a U.S.-Led Response

As Syria heads toward a meltdown spilling over its borders -- with loss of control over strategic weapons, accelerated refugee flows, spreading extremism, and Sunni-Shiite clashes -- only engaging with those doing the fighting will give Washington much influence over events.

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Andrew J. Tabler

Articles & Testimony

Israel's High-Tech Pipeline to America

President Obama was right when he noted that innovation is just as important to the U.S.-Israel relationship as security cooperation.

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Michael Eisenstadt
David Pollock

Brief Analysis

Implications of Possible Chemical Weapons Use in Syria

The Syrian regime has good reasons to both use chemical weapons and disguise what it has done. Having pegged out a firm stance on such weapons, Washington should respond vigorously with defensive measures while the investigation of reported use proceeds.

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Michael Herzog
Michael Knights
Andrew J. Tabler
Jeffrey White

Articles & Testimony

What Are Chemical Weapons and How Would Syria Use Them?

The impacts would be horrifying, but Assad probably can't employ them effectively on a large scale -- yet.

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Michael Eisenstadt

Articles & Testimony

Is Iraq Headed Toward Civil War?

On the tenth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the New York Times convened an online panel of experts to discuss whether the war was worth the cost in light of continued violence and political problems. The following contribution was made by Michael Knights, a Boston-based Lafer fellow with

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Michael Knights

Video

Brief Analysis

Field Reports on Syria and the Opposition

Sign up for live event broadcast alerts from The Washington Institute On March 7, 2013, Andrew J. Tabler, Jeffrey White, and Simon Henderson addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute to discuss their recent trips to Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Israel, and the Persian Gulf. Mr. Tabler is a senior

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Andrew J. Tabler
Jeffrey White
Simon Henderson

Missile Defense and the Islamic Republic of Iran:

Contribution to Deterrence, Defense, and Crisis Stability

On February 14, 2013, Washington Institute senior fellow Michael Eisenstadt presented a briefing on missile defense and Iran at a conference on missile defense organized by the Polish Institute of International Affairs in Warsaw.

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Michael Eisenstadt

Articles & Testimony

Getting Carrier Out of the Gulf Good for U.S. Iran Policy

Other moves would do more than a carrier presence could to push Tehran toward a diplomatic solution.

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Michael Eisenstadt

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