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The Assad Regime Winning by Inches?
The regime's recent military successes are by no means sweeping, but its incremental gains in Aleppo and Damascus belie perceptions of stalemate and could shift the war's direction in its favor.
Mar 11, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Syria Spillover: The Growing Threat of Terrorism and Sectarianism in the Middle East
The scope of the war's regional fallout will become more apparent in the coming months as radicalized foreign fighters return to their home countries, sectarian strife increases in Lebanon, and massive refugee flows exacerbate public health problems.
Mar 6, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Egypt's Arms Deal with Russia: Potential Strategic Costs
Cairo's possible purchase of advanced weapons systems from Russia could become another irritant in U.S.-Egyptian relations.
Mar 4, 2014
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  • David Schenker
  • Eric Trager
Brief Analysis
The Ukraine Crisis and the Middle East
The Ukraine situation will affect Washington's Middle Eastern priorities, but not to such a degree that it will stymie a strong U.S. response to Russian actions, since America has the power to act in the region without Moscow if necessary. Ukraine could well make it necessary.
Mar 3, 2014
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
Leadership Reshuffle: PKK Makes Changes in Its Ranks
Changes in the leadership of the Kurdistan Workers Party suggest preparations for a return to a more hardline stance toward Turkey should the peace process between them break down. They also signal that the PKK is likely to take a more active military role in Syria, potentially in alliance with
Feb 26, 2014
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Coskun Unal
Brief Analysis
Clarifying the Security Arrangements Debate: Israeli Forces in the Jordan Valley
U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian negotiations could lower the heat and shed some light on the clash over Jordan Valley security arrangements by promoting a public debate grounded in the facts of current and prospective Israeli deployments.
Feb 24, 2014
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Robert Satloff
Video
Brief Analysis
Book Event: The Rise of Turkey at the Ralph J. Bunche Library
On January 27, 2014, Dr. Soner Cagaptay presented insights from his book, The Rise of Turkey, and discussed Turkey's future during a special event at the Ralph J. Bunche Library of the U.S. Department of State.
Feb 24, 2014
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Saudi Arabia's Domestic and Foreign Intelligence Challenges
A fatal shootout involving security forces and Shiites coincides with a change in the kingdom's intelligence leadership.
Feb 21, 2014
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Egypt's Defense and Foreign Ministers Visit Moscow
The Russian-Egyptian "2+2" meeting in Moscow does not signify a foreign policy realignment in Cairo.
Feb 13, 2014
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  • Adel El-Adawy
Brief Analysis
No Time to Hit Snooze in North Africa and the Sahel
The Obama administration should demonstrate renewed resolve to counter growing extremism in the region and build lasting stability, starting with a joint U.S.-French statement during President Francois Hollande's visit to Washington this week.
Feb 10, 2014
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  • Joshua Burgess
Brief Analysis
A New Approach to the Syria Crisis
The Obama administration seems to be understating the risks of minimalist engagement in Syria and overstating the risks of greater involvement, despite the achievable, worthwhile goals of military assistance and limited use of force.
Feb 4, 2014
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  • James Jeffrey
Video
Brief Analysis
Conflict in Syria: Geneva II and the Road Ahead
On January 27, 2014, Andrew Tabler, Jeffrey White, and Aaron Zelin addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Tabler is a senior fellow in the Institute's Program on Arab Politics and author of In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria. White is a Defense
Jan 29, 2014
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Jeffrey White
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Indecisive Inter-Rebel Fighting in Syria Benefits the Regime
The ongoing clashes between rival rebel factions will likely be protracted and indecisive, and the resultant diversion of effort is already working to the regime's advantage.
Jan 28, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
Video
Syria's Spillover: Will Israel Be Drawn In?
The complexities and dynamics of the Syrian conflict make it distinctly possible that Israel could become militarily involved -- even though none of the actors are interested in that outcome.
Jan 28, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
  • David Schenker
Jordanian King Abdullah II speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Brief Analysis
Quiet Partnerships for a New Era: Emerging Opportunities for Arab-Israeli Cooperation
Regional circumstances point to both the possibility and the need for enhanced Arab-Israeli efforts to address challenges in the security, energy, food/water scarcity, and public-health domains.
Jan 28, 2014
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  • Alon Paz
Brief Analysis
Assad's Indispensable Foreign Legions
Assad is still standing, but he is not standing alone -- and he likely no longer makes decisions alone either.
Jan 22, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
The New Triangle of Egypt, Israel, and Hamas
With Israeli acquiescence to de facto alterations of the 1979 peace treaty, Egypt has deployed substantial military forces into the Sinai to combat terrorists. But Israel remains hesitant about Cairo's inclination to increase pressure on Hamas in Gaza.
Jan 17, 2014
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  • Ehud Yaari
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Geneva II: High Risk, Low Reward for the United States, Syrian Rebels
The international conference on Syria is unlikely to make headway toward a transitional government and might instead undermine U.S. interests in ending the civil war.
Jan 16, 2014
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  • David Schenker
  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Apaches in the Sinai
While delivering more Apache helicopters to Egypt may well increase the terrorist body count in the Sinai, Cairo must find a way to reduce the reportedly heavy collateral damage caused by such weapons.
Jan 16, 2014
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Hizb Allah at War in Syria: Forces, Operations, Effects and Implications
Hizb Allah is the most effective force on the Syrian battlefield and has been instrumental in the preservation of the Assad regime and the success of its offensive operations since spring 2013.
Jan 15, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White

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