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29 Years Later, Echoes of "Kuwait 17"
The reverberations of the Kuwait bombings still ring loud three decades later, and the threat from Iran and Hezbollah is greater today than it was even then.
Dec 13, 2012
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
U.S. Differences with Bahrain Playing Out in Public
Despite Bahrain's latest negative rhetoric, Washington must step up its efforts to mend the bilateral relationship.
Dec 10, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Iran Threatens Aerial Freedom of Navigation in the Gulf
By firing on a U.S. aircraft, Iran has upped the ante in the Gulf and set a bad precedent for international airspace rights worldwide.
Dec 5, 2012
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Kuwait's Election Makes Gulf Arab Rulers Nervous
Gulf states seem to view Iran as a more important challenge than domestic unrest, but Kuwait's recent troubles indicate they are no longer immune to the pressures sweeping the Arab world.
Nov 30, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Video
Brief Analysis
Middle East Policy Planning for a Second Obama Administration
Memo from a Fictional NSC Staffer
On November 8, 2012, Washington Institute executive director Robert Satloff addressed a Policy Forum along with Dennis Ross and Jim Jeffrey. The following is an edited version of Dr. Satloff's comments; the full event can be viewed in the above video. If President Obama tasked a courageous National Security Council
Nov 9, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
The Dream Team
Amid talk of personnel shakeups and foreign policy retooling, a former Obama advisor suggests how the president should choose his top aides and cabinet secretaries.
Nov 8, 2012
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Saudi Resignation Prompts Fresh Succession Debate
Assumptions about who will be the future ruler of Saudi Arabia -- the world's largest oil exporter and self-declared leader of the Islamic world -- need to be revised after the sudden resignation of one of the royal family's senior-most members. Today's surprise announcement that Interior Minister Prince Ahmed bin
Nov 5, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Emir's Visit to Gaza Highlights Qatari Adventurism
The emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, recently became the first head of state to visit Gaza since it came under the control of Hamas in 2007. In an email interview, Simon Henderson, director of the Gulf and Energy Policy Program at The Washington Institute, discussed the Qatari leader's visit.
Nov 5, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Qatar's Emir Visits Gaza
The Qatari ruler's trip further demonstrates his country's growing diplomatic profile.
Oct 22, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
The Shadow of Iran over Bahrain's Problems
Concerns have risen in Bahrain following a lethal clash between police and Shiite demonstrators.
Oct 19, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Countering the Iranian Missile Threat in the Middle East
A mix of both defensive and offensive capabilities is needed in the Persian Gulf to counter the substantial Iranian rocket and missile threat.
Oct 18, 2012
Articles & Testimony
Know Your Ansar al-Sharia
From Sana to Benghazi, Cairo to Casablanca, new jihadist groups have adopted the same name in recent months. Is it all just a coincidence?
Sep 21, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Robert Satloff on Next Steps in the Iran Crisis
Atlantic Monthly national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg interviewed Institute executive director Robert Satloff about the current state of the international crisis over Iran's nuclear program and U.S. and Israeli policy.
Sep 10, 2012
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  • Jeffrey Goldberg
  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
Dodging the Drones: How Militants Have Responded to the Covert U.S. Campaign
The ongoing drone strike campaign has inflicted heavy losses on militant groups, but its impact on their recruitment and operational efforts is less clear.
Aug 31, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Fresh Concerns about Health of Saudi King
Saudi Arabia's aging leadership is in transition, potentially hindering Washington's policies on Syria and Iran.
Aug 27, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
UAE Arrests Highlight Challenges to U.S. Middle East Policy
Over the past few months, more than fifty Islamists have been arrested across the United Arab Emirates, a major oil producer and U.S. ally. The country's attorney-general stated this week that the detainees, all thought to be UAE citizens, had "revealed plans to jeopardize the security of the state" and
Aug 9, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The Prince and the Revolution
Saudi Arabia is bringing back its most talented operator to manage the Arab Spring. But can Bandar stem the rot in Riyadh?
Jul 24, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Democracy, Salafi Style
One of Saudi Arabia's most popular hardline clerics just embraced democracy. Should we worry, or applaud?
Jul 20, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
The Other Threat to Oil Supplies:
Shiite Tensions in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
Violence in eastern Saudi Arabia and continuing tension in Bahrain are reminders that Gulf oil exports face other threats besides potential Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Jul 16, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Another Saudi Actuarial Disaster
Washington woke on Saturday to the news of the death of Crown Prince Nayef, who was next in line for the Saudi throne. The collective sigh of relief by senior U.S. officials was almost audible -- even though, within hours, President Barack Obama issued a statement about his "great regret"
Jun 18, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson

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Featured experts

Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt is the Kahn Senior Fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Military and Security Studies Program.
Simon Henderson
Simon Henderson
Simon Henderson is the Baker Senior Fellow and director of the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at The Washington Institute, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
Michael Knights
Michael Knights
Michael Knights is the Jill and Jay Bernstein Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and cofounder of the Militia Spotlight platform, which offers in-depth analysis of developments related to Iran-backed militias.
Elizabeth Dent - source: The Washington Institute
Elizabeth Dent
Elizabeth Dent is a Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where she focuses on U.S. foreign and defense policy toward the Gulf states, Iraq, and Syria.
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