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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
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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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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
Articles & Testimony
Intervention Escalation
Alleged chemical weapons use by Syria is pushing the United States toward action, but Russia, China, and Iran might have something to say about that.
Apr 24, 2013
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
An Agenda for Secretary Hagel in Egypt
During his Cairo visit, Secretary Hagel should press the Egyptian military for a franker exchange of views, including on aid, the Sinai, and political transparency.
Apr 23, 2013
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  • David Schenker
  • Eric Trager
Brief Analysis
Changing the Guard at the Saudi Defense Ministry
Although the U.S. military now has a more competent royal defense partner in Prince Fahd bin Abdullah bin Muhammad, his appointment could provoke destabilizing countermoves within the House of Saud.
Apr 22, 2013
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Tired of the Brotherhood, Egyptians Want the Military Back -- But Only Temporarily
A new military takeover would not provide any more of a path to stability than the increasingly autocratic Muslim Brotherhood, yet this may be where Egypt is heading.
Apr 10, 2013
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  • Eric Trager
Video
Obama's Second Chance: Middle East Policy in the President's Second Term
On April 9th 2013, the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin welcomed Institute executive director Robert Satloff for a discussion of the foreign policy challenges and opportunities facing the second Obama administration.
Apr 9, 2013
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
European Foreign Fighters in Syria
The number of Europeans joining the Syrian jihad is not as high as some fear, but their impact on the war and potential threat upon returning home could be disproportionately great.
Apr 2, 2013
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Building Gulf Missile Defenses One Small Win at a Time
If Washington and its partners build on incremental technological progress and greater regional cooperation, they can field a Gulf missile defense network capable of dealing with Iran's growing arsenal.
Mar 28, 2013

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Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt is the Kahn Senior Fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Military and Security Studies Program.
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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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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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