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Iraq Needs U.S. Aid Now
Washington can provide counterterrorism advisors and air support without being dragged back into war.
Jan 13, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Why Iraq Should Get Apache Gunships
Sending a small number of U.S. Apache helicopters to Iraq would demonstrate increasing U.S. support, and any local or regional drawbacks could be addressed by offsetting measures.
Jan 13, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The U.S. Withdrawal Was Too Much Too Soon
The U.S. military mission in Iraq started with a deliberate skewing of intelligence and ended that way too.
Jan 9, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
President Rouhani and the IRGC
Although President Rouhani has persuaded the Supreme Leader to adjust the IRGC's economic functions, he has not challenged its role in shaping Iran's nuclear policy.
Jan 8, 2014
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  • Mehdi Khalaji
Brief Analysis
Rocky Road to Nuclear Deal
Many hazards line the path to a comprehensive nuclear accord with Iran, including the unraveling of multilateral sanctions and efforts by the Iranian parliament to assert a role in national decisionmaking.
Jan 2, 2014
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  • Steven Ditto
Articles & Testimony
Will Israel and the U.S. Break Up over Iran?
Differing approaches to Iran's nuclear program do not bode well for Israel in 2014.
Jan 2, 2014
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
Egypt: A Tinderbox Waiting for a Spark
Behind the government's political transition and security measures lies a deeply unstable country.
Jan 2, 2014
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  • Eric Trager
In-Depth Reports
The Potential for an Assad Statelet in Syria
As the fighting in Syria continues with no signs of decisive victory on the horizon, the Assad regime may decide to abandon parts of the country entirely and form a statelet in the western governorates that remain largely under its control. Such an entity could include as much as 40
Dec 20, 2013
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  • Nicholas A. Heras
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
The Syrian Regime's Military Solution to the War
Victory is not assured for the regime, but trends are moving in its favor.
Dec 18, 2013
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  • Jeffrey White
Maps & Graphics
Articles & Testimony
Up to 11,000 Foreign Fighters in Syria; Steep Rise Among Western Europeans
The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation offers its latest assessment of how many foreigners are fighting in Syria's civil war, which countries they hail from, and other key data.
Dec 17, 2013
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
The Resurgence of Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Washington Institute fellow Michael Knights addressed a joint hearing of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Non-Proliferation and Trade and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. The following is an excerpt from his prepared remarks; download the PDF to read more, or watch video of the full hearing
Dec 12, 2013
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Use of Military Force: Can the US Get It Right?
Washington's failure to act forcefully in Syria and other limited-risk situations will only fuel chaos in the Middle East.
Dec 8, 2013
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
The Importance of U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
From my standpoint as U.S. ambassador in Iraq when we had to operate post-2011 without the presence of U.S. troops, I know that the Nov. 27 editorial " Getting to 'yes' with Afghanistan," on the need for a post-2014 U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, was on target. The editorial accurately
Dec 2, 2013
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  • James Jeffrey
Video
What You Need to Know about Syria's Civil War
The United Nations recently announced that international talks will resume in January in an effort to end the bitter and brutal conflict now in its third year. In this video briefing backgrounder to the talks, Washington Institute Syria expert Andrew J. Tabler addresses five key questions about the conflict in
Nov 27, 2013
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
In-Depth Reports
No Good Outcome:
How Israel Could Be Drawn into the Syrian Conflict
Given the complexities and dynamics of the Syrian conflict, it is distinctly possible that Israel could be drawn into the fighting. Perhaps more important, the risk of spillover will likely extend years into the future, since the war's aftermath will not include near-term peace between Syria and Israel. How can
Nov 26, 2013
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Matthew Levitt
  • David Schenker
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Jeffrey White
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
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
Articles & Testimony
Answers to Key Questions Will Determine Iran Deal's Success
Only time and U.S. actions will tell whether the recent agreement is a step toward Iran's denuclearization or its rise as a nuclear power.
Nov 25, 2013
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  • Michael Singh
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
Why a Nuclear Deal with Iran Is So Hard
The requirements of a credible, sustainable agreement are at odds with Tehran's goal of confirming its status as a nuclear threshold state while preserving ambiguity about its capabilities.
Nov 20, 2013
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  • Michael Eisenstadt

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Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt is the Kahn Senior Fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Military and Security Studies Program.
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.
Grant Rumley
Grant Rumley
Grant Rumley is the Meisel-Goldberger Senior Fellow and Director of the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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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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