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Can Algeria's Fractured Islamists Retain Their Appeal as a Movement?

Ahead of parliamentary elections in May, Algeria’s fractious Islamist parties have announced unlikely new sets of electoral blocs. The confusing new coalitions are not just the latest iteration of the alphabet soup of Algeria’s Islamists. They also reflect the enduring limitations of Islamist party politics, which present an incomplete picture

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Vish Sakthivel

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A Safe Zone in Southern Syria: Jordan's Role

At a time when Russia is firmly in the Syrian driver's seat and Assad shows no sign of going away, brokering a deal to establish a humanitarian buffer area would be one way to address Washington and Amman's pressing concerns about ongoing refugee flows.

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David Schenker

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Hezbollah Losing Its Luster Under Soleimani

Many Hezbollah fighters believe their Iranian supervisor in Syria views them as easily replaceable Arab cannon fodder, and the resultant tension is generating disillusionment about Tehran's claims of pan-Shiite unity.

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Hanin Ghaddar

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Middle Eastern Reactions to the U.S. Travel Ban

As the Trump administration prepares to revise its controversial entry restrictions, a sampling of quotes from officials around the region indicates that certain provisions will be a hard sell abroad.

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Why Two New Kurdistans Are Better Than One

The rise of the Islamic State brought the Kurds together, but its impending fall now threatens to tear them apart.

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Bilal Wahab

Articles & Testimony

How the United States Should Help Protect Jordan from the Chaos Next Door

A comprehensive look at the concrete steps the Trump administration can take to secure a vital ally that has shown signs of struggling under the weight of refugees and numerous other challenges.

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

The Future of Egyptian-Israeli Relations: Cairo More Committed to Peace Than Normalization

Egypt remains an essential component of any future Palestinian peace process, but the country's deep anti-Israel propaganda is a persistent stumbling block.

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Haisam Hassanein

Articles & Testimony

Is America No Longer the Middle East's Greatest Power?

Despite the recent challenges to Washington's regional supremacy, one irreducible reality is clear: the United States is still the only actor capable of forging partnerships that advance not just parochial, short-term interests, but the broader security, stability and prosperity needed to prevent further collapse.

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Richard Fontaine
Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

Memo to Trump: Iraq Is Too Big to Fail

Actions like the travel ban on Iraqis could have the unintended effect of derailing the U.S. alliance with Baghdad -- an outcome that would benefit Iran, the Islamic State, and no one else.

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Michael Knights

Video

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After the Ayatollahs: The Middle East Post-Khamenei

Two leading experts on clerical succession in Iran and Iraq discuss how the passing of Ayatollah Sistani and Supreme Leader Khamenei would affect American interests across the Middle East.

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Ali Mamouri
Suzanne Maloney

Articles & Testimony

Change Has Not Come to the Middle East

Given the region’s notorious difficulty, it would be tempting for President Trump to pivot elsewhere, but America's pressing foreign policy interests will likely draw his administration to the Middle East once again.

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

The U.S. Should Be Wary About Overplaying Its Hand on the Muslim Brotherhood

The idea of formally designating the group as a terrorist organization raises technical and legal issues that could bolster already-marginalized Brotherhood members in unintended ways if handled improperly.

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Eric Trager

Maps & Graphics

Brief Analysis

The Campaign to Retake Raqqa Is Accelerating

Kurdish-led forces are in good position for a final assault on the Islamic State's Syrian stronghold, and other actors seem ready to either support them or stand aside and benefit from their faster progress on the battlefield.

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Fabrice Balanche

In-Depth Reports

The Future of Leadership in the Shiite Community

Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, a former Iranian judiciary chief who holds a prominent position in the Assembly of Experts, now has two paths to leadership of the Shiite community. The first is as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, now seventy-seven; the second is to eventually take the place

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Mehdi Khalaji

Articles & Testimony

The Plan to Defeat ISIS: Key Decisions and Considerations

Washington should pursue a 'day after' scenario that keeps the United States in the region, maintains its new (YPG) and old (Turkish and Iraqi) relationships, pushes back Iranian ambitions, and 'manages' an inevitable Russian presence.

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James Jeffrey

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Iran's Warming Relations with the PKK Could Destabilize the KRG

Their emerging confluence of interests will only exacerbate the internal problems caused by factionalism and failed governance in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Bilal Wahab

In-Depth Reports

Strengthening Stability in Northwest Africa:

Ideas for U.S. Policy toward Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

The countries of northwest Africa -- Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia -- have proven either more resilient or more adaptive than other Middle East states to the political upheavals that have engulfed the region over the last half-dozen years. To varying degrees, however, stability remains a major challenge for all these

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Robert Satloff
Sarah Feuer

Brief Analysis

Jordan's King Abdullah Visits Trump's Washington

Because the proposed Israeli embassy move is a potential headache for the palace, it will no doubt be high on the king's agenda, but U.S. officials should be prepared to offer assurances on other pressing security and economic concerns as well.

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Stuck With Sisi

Six years after Egypt's Tahrir Square uprising and the 'Arab Spring' dreams it inspired, the country is economically and politically stuck.

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

Will Astana Displace Geneva in the Syrian Peace Process?

The circumstances of the Russian-sponsored peace conference raise several concerns, but failure to participate could signal acquiescence to Moscow's plans in Syria and further U.S. withdrawal from the Middle East.

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Fabrice Balanche

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David Schenker is a Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.

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