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FIFA Has a Terrorism Problem
Bribery accusations and construction fatalities are bad enough, but linking Qatar's World Cup to the killing of Israelis does a disservice even to the morally tarnished FIFA.
Jan 23, 2014
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia: Outlawing Terrorism and the Arab Spring
The kingdom is codifying current legal practices that do not distinguish between terrorists and nonviolent activists.
Dec 27, 2013
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Brief Analysis
Foreign Jihadists in Syria: Tracking Recruitment Networks
Monitoring jihadist social-media networks reveals where fighters are coming from, where in Syria they are fighting, and how best to stem their continued recruitment in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Tunisia.
Dec 19, 2013
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Al-Qaeda's Shadow Government in Yemen
Washington should help Sana confront al-Qaeda in the provinces where it is strongest, focusing less on drones and more on expanding Yemeni security forces to the countryside and countering the group's increasing soft-power savvy.
Dec 12, 2013
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  • Daniel Green
Articles & Testimony
Is Iran Set to Lash Out at Saudi Arabia?
The Beirut embassy bombing and Iran's anticipated retaliation against Saudi Arabia could threaten Lebanon's already tenuous stability.
Dec 10, 2013
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
GCC Summit Will Gauge Regional Confidence in U.S. Policy
The December 10-11 Gulf Cooperation Council meeting should indicate how member states will respond to U.S.-led nuclear diplomacy with Iran, among other issues.
Dec 9, 2013
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia's War on Twitter
The Saudi government views Twitter as a national security threat.
Dec 9, 2013
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Brief Analysis
Why Some U.S. Allies Disapprove of the Iran Agreement
The problem lies not in the accord's substance, but rather in the lack of trust that the Obama administration is willing and able to run a regional security system requiring potential use of force.
Nov 27, 2013
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
How to Think about Obama's Deal with Iran
The agreement is neither a "breakthrough" nor an "abject surrender" but rather "a cap for a cap," with a limited rollback on each side for the next six months.
Nov 26, 2013
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  • Dennis Ross
Maps & Graphics
Text of the Joint Plan of Action
First-Step Agreement between Iran and the P5+1 Powers
Download the text of the Joint Plan of Action agreed in Geneva on November 24, 2013, between the P5+1 nations (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and Iran.
Nov 25, 2013
Articles & Testimony
'No One in the Region Will Sleep'
The Saudis are frustrated by their inability to block what they regard as Iran's return to diplomatic respectability and Washington's conciliatory approach to Tehran.
Nov 25, 2013
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  • Simon Henderson
Saudi 'Hidden Hand' Steering Iran Nuclear Talks?
The first round of Iran nuclear talks in Geneva broke down earlier this month after the P5+1 failed to reach consensus on a short-term deal that would have eased up sanctions and allowed Iran to continue enriching uranium at reduced levels. Talks apparently ended over France's demand that Iran stop
Nov 14, 2013
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  • Simon Henderson
Video
Brief Analysis
Between the 'First Step' with Iran and Nuclear Fallout with Israel
Dennis Ross, former senior Middle East advisor to President Obama, Olli Heinonen, former deputy director-general of the IAEA, and Robert Satloff debate the terms of an emerging interim nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for U.S. allies in the region.
Nov 13, 2013
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  • Dennis Ross
  • Olli Heinonen
  • Robert Satloff
Video
Iran Nuclear Negotiations: An Emerging Deal in Geneva?
"The idea that Iran can negotiate with the United States and be recognized as a responsible member of the international community just fills the House of Saud with complete dread." As the P5+1 countries approach a deal on Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, veteran Gulf analyst Simon Henderson assesses the significance
Nov 8, 2013
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The Nuclear Handshake
Saudi nervousness over Iran's nuclear advances may prompt the kingdom to act on its own longstanding nuclear preparations.
Nov 8, 2013
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Brotherhood Trials and Tribulations in the Gulf
Secretary Kerry's planned visit to Abu Dhabi to reinforce the U.S.-UAE strategic partnership comes at an awkward time, as the country opens another controversial trial.
Nov 5, 2013
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Articles & Testimony
The U.S.-Saudi Royal Rumble
In the wake of recent tensions, the House of Saud could make things very unpleasant for Washington in these seven ways.
Nov 1, 2013
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Spat or Split? Saudi Arabia's Diplomatic Anger with Washington
The kingdom's rejection of a Security Council seat has fueled predictions of a major and perhaps rapid shift in bilateral relations.
Oct 23, 2013
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  • Simon Henderson
Video
Brief Analysis
Soccer's Impact on Middle East Politics
On October 15, James Dorsey, a syndicated columnist and author of the blog (and forthcoming book) The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer , addressed a Washington Institute Policy Forum. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks. Over the past several years, soccer fields across the Middle East
Oct 16, 2013
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  • James M. Dorsey
Brief Analysis
Qaradawi and the Struggle for Sunni Islam
The leading Sunni cleric's shift toward militant views on Syria and Egypt may be a bellwether for future intra-Sunni sectarian strife in the Middle East.
Oct 16, 2013
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  • David Schenker

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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.
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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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