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Saudi Youth Politics: Between Bombings and Theme Parks
As the kingdom attempts to counter the Islamic State's narrative by consolidating a common identity for those most prone to radicalization, it is simultaneously alienating others.
Jul 8, 2016
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  • Omar I. Alhashani
Articles & Testimony
Muslims vs. Islamists
Islamism is not a form of the Muslim faith or an expression of Muslim piety; it is, rather, a political ideology that strives to derive legitimacy from Islam.
Jul 8, 2016
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
The JCPOA'S Regional Impact: Sinking Confidence in the U.S. Balancing Role
Left to their own devices and faced with an Iran on the march in multiple theaters, regional states have responded to the deal in an incoherent and dangerous fashion.
Jul 5, 2016
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Targeting Hezbollah's Home-Front Finances
A law passed in late 2015, known as HIFPA, has successfully intensified pressure against the Lebanon-based militant group.
Jul 5, 2016
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  • David Schenker
  • Katherine Bauer
Articles & Testimony
Words Matter in the Fight Against Islamism
The U.S. government needs to be clearer about the distinctions between Islam, political Islamism, and violent Islamism, in part by putting political correctness aside and involving Muslim Americans in the conversation.
Jul 1, 2016
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
As the ISIS Tide Recedes
The beginning of the end of ISIS's dominance over the Sunni Arab region of Iraq is at hand, following the Iraqi security forces' clearance of ISIS from most of Fallujah, the first Iraqi city to fall to the terrorist group. Only one major Iraqi city remains in ISIS' hands: Mosul
Jun 29, 2016
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
ISIL Introduces a New Jihadist Experience: Punishment in the West
After several months of directing or inspiring spectacular attacks on soft targets in Europe and the United States, the group may now be signaling its intent to start a new wave of violence that will 'punish' Westerners for their supposed 'legal deviance from Islam.'
Jun 27, 2016
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  • Jacob Olidort
Brief Analysis
High Noon in Bahrain: Will Tehran Blink First?
Bahrain's action against a high-profile Shiite figure has brought long-simmering tensions with Iran to a boil, and extremists could feel empowered to further escalate the crisis even if officials turn down the dial.
Jun 27, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Takfiris in Tehran: The Sectarian Face of Iranian Counterterrorism
While the severity of the Sunni extremist threat inside Iran is debatable, the regime's recent operations against suspected terrorists highlight its pattern of exploiting sectarian sentiment to bolster its regional adventurism.
Jun 24, 2016
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  • Mehdi Khalaji
Articles & Testimony
Terrorist Spillover in Jordan
While the general uptick in terrorist attacks on Jordan is troubling, perhaps the most disturbing aspect is the manner in which violent extremism is crossing socioeconomic lines.
Jun 23, 2016
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Vision or Mirage? Saudi Arabia's Ambitious Economic Plans
The deputy crown prince hopes his U.S. visit will help garner support for shifting the kingdom away from oil dependency, but his proposals need more rigorous questioning to ensure they are viable.
Jun 17, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Egypt's Costly Nuclear Project
Cairo's expensive nuclear deal with Moscow will likely increase the country's economic burden and susceptibility to Russian influence.
Jun 16, 2016
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  • Eric Trager
In-Depth Reports
State Islam in the Battle Against Extremism
Emerging Trends in Morocco and Tunisia
In the American policy debates over the causes, consequences, and potential cures of Islamist extremism, institutions of state Islam -- i.e., religious institutions that are formally tied to the states governing their respective countries -- have featured only marginally. Whether due to an understandable ambivalence toward overt engagement with religious
Jun 15, 2016
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  • Sarah Feuer
Brief Analysis
Arab Government and Media Reactions to the Orlando Attack
This weekend's mass shooting elicited wide official condemnation from Arab states, but regional media coverage has been limited so far.
Jun 15, 2016
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  • David Pollock
  • Mohamed Abdelaziz
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State's Views on Homosexuality
The group's public executions of gay men are part of a deliberate moral policing campaign, one aimed at showing supporters and enemies alike that it means to enforce its narrow, atavistic view of Islamic law wherever it can.
Jun 14, 2016
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Jacob Olidort
Brief Analysis
Young Saudi Leader's Landmark U.S. Visit
The deputy crown prince's first solo trip to Washington confirms his preeminence in the Saudi hierarchy but could spur pushback from royal rivals.
Jun 13, 2016
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The EU, Morocco, and the Western Sahara: A Chance for Justice
Morocco needs to balance its desire to hold onto an economically and politically important region with the realities of EU human rights regulations and other international norms.
Jun 10, 2016
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  • Vish Sakthivel
Articles & Testimony
Hizbullah Under Fire in Syria
Last month's assassination of a senior Hizbullah commander, apparently by Syrian rebel groups, demonstrates the growing threat the organization faces from fellow Arabs and Muslims.
Jun 9, 2016
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Nadav Pollak
Articles & Testimony
From Political Islam to Muslim Democracy: Tunisia's Ennahda Changes Course
To get a truer picture of the party's longer-term plans and the implications for political Islam writ large, observers will need to see how Ennahda changes its internal structures, how it votes on divisive legislation, and how it campaigns in upcoming elections.
Jun 8, 2016
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  • Sarah Feuer
Brief Analysis
Russian Views on the Middle East: A Trip Report
Two Washington Institute experts share their findings from recent visits to Russia, where they discussed a wide range of regional issues with current and former officials, leading analysts, and other citizens.
Jun 3, 2016
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  • James Jeffrey
  • Anna Borshchevskaya

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David Schenker
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David Schenker is the Taube Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab Politics. He is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
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Hanin Ghaddar is the Friedmann Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute's Rubin Family Arab Politics Program, where she focuses on Shia politics throughout the Levant.
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