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Seizing the Moment of Opportunity in Syria: Guidelines for U.S. Action
Four experts discuss what the Trump administration needs to do to follow through on the landmark talks with President Sharaa, from sorting through the complex web of sanctions to managing allied expectations and safely handing over the counter-IS mission.
May 22, 2025
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Matthew Levitt
Devorah Margolin
Souhire Medini
David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
A Potential "Interim" Iran Nuclear Deal Sounds Great, But It Isn’t
Now is the time to exert Washington's greatly expanded leverage, forcing Tehran to choose between a painful future with enrichment and other subversive tools in its arsenal or a hopeful future without them.
May 21, 2025
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Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Disarming Palestinian Factions in Lebanon Means Disarming Hezbollah
Given their deep historical and present-day coordination, Beirut needs to change its mindset of treating these groups separately and formulate a unified strategy for disarming them all—and the sooner the better.
May 21, 2025
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Hanin Ghaddar
Ehud Yaari
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In-Depth Reports
Assessing the Gaza Death Toll After Eighteen Months of War
Health officials have compiled a largely comprehensive list, but questions remain about the Gaza ministry’s opaque revision process and vetting of family reports—along with unknown deaths and missing persons.
May 21, 2025
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Gabriel Epstein
Brief Analysis
Deporting Hamas’s Top Brass: A Path to Ending the War in Gaza
Although Hamas is still unwilling to discuss full disarmament, granting safe passage to hundreds of commanders could have similar effects on the ground while enabling the parties to end the fighting and reach a viable “day after” agreement.
May 20, 2025
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Ehud Yaari
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A New Energy Order in the UAE and Saudi Arabia
The two Gulf states are combining fossil fuel production with ambitions to become low-carbon leaders, and Washington risks getting left behind if it ignores the trend.
May 19, 2025
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Noam Raydan
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What the End of the Houthi Campaign Means for U.S. Power
Despite the embarrassing PR, “mowing the grass” by targeting Houthi capabilities and personnel has value if repeated periodically—perhaps by an Israeli-Arab “Red Sea security group” if Washington is no longer willing to take the lead.
May 19, 2025
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State Attacks the New Syrian Government
Even before a high-profile new attack in the east, shifting trends in the number, nature, and location of plots showed why the United States isn’t quite ready to take a victory lap in the battle against IS in Syria.
May 19, 2025
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Aaron Y. Zelin
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Iraqi Kurds Could Facilitate and Mediate in PKK-Turkish Peace Process
New developments in the PKK-Turkey peace process are a window of opportunity for Iraqi Kurdish parties to stabilize areas of Iraqi Kurdistan affected by the conflict and help facilitate a lasting peace.
May 18, 2025
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Wladimir van Wilgenburg
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President Trump's Gulf Trip: A Whirlwind Three Days in the Region
In this final of several daily videos from Washington Institute scholars, Robert Satloff summarizes the economic, diplomatic, and cultural implications of President Trump's May 2025 trip to the Gulf region.
May 16, 2025
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Robert Satloff
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President Trump's 2025 Gulf Trip
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President Trump's Gulf Trip: Investment, AI, and Semiconductors in the UAE on Day Three
In this fifth of several daily videos from Washington Institute scholars, Elizabeth Dent shares details of deals reached or announced in Abu Dhabi on the third day of President Trump's May 2025 trip to the Gulf region.
May 15, 2025
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Elizabeth Dent
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President Trump's 2025 Gulf Trip
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Terrorist Wing of the Iraqi Government Opposes Sharaa Visit
Two of Prime Minister Sudani's partners in government—the terrorist groups Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq—have stepped up their efforts to bar Syria's new president from a Baghdad summit.
May 15, 2025
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Ameer al-Kaabi
Michael Knights
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Militia Spotlight
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President Trump's Gulf Trip: Economics and Diplomacy in Qatar on Day Two
In this fourth of several daily videos from Washington Institute scholars, Simon Henderson presents details of economic and diplomatic initiatives involving Qatar on the second day of President Trump's May 2025 trip to the Gulf region.
May 14, 2025
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Simon Henderson
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President Trump's 2025 Gulf Trip
Brief Analysis
Will Israel’s New “Chariots” Plan Trample or Strengthen Hamas?
Israel sees its next operation in Gaza as a means to decisively damage Hamas’s military and governance capabilities while freeing the rest of the hostages, but the plan might also produce a lengthy occupation and expanded guerrilla warfare.
May 14, 2025
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Neomi Neumann
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
The Developing Cracks in Khamenei’s Cult of Personality
Until now, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been happy with the comparisons his hard-core supporters make between him and Ali ibn Abi Talib—Shia Islam’s first divinely ordained Imam. Ironically, this insistence on Khamenei’s infallability, combined with the current acquiescence to strategic flexibility or policy concession, is eroding that sense of trust with Khamenei’s core base of hardline supporters.
May 14, 2025
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Saeid Golkar
Kasra Aarabi
Articles & Testimony
Trump in His Happy Place: Purple Carpets and Big Deals in Saudi Arabia
Maintaining the trip’s momentum and atmosphere could prove challenging as he travels to other stops and then returns to Washington.
May 14, 2025
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Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Trump Meets Sharaa: Writing a New Chapter in U.S.-Syria Relations
The two leaders raised a wide array of crucial proposals, giving Secretary Rubio and the rest of the Trump team unprecedented room to set the terms for a mutually beneficial post-sanctions relationship.
May 14, 2025
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Aaron Y. Zelin
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President Trump's Gulf Trip: Meeting the GCC on Day Two
In this third of several daily videos from Washington Institute scholars, David Schenker examines the implications of discussions at the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh on the second day of President Trump's May 2025 trip to the Gulf region.
May 14, 2025
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David Schenker
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President Trump's 2025 Gulf Trip
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President Trump's Gulf Trip: Economic Dealmaking on Day One
In this second of several daily videos from Washington Institute scholars, Ambassador Dennis Ross reviews activity on the first day of President Trump's May 2025 trip to the Gulf region.
May 13, 2025
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Dennis Ross
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President Trump's 2025 Gulf Trip
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President Trump's Gulf Visit: Setting the Stage for Strategic Wins
Experts and former diplomats discuss what Gulf leaders are expecting from the trip, including which regional issues they are most keen on adding to the planned slate of business talks.
May 12, 2025
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Dennis Ross
Emile Hokayem
Joyce Karam
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