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Brief Analysis
Sinai's Emergence as a Strategic Threat to Israel
If international awareness does not spur immediate Egyptian action to address the growing security vacuum and increased terrorist incidents on the border with Israel, the Sinai powder keg may soon explode.
Jun 21, 2012
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  • Michael Herzog
Brief Analysis
Terror from Sinai: Global Jihadist Groups on Israel's Doorstep
Statements and a video released on an al-Qaeda website are disturbing evidence of the growing lawlessness in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
Jun 20, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
In-Depth Reports
From Crisis to Cooperation:
Turkey's Relations with Washington and NATO
As recently as 2011, most discussions of the U.S-Turkey relationship necessarily focused on discord, disappointment, and growing concern. With memories of the Gaza flotilla incident and Turkish dissent on Iran sanctions still fresh, the horizon was clouded and turbulent. The intervening months have brought a dramatic turnaround, however. In this
Jun 19, 2012
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  • Rich Outzen
Yoav Galant
Video
Brief Analysis
Israeli Security in a Changing Regional Environment
Watch the 2012 Zeev Schiff Memorial Lecture on Middle East Security with one of Israel's most experienced military leaders.
Jun 18, 2012
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  • Yoav Galant
◆ Zeev Schiff Memorial Lectures
Articles & Testimony
Calling Iran's Bluff: It's Time to Offer Tehran a Civilian Nuclear Program
The ultimate goal of the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran, the next round of which commences in Moscow on June 18, has always been the same: Determining whether Iran is willing to accept that its nuclear program must be credibly limited in a way that precludes it from being able
Jun 15, 2012
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Foreign Fighters Trickle into the Syrian Rebellion
Foreign Islamists are beginning to play a role in the fight against Assad's forces, albeit a small one.
Jun 11, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
In-Depth Reports
Russia's Relations with Iran:
Dialogue without Commitments
Under current conditions, it would be naive to expect Russia to severely curtail its relations with Tehran or officially support the West's stance on the nuclear question. Given Iran's importance as a regional player, Moscow simply cannot afford confrontation with its southern neighbor. At the same time, Russia's pragmatic, cost-benefit
Jun 11, 2012
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  • Nikolay Kozhanov
Articles & Testimony
Why a Syrian Civil War Would Be a Disaster For U.S. National Security
Speaking Thursday before the U.N. General Assembly, just one day after the latest massacre of civilians by government-affiliated forces, Kofi Annan warned that the crisis in Syria was on a disastrous course. “If things do not change, the future is likely to be one of brutal repression, massacres, sectarian violence
Jun 8, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
U.S. Options for Syria: Action vs. Inaction
The Obama administration should take actions to overcome the obstacles to, and mitigate the risks of, bolder international action in Syria.
Jun 7, 2012
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  • Michael Singh
Brief Analysis
Preserving UN Peacekeeping in the Levant
Violence in Syria and Lebanon coincides with diminished international commitment to UN forces monitoring the borders with Israel.
Jun 6, 2012
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
The MFO Under Fire in Sinai
Deteriorating security in the Sinai Peninsula threatens not only the peacekeepers based there, but also the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.
Jun 4, 2012
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  • David Schenker
In-Depth Reports
Beyond Worst-Case Analysis:
Iran's Likely Responses to an Israeli Preventive Strike
Although an Israeli preventive strike on Iran's nuclear program would be a high-risk endeavor carrying a potential for escalation in the Levant or the Persian Gulf, it would not be the apocalyptic event that some foresee. In this Policy Note, two Washington Institute military experts assess the likelihood of various
Jun 1, 2012
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The Turkey-Syria Military Balance
After the number of Syrian refugees entering Turkey reached 25,000 in April, public statements by senior Turkish officials began raising the possibility of military action. Specifically, Ankara has hinted at the possibility of establishing a buffer zone or safe haven inside Syria to defend the civilian population and contain the
May 31, 2012
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Coskun Unal
Brief Analysis
Assad's Response to the Annan Plan: Violence as Usual
In light of the Houla tragedy and other indicators of growing violence, the UN observer mission in Syria will likely be withdrawn, spurring the regime to escalate its offensive operations even further.
May 29, 2012
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Command and Control
This week, the world's major powers resumed negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. Should they fail, the specter of a possible Israeli strike looms large, seeming to grow more likely as Tehran's nuclear program advances. In recent weeks, however, the conventional wisdom has shifted to favor the view that
May 23, 2012
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  • David Makovsky
  • Olivia Holt-Ivry
In-Depth Reports
Finding a Balance:
U.S. Security Interests and the Arab Awakening
The Arab Awakening—in which local youths accomplished through weeks of nonviolent action what al-Qaeda had failed to do through years of terrorism and bloodshed—has created significant opportunities to counter radical Islamist propaganda and leverage financial tools against violently repressive regimes. Yet it has also strained the intelligence community's resources, forcing
May 23, 2012
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Too Early to Expect a Breakthrough on Iran
While the upcoming talks in Baghdad are unlikely to lead to a breakthrough, Washington should use them to determine whether a deal is ultimately possible.
May 22, 2012
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Syria's Crisis Reaches Beirut
The latest clashes in Beirut show that as long as the Syrian conflict persists, Lebanon's internal security will be increasingly at risk.
May 21, 2012
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  • Andrew Engel
Articles & Testimony
Winter or Spring: Islamists, the Military, and Post-Revolution Politics in Egypt
The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared in Middle East Insights (vol. 3, no. 3). To read the full article, download the PDF. The so-called "Arab Spring" has forever changed the face of the Middle East, and it's not finished. While the revolts that toppled longtime autocrats
May 11, 2012
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  • David Schenker
Video
In-Depth Reports
Iran Policy Options: Prevention, Containment, and the Nuclear Challenge
Experts tied to the administrations of Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush agreed that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons should be American foreign policy and that an Israeli military strike against the country’s nuclear facilities is inadvisable this year. Speaking to The Washington Institute’s Weinberg Founders Conference, Colin
May 5, 2012
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  • Colin Kahl
  • Jamie Fly

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