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Shia Strength: Iraqi Militants Adapt to the US Drawdown
Whether U.S. forces in Iraq withdraw or not, Iran is expected to continue backing its proxies there in order to influence the political situation and retain an ability to strike Western assets.
Oct 4, 2011
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
The al-Qaeda Challenge in Southern Yemen
The growing nexus between Yemen's antigovernment rebels and AQAP presents a thorny dilemma for the United States.
Oct 3, 2011
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Nuclear Fatwa: Religion and Politics in Iran's Proliferation Strategy
On September 26, 2011, Mehdi Khalaji and Michael Eisenstadt addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute spotlighting their new Policy Focus Nuclear Fatwa: Religion and Politics in Iran's Proliferation Strategy . Mr. Khalaji, a senior fellow at the Institute, is the author of The New Order of the Clerical
Sep 27, 2011
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Mehdi Khalaji
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaking
In-Depth Reports
Nuclear Fatwa: Religion and Politics in Iran's Proliferation Strategy
As the various threats posed by Iran's nuclear efforts become increasingly clear to the international community, most published assessments of the regime's strategy continue to overlook the role of religion. Because Iran is a theocracy, any attempt to fashion an effective policy toward its nuclear program must account for the
Sep 15, 2011
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Mehdi Khalaji
Missing the Forest for the Trees: A Call for Strategic Counterterrorism Ten Years after 9/11
On September 11, 2011, Matthew Levitt, director of The Washington Institute's Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, delivered a plenary keynote address at "World Summit on Counter-Terrorism: Terrorism's Global Impact," the eleventh annual conference of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, Israel. The following is an excerpt from his
Sep 12, 2011
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
Could Turkey and Israel Go to War?
Turkey and Israel are at dangerously opposing ends of Levantine politics, and conflict may be looming.
Sep 9, 2011
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Leading from Behind Still Isn't a Good Idea
Despite Qadhafi's fall, the Obama administration's initial reluctance to become involved in Libya sends a negative signal to Iran and others regarding Washington's stomach for confrontation.
Aug 31, 2011
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  • Michael Singh
Brief Analysis
Egypt's Military Tribunals: Illiberal and Destabilizing
By subjecting civilians to military tribunals, Egypt's military rulers risk confrontation with the public.
Aug 30, 2011
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  • Eric Trager
Articles & Testimony
Iraq's Relentless Insurgency: The Fight for Power ahead of U.S. Withdrawal
Most terrorist attacks in Iraq today are not meant for an international audience, but instead indicate various militias battling for influence after U.S. troops head home.
Aug 23, 2011
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  • Michael Knights
In-Depth Reports
Nuclear Weapons and Iran's Global Ambitions:
Troubling Scenarios
With the world's attention focused on the dramatic events of the Arab Spring, Iran continues to make progress on its nuclear program. If the regime succeeds in crossing the nuclear threshold, the implications for the United States and its allies could be profound. But how specifically might Tehran use such
Aug 22, 2011
Brief Analysis
Implications of the Negev Terrorist Incident
The terrorist attack in the Negev threatens to escalate into both a wider Israel-Gaza conflict and an Egyptian-Israeli diplomatic crisis.
Aug 19, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
  • Ehud Yaari
Brief Analysis
A Willingness to Kill: Repression in Syria
The Asad regime's actions against protestors appear to fit the definition of war crimes.
Aug 16, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Rolling Back Tehran's Veil of Nuclear Ambiguity
Unless the United States reverses the current dynamic, Iran could reap the perceived benefits of being a nuclear power even without building a bomb.
Aug 2, 2011
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Syrian Army Shows Growing Signs of Strain
Although the Syrian army has shown signs of fraying for some time, the potential for more serious fissures is beginning to emerge.
Aug 1, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Turkey's High-Stakes Power Struggle
Turkey's military has staged coups before, but never one like this week's: by resigning, they created a power gap that destabilizes the government -- and shows how much the country needs them.
Jul 30, 2011
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
The Turkish Military Snaps
The news of mass resignations by Turkey's military leadership is a sign that NATO's second-largest force is snapping under the weight of the ruling party.
Jul 29, 2011
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
The JRTN Movement and Iraq's Next Insurgency
The stabilization of Iraq has become wedged on a plateau, beyond which further improvement will be a slow process.
Jul 26, 2011
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Insecure in Egypt
The sooner the governing military authorities understand that Egypt needs more security, not more money, the better the chance that the country will be able to reverse the current dynamic and start moving toward a more prosperous future.
Jul 14, 2011
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
How Washington Can Work with Turkey on Syria
The United States should work with Turkey and other allies to halt the Asad regime's violence, avoid anarchy in the event of regime collapse, and prepare for a post-Asad era.
Jul 14, 2011
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Andrew J. Tabler
Brief Analysis
Syria's Army Is Key to the Country's Future
If current trends persist in Syria, the regime may be forced to deploy army units that are unable or unwilling to continue the brutal crackdown.
Jul 7, 2011
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Jeffrey White

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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.
Elizabeth Dent - source: The Washington Institute
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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