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How to Build U.S.-Israeli Coordination on Preventing an Iranian Nuclear Breakout
On September 21, 2012, Patrick Clawson and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute to discuss the findings of the soon-to-be-released study Preventing an Iranian Nuclear Breakout: U.S.-Israel Coordination . Dr. Clawson is director for research and head of the Iran Security Initiative at the Institute. Ambassador
Sep 25, 2012
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Dennis Ross
  • David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
The Silent Strike: How Israel Bombed a Syrian Nuclear Installation and Kept It Secret
In this special feature article, Institute senior fellow David Makovsky draws on interviews with some two dozen Israeli and American officials who knew about the 2007 Israeli attack on Syria and explores what it could mean for potential military action against Iran's nuclear facilities. Included is a behind-the-scenes account of
Sep 17, 2012
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  • David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
Syria at War: Views from the Turkish and Lebanese Borders
On September 10, 2012, Andrew J. Tabler and Jeffrey White addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute to discuss their recent trip to Lebanon and Turkey. Mr. Tabler is a senior fellow in the Institute's Program on Arab Politics, where he focuses on Syria and U.S. policy in the
Sep 13, 2012
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Jeffrey White
Imagining a Meeting Between David Petraeus and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards
Atlantic correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg continues the discussion of next steps on Iran with scholar Shaul Bakhash and Dr. Satloff.
Sep 13, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Safe Havens Overflowing on the Turkey-Syria Border
The growing refugee zones straddling the border could force Turkey to voice its demands for direct U.S. and international assistance on the Syria crisis.
Sep 13, 2012
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Jihadism's Foothold in Libya
Islamist extremism is limited in Libya, but it could grow if no action is taken against those responsible for recent violence.
Sep 12, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Video
Brief Analysis
Is al-Qaeda Central Still Relevant?
How should Washington assess the strategic threat of al-Qaeda's central command structure versus its regional satellites and aligned or sympathetic groups?
Sep 10, 2012
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  • Bruce Hoffman
  • Mary Habeck
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Matthew Levitt
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Articles & Testimony
What We Know About Iran's Nukes
The regime's most secure uranium-enrichment site has doubled capacity since May, and its suspected top bomb-maker is back on the case.
Sep 7, 2012
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  • Olli Heinonen
  • Simon Henderson
In-Depth Reports
Asset Test: How the United States Benefits from Its Alliance with Israel
Read this groundbreaking study of the numerous, oft-ignored benefits of the special bilateral relationship between the United States and Israel.
Sep 5, 2012
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • David Pollock
◆ Asset Test
Articles & Testimony
Radioactive
AQ Khan, the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb and the worst nuclear proliferator in history, is launching a new political movement. His goal? No less than to become Pakistan's Nelson Mandela.
Sep 5, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
A.Q. Khan Speaks to Foreign Policy
The worst nuclear proliferator in history sounds off on his political ambitions.
Sep 5, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Dodging the Drones: How Militants Have Responded to the Covert U.S. Campaign
The ongoing drone strike campaign has inflicted heavy losses on militant groups, but its impact on their recruitment and operational efforts is less clear.
Aug 31, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Israel Debates a Strike on Iran
Israelis agree that Iran's nuclear program must be stopped, and their debate regarding a strike's cost-effectiveness, urgency, and impact on relations with the United States is coming to a head.
Aug 17, 2012
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  • Michael Herzog
Articles & Testimony
How America Can Slow Israel's March to War
Washington can take several concrete steps to extend Israel's clock and exhaust diplomacy and sanctions before resorting to force.
Aug 17, 2012
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
New U.S. Tone on Iran
U.S. statements about Iran have become more consistent and tough since early March, but the impact of this shift remains unclear.
Aug 16, 2012
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  • Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Syria's Summer War and the Fate of the Regime
As the Syrian conflict intensifies, the area under full government control continues to shrink; the question now is the speed of the regime's descent.
Aug 14, 2012
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Looming U.S.-Iraqi Row over Decision to Release Hizballah Commander
An Iraqi court's decision to release an indicted senior Hizballah figure could lead to more terrorist attacks on Americans.
Aug 7, 2012
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Terrorism in Sinai: Tests for President Morsi and the Egyptian Military
Yesterday's deadly attack in the Sinai Peninsula, in which militants killed sixteen Egyptian soldiers while wounding seven others, was as predictable as it was devastating. Since last year's revolution, terrorists have worked continuously to manufacture tensions between Egypt and Israel, attacking the gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan fifteen times
Aug 6, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
  • Eric Trager
No Solution on the Horizon in Syria - David Pollock on Al Jazeera Arabic
Aug 3, 2012
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  • David Pollock
Brief Analysis
The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran
On July 31, David Crist and Ambassador James Jeffrey addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Dr. Crist, a senior historian for the U.S. government and a special advisor to the head of U.S. Central Command, is author of the new book The Twilight War: The Secret History of
Aug 2, 2012
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  • James Jeffrey

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