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Combating Genocide: Reassessing the Fight Against the Islamic State

While Washington and its coalition partners have begun to roll back some of the Islamic State's territorial gains, what more can be done to defeat the group and, until then, protect civilians?

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Matthew Levitt
Naomi Kikoler
James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

What Obama and Trump Share That Divides Them From Their Parties on Foreign Policy

President Barack Obama and Donald Trump present a study in contrasts: the former a cerebral progressive, the latter a brash populist. Yet for all their differences, the similarities in the two men's foreign policy outlooks are striking. Two common themes emerge from Obama's series of interviews with Atlantic journalist Jeffrey

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Michael Singh

Brief Analysis

Potential U.S. Clarification of Financial Sanctions Regulations

Proposals for clarifying or relaxing certain U.S. financial restrictions would be a cumbersome way for Iranian trading partners to access U.S. dollars, but would give Iran modest, unreciprocated benefits.

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Katherine Bauer

Brief Analysis

Iran Locks Itself Out of the International Financial System While Blaming Washington

Out-of-date Iranian banking practices and rank deception have made international banks leery of risking their reputations.

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Patrick Clawson

Articles & Testimony

The Next President's Choices on ISIS

From continuing the status quo to deploying limited ground brigades, the next administration will inherit a range of feasible options, but only some would serve U.S. interests, and all of them come with formidable postwar questions.

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James Jeffrey

Video

Brief Analysis

Terror in Europe: Combating Foreign Fighters and Homegrown Networks

Current and former officials from the United States and Europe examine next steps for counterterrorism efforts after the Brussels attacks.

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Matthew Levitt
Olivier Decottignies
Eric Rosand

◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series

Video

Brief Analysis

The Syrian Kurds: Whose Ally?

Read a summary or watch video of this energetic debate on how Washington should balance vitally important relationships with Turkey and the Syrian Kurds in the fight against the Islamic State.

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Andrew J. Tabler
Soner Cagaptay
David Pollock
James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

Four Things to Watch During Turkish President Erdogan's Visit to Washington

Erdogan's interactions with President Obama could shed light on long-gestating proposals for retaking ISIS-held areas in northern Syria, as well as the status of recent bilateral tensions and the future of Turkish policy toward the Kurds.

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Soner Cagaptay

Articles & Testimony

Theology in Foreign Policy: ISIS in Context

An exclusively hard-power approach to stopping ISIS could embolden its followers, while soft power alone is no match for the group's theological pull, so the U.S. government will need to look more closely at how its strategies are interpreted abroad.

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Jacob Olidort

Articles & Testimony

Brussels Attacks Raise Questions on Readiness

Because the Islamic State and other terrorist adversaries have become increasingly disciplined and well-coordinated, Western governments need to be even more so to prevent further attacks.

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Matthew Levitt

Articles & Testimony

The Obama Doctrine: Made for the '90s, Disastrous Today

By throwing up his hands in the face of challenges from Russia, Iran, and other actors, the president is yielding to the 'dangerous currents' he once warned could upend the international system.

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James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

The Costs of Lost U.S. Credibility

If the Obama administration is truly committed to containing Iran in the wake of the nuclear deal, it needs to understand how others in the region perceive its handling of Tehran's provocations.

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David Schenker

Brief Analysis

Establishing and Securing Safe Zones in Syria: Historical Lessons

Experience in Iraq, Bosnia, and Libya shows that safe-zone operations require unambiguous legal authorities, clear political and military guidance, robust air and ground forces, and a viable plan for displaced persons and refugees.

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Lt Col John R. Barnett
Michael Eisenstadt

Fikra Forum

The American Muslim Experience: Incidental Noise and an Anticipated Future

March 17, 2016 I came to the United States in the mid-1980s. It was the age of multiculturalism. The color was rainbow, and the country was reconciling itself with the fact that it was made up of different strokes. My name, accent, and physique indicated that I was from the

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Hassan Mneimneh

Brief Analysis

U.S. Military Aid to Israel: Debating an Increase

Instead of allowing persistent bilateral acrimony or domestic politics to delay a sensitive issue, both governments should approach the MOU negotiations as a function of Israel's military and diplomatic needs in a new regional landscape.

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David Makovsky

Articles & Testimony

Genocide or Not, Civilians Need Protection from ISIS

Whatever the outcome of the State Department's latest deliberations, protecting civilians through safe zones or other initiatives must have a more prominent place in the coalition's strategy.

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Matthew Levitt
A. J. Beloff

Brief Analysis

Kerry Neither Rules Out nor Supports Safe Zone Concept

The assertion that such an effort would require up to 30,000 U.S. troops, and that it could risk a direct confrontation with Russia, requires a much closer look.

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James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

Realpolitik and the Syrian Conflict

Beyond wishful thinking, the current choices for Syria seem limited to either continuing a give-and-take war or having Assad rule Syria much as Saddam ruled Iraq in the 1990s -- under international isolation and with an iron fist.

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Azzam Alkassir

Articles & Testimony

The Great Unraveling

As tumultuous as the region's recent struggles have been, they have also exposed opportunities to establish a more multilateral Middle Eastern security architecture via renewed U.S. leadership.

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Michael Singh

Video

Defeating the Islamic State: The Economic Campaign

Can the Islamic State be beaten in the banks as well as on the battlefield? Watch three Institute experts discuss government and private-sector efforts to cut off its funding.

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Katherine Bauer
Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Matthew Levitt

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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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