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Middle East 2017: Challenges and Choices - Syria with Andrew Tabler

How the next president deals with the conflict in Syria will shape American foreign policy in the Middle East for years to come, says Andrew Tabler, and American decisions in Syria will determine the course of American relations with our regional allies, with Iran, and even with Russia. Join us

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Andrew J. Tabler

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America's Anxious Allies: Trip Report from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel

A bipartisan team of distinguished former officials share their insights from a recent tour of key regional capitals.

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Meghan O'Sullivan
Philip Gordon
Dennis Ross
James Jeffrey

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Middle East 2017: Challenges and Choices with Amb. James Jeffrey

There's no stopping Iranian ambitions if Moscow has Tehran's back, warns Ambassador James Jeffrey, unless the United States is prepared to "get real" about its Middle East engagement in the next presidential administration. The former American ambassador to Iraq and to Turkey, Jeffrey explains the importance of setting, and upholding

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James Jeffrey

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Clinton vs. Trump on Key Middle East Issues: Prepping for the Debate

Read what both candidates and their parties have said about Syria, ISIS, the Iran nuclear deal, U.S.-Israel relations, and host of other pressing regional issues.

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Articles & Testimony

The New York Bomber Was Not a Lone Wolf

America's latest terrorist incident shows why the preferred metaphor to describe such attacks is usually a contradiction in terms.

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Matthew Levitt

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Russia and the Syria Ceasefire Deal

How will the Syrian cessation of hostilities deal brokered by Washington and Moscow affect the geopolitical and military dynamics of Russia's intervention? Read a summary or watch video of this expert forum.

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Anna Borshchevskaya
Paul Schwartz
Robert Ford

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How Technology Has Transformed the Terrorist Threat Fifteen Years After 9/11

Watch senior FBI official Michael Steinbach as he details the new borderless threats from terrorists, and how law enforcement is changing the way it does business.

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Michael Steinbach

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How Egyptians' Conspiracy Theories About Clinton Explain Trump's Appeal to Them

Egyptians have welcomed news that the Democratic presidential candidate will meet with President Sisi, but rumors such as those linking Clinton to the Muslim Brotherhood are nevertheless likely to persist.

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Eric Trager

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Turkey's Room to Maneuver Against the United States

Despite recent tensions, the West still needs Ankara in order to project power in the region, and Turkey likewise needs the West to ensure its own peace and prosperity.

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James Jeffrey

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Israel's New MOU: The Money and the Message

While some officials disagree about the financial particulars of Washington's new military assistance deal, the overall message is one of strong, long-term U.S. support for Israel at a time of massive regional turbulence.

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David Makovsky

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The Military Campaign Against the Islamic State: An Assessment

Two years into Operation Inherent Resolve, where does the U.S. campaign to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the Islamic State stand?

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Michael Knights
James Jeffrey
Michael Eisenstadt
Andrew J. Tabler

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U.S.-Iran Competition: Prospects and Limits of Cooperation

Three experts discuss whether the contentious history of U.S.-Iranian relations stems more from unrealistic American expectations and missed opportunities, or from the Islamic Republic's strategic decision to oppose Washington's interests.

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Jay Solomon
James Dobbins
Dennis Ross

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Deterring Iranian Provocations at Sea

In light of Iran's more assertive naval posture in the Persian Gulf, the otherwise commendable restraint demonstrated by the U.S. Navy may risk bringing about the very kind of unintended maritime incident Washington is trying to avoid.

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Jeremy Vaughan

Iran Cannot Be a Partner in the Struggle Against ISIS

In this in-depth interview, the veteran advisor and peace envoy discusses the regional consequences of the Iran nuclear deal and the possibility of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian arena.

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Dennis Ross

Articles & Testimony

In Syria Talks With Russia, John Kerry's Hand Is Missing a Key Card

If President Obama hopes to change the ongoing stalemate on ceasefire talks, Secretary Kerry needs an 'or else' to deliver to Moscow.

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Michael Singh

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Obama Team Makes Defensible Actions on Iran Look Suspicious

If administration officials would simply explain their Iran decisions from the start rather than waiting for inevitable media leaks, they could ensure that any new revelations are small news items, not the subject of page one stories or congressional inquiries.

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Patrick Clawson

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Taking Stock of U.S. Policy Options in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia

The three countries that comprise the Maghreb region -- Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia -- are bound by important cultural, linguistic, and economic ties, and by a shared history of French occupation. Even after Africa's official decolonization, the Maghreb has remained a close and intense sphere of European, and especially French, influence

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Vish Sakthivel

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Contesting Facts on the Ground in Iraq

Far away from the exaggerated debates of misguided pundits, Western officials have moved on from past mistakes and are making grownup policy choices on Iraq that are reasonably good under the circumstances.

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Michael Knights

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If This Is Obama's Middle East 'Balancing Act,' God Help Us

Robert Malley wasn't mistaken in recounting how the president has conducted regional policy; the problem lies in the worrisome objectives that seem to underpin those policies, which could cause further damage through year's end.

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James Jeffrey

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Assad Bombs the Kurds: Implications for U.S. Strategy in Syria

Escalating hostilities between regime forces and Syrian Kurds in Hasaka will likely complicate Washington's campaign against the Islamic State, in which the Kurds and their Arab allies have been its most effective partners.

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Barak Barfi

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Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East

The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East focuses on the region as a setting for heightened competition between the United States and other world powers, such as China and Russia.

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