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Rising to Iran's Challenge:
GCC Military Capability and U.S. Security Cooperation
At a time of declining U.S. military spending and growing concern about Iran's hegemonic ambitions and nuclear intentions, the Gulf Cooperation Council states continue to view the U.S. military as the hub of their security efforts. How can Washington help bolster Gulf defenses against Iran without exacerbating military tensions, destabilizing
Jun 12, 2013
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
A Way Forward in Benghazi
Helping the Libyan government root militias out of Benghazi and secure the city would go a long way toward securing the country as a whole.
Jun 12, 2013
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  • Andrew Engel
Articles & Testimony
Syria's Conflict: What Happens If Both Sides Get More Weapons?
The PBS NewsHour blog Rundown recently published a roundtable discussion on the prospect of more weapons flowing into Syria amid talk of a negotiated settlement. The following is Andrew Tabler's contribution; read the full discussion on the NewsHour website. Russia's supplying of the Syrian regime with S-300 anti-aircraft missiles would
Jun 4, 2013
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
The Iran Primer: Power, Politics, and U.S. Policy
Patrick Clawson, Mehdi Khalaji, Michael Eisenstadt, Matthew Levitt, and Michael Singh have contributed material to this important ongoing project on Iran.
Jun 3, 2013
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  • Mehdi Khalaji
  • Patrick Clawson
  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Matthew Levitt
  • Michael Singh
Brief Analysis
Security Force Assistance in the Middle East: New Approaches for a New Era
Through professional military education, exchange-officer programs, and U.S.-based exercises, Washington can gain long-term influence with partner militaries throughout the Middle East and North Africa at modest cost.
Jun 3, 2013
Articles & Testimony
Convoy of Martyrs in the Levant
Aaron Zelin, a Washington Institute expert on jihadist movements, joined with Evan Kohlmann and Laith al-Khouri of Flashpoint Global Partners to prepare this study charting the evolving role of Sunni foreign fighters in Syria's ongoing war. Below is an excerpt; download the PDF to read the full report, complete with
Jun 3, 2013
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Evan Kohlmann
  • Laith al-Khouri
Brief Analysis
The Qusayr Rules: The Syrian Regime's Changing Way of War
Given the regime's renewed offensive capabilities, delaying foreign military assistance any further is a recipe for more rebel defeats.
May 31, 2013
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
US and EU Must Arm the Syrian Rebels or Watch Assad Destabilize the Region
Anything short of Assad's defeat would be a setback not only for Syrians, but also for America and Europe.
May 30, 2013
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
It Takes a Village to Raze an Insurgency
Enlisting Afghan locals in their own defense offers a more sustainable model for combating the Taliban in rural areas.
May 29, 2013
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  • Daniel Green
Brief Analysis
Hezbollah's Declaration of War in Syria: Military Implications
Hezbollah's commitment to the Syrian conflict will likely change the course of the war.
May 29, 2013
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  • Jeffrey White
In-Depth Reports
Israeli or U.S. Action Against Iran
Who Will Do It If It Must Be Done?
It is late 2013 and Israel's prime minister has just received a phone call from the White House relaying the findings of a recent U.S. intelligence assessment: neither international sanctions nor negotiations have persuaded Iran to halt its nuclear program. What should they do? This scenario is the launching point
May 28, 2013
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  • James Cartwright
  • Amos Yadlin
Articles & Testimony
Chaos in the Sinai: Will International Peacekeepers Be the Next Casualty?
The MFO faces growing pressure in the Sinai, but its presence remains crucial to maintaining peace between Egypt and Israel.
May 24, 2013
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  • David Schenker
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In-Depth Reports
Beijing, Moscow, and the Middle East
Two leading scholars of Russian and Chinese foreign policy explored Moscow and Beijing's evolving interests and approaches to the Middle East at the Institute's 2013 Soref Symposium.
May 9, 2013
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  • Alexander Shumilin
  • Wu Bingbing
In-Depth Reports
Coping with Change: The Middle East and the Second Obama Administration
2013 Soref Symposium
The Washington Institute convened a broad array of policymakers, activists, scholars, and journalists from around the world for The Washington Institute's annual policy conference in Washington, DC.
May 8, 2013
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In-Depth Reports
Instant Analysis: Commentary on Secretary Hagel's Remarks
Three of journalism's leading observers of Washington and U.S. national security shared their insights into Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's keynote remarks at the Institute's 2013 Soref Symposium.
May 8, 2013
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  • David Rennie
  • David Sanger
  • Joby Warrick
Articles & Testimony
Israel's Real Target Is Not Syria but Hezbollah
Israel's airstrikes were intended to prevent Hezbollah from upgrading its arsenal, not to influence Syria's civil war.
May 7, 2013
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  • Michael Herzog
Video
In-Depth Reports
U.S. Defense Policy in the Middle East
Michael Stein Address on U.S. Middle East Policy
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivered keynote remarks at the Institute's 2013 Soref Symposium in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2013. Download Secretary Hagel's prepared remarks (PDF) Download a transcript of Secretary Hagel's conversation with Institute executive director Robert Satloff (PDF)
May 6, 2013
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  • Chuck Hagel
Brief Analysis
Investigating Alleged Chemical Weapons Use in Syria: Technical and Political Challenges
The Obama administration should respond to the Assad regime's reported use of chemical weapons and its obstruction of UN investigators by ratcheting up support for the opposition.
Apr 26, 2013
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
The Syrian Regime's Use of Surface-to-Surface Missiles
While surface-to-surface missiles have not changed the course of the war, their introduction is in line with past regime escalation -- a pattern that will likely to apply to chemical weapons use if the international reaction remains muted.
Apr 26, 2013
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  • Michael Gibbs
  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
The Thin Red Line: Is Iran Outmaneuvering the U.S. and Israel?
Now that Iran is capable of circumventing the nuclear weapons red line, the new U.S. and Israeli defense ministers must coordinate closely to avoid being further outflanked.
Apr 24, 2013
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  • David Makovsky
  • Gabrielle Tudin

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