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Syrian Spillover: Perspectives from Neighboring States
As the Assad regime continues its bloody campaign to remain in power, Washington Institute scholars assess the impact of current and potential spillover on Syria's neighbors, Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon.
Jan 29, 2013
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  • David Schenker
  • Michael Herzog
  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Michael Knights
Video
Brief Analysis
Jordan's Elections: Incremental Reform amid Regional Turbulence
On January 18, 2013, David Schenker, David Makovsky, and Robert Satloff addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute to discuss the Jordanian and Israeli elections. Mr. Schenker, the Aufzien fellow and director of the Program on Arab Politics at the Institute, formerly served as the Pentagon's top policy aide
Jan 22, 2013
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Beyond Elections in Israel and Jordan: The Ties That Bind
Israelis and Jordanians go to the polls hours apart facing strikingly similar political and strategic dynamics. While the results may appear to change little in either government, the issues at stake could hardly be more important to American interests in the region.
Jan 22, 2013
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
Will Jordan Be the First Arab Monarchy to Fall?
Why Obama needs to focus on corruption to save America's most reliable Arab ally.
Jan 8, 2013
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Obama and the Middle East: Act Two
In January, the Atlantic published a series of policy proposals for the Obama administration's second term by Washington Institute scholars. The full series is collected here.
Jan 7, 2013
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Patrick Clawson
  • David Makovsky
  • David Pollock
  • Simon Henderson
  • Soner Cagaptay
  • David Schenker
  • Eric Trager
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
Jordan’s Election Law: Reform or Perish?
Since early January 2011, Jordan has witnessed the rise of a reform movement that has demanded political and social change. While the movement has not requested regime change, it seeks profound constitutional reforms that would strip the King of Jordan of his executive and legislative authorities. Above all, the movement
Oct 4, 2012
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  • Mohammad Yaghi
Brief Analysis
Jordan Bracing for Protests
The imminent rallies could test both the opposition's strength and the palace's willingness to tolerate dissent.
Oct 4, 2012
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
As Jordan Stumbles, the U.S. Response Is Crucial
Washington should work closely with Amman, providing alternatives to rash changes that some will advocate as a way to stay ahead of the region's political tidal wave.
Sep 19, 2012
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Jordanian Premier's Sudden Resignation Points to New Political Strategy
The resignation of Jordan's prime minister caps a process in which the kingdom turned away from wooing the largely Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood and instead opted to shore up traditional East Bank sources of support. Given the intense regional challenges Jordan faces, Washington should give Amman a wide berth to put its internal house in order.
Apr 27, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Dateline Middle East: Trip Reports from around the Region
On March 27, 2012, Robert Satloff, Andrew J. Tabler, and Simon Henderson addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Dr. Satloff, the Institute's executive director and Howard P. Berkowitz chair in U.S. Middle East policy, had just returned from Israel and Jordan. Mr. Tabler, the Institute's Next Generation fellow
Mar 29, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
A Full Agenda for King Abdullah of Jordan's White House Visit
King Abdullah's trip to Washington will provide ample opportunity for crucial talks on Jordan's stability, the Syrian insurrection, and the state of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Jan 13, 2012
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  • David Schenker
  • David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
Impact of Sanctioning Iran's Central Bank
The debate over whether to sanction the Central Bank of Iran must consider the effectiveness of such action and the consequences for the world economy.
Nov 29, 2011
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Jordan's Evolving Strategy toward the Pressures of the Arab Spring
Although Jordan's new prime minister seems ready to address the public outcry over corruption, he may run into the same bureaucratic and economic impediments that have stymied previous governments.
Nov 1, 2011
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  • Hassan Barari
  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Jordan: All Quiet on the Eastern Front?
Progress on the economic and political fronts is helping to insulate the monarchy from the instability currently sweeping the region.
Oct 4, 2011
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
The Arab Revolutions: An Israeli Perspective
Israel has been watching the ongoing upheaval in the Arab world with steadily growing concern. While they hope to see a happy, democratic end to the popular eruptions of protest and discontent against dictatorial regimes, Israelis are bracing themselves for a series of less optimistic outcomes. A different Middle East
Mar 15, 2011
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  • Ehud Yaari
Brief Analysis
Jordan: Heightened Instability, But Not Yet a Major Crisis
On February 1, after weeks of protests in the south and three days of larger protests in Amman focused largely on economics, unemployment, and corruption, Jordan's King Abdullah fired his government and appointed Marouf al-Bakhit as his new prime minister. Changing governments is a routine response to popular discontent in
Feb 1, 2011
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  • David Schenker
  • David Pollock
Brief Analysis
Jerusalem-Ramallah-Cairo-Amman:
A Trip Report and Policy Update
On November 23, 2010, Robert Satloff and J. Scott Carpenter, along with David Makovsky, addressed a special Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. The speakers offered fresh observations from the Institute's 25th anniversary study tour to Israel, the West Bank, Egypt, and Jordan in mid-November. Dr. Satloff is executive director
Dec 3, 2010
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  • Robert Satloff
  • J. Scott Carpenter
Articles & Testimony
Egypt Should Learn from Jordan at the Polls
On November 9, Jordan conducted its first-ever parliamentary elections monitored by domestic and international observers. I was one of the observers and was impressed by the transparency of the process. Indeed, notwithstanding some isolated incidents of violence, the elections themselves set a regional gold-standard for free and fair balloting. When
Nov 24, 2010
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
On-the-Ground-Outlook:
Conference Call on the 2010 Middle East Study Tour
On November 17, 2010, Washington Institute executive director Robert Satloff offered Institute trustees immediate insight into the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary study tour to Israel, the West Bank, Egypt, and Jordan.
Nov 17, 2010
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  • Robert Satloff

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