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Building on the Opportunity of the IAEA Report on Iran
Despite technical setbacks and political indecision, the military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program apparently continue and will become even more challenging over time.
Nov 15, 2011
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  • Olli Heinonen
Brief Analysis
Iran's Nuclear Program: "Credible" Evidence of "Continuing" Work on a Bomb
The latest IAEA report should serve to shift the public debate from whether Iran is developing a nuclear weapon to how to stop it.
Nov 8, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Libya's Post-Qadhafi Challenges
Libya's challenges are immense, but Washington can take steps to facilitate the transition while ensuring that U.S. interests are not sidelined by other actors.
Nov 2, 2011
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  • Andrew Engel
Brief Analysis
A Syrian Centrifuge Plant? A New Proliferation Challenge
The discovery that Syria may have tried to build a centrifuge plant is reawakening concerns about the extent of the regime's nuclear ambitions and the proliferation of crucial technology by Pakistan.
Nov 1, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Israel: A True Ally in the Middle East
Israel's substantial contributions to U.S. counterterrorism, intelligence, and technology are an underappreciated aspect of the close bilateral relationship.
Oct 31, 2011
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  • Robert D. Blackwill
  • Walter B. Slocombe
Articles & Testimony
Turkey and Israel Need "Earthquake Diplomacy"
Although Turkey and Israel are not yet ready to become friends, they do not need each other as enemies: talking to one another would serve them both well.
Oct 28, 2011
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Amos Yadlin
Brief Analysis
Implications of Military Intervention in Syria
Although military action in Syria would carry some risks, not intervening in the face of the regime's now fully revealed violent and repressive nature carries its own dangers.
Oct 28, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Leveraging the U.S. Presence in Iraq after 2011
Once the military withdrawal is complete, Washington will need to tread gently on Iraqi sensitivities, shrug off snubs, and broaden the range of international voices capable of positively influencing Baghdad.
Oct 25, 2011
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Welcome to the Shadow War
The pullout of U.S. forces in Iraq threatens to unleash a dangerous and deadly struggle with Iran and within the Iraqi army.
Oct 25, 2011
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Deter, Don't Dismiss, the Iranian Threat
Mustering an effective response to Iran's assassination plot is critical for U.S. national security as well as our already damaged credibility in the Middle East.
Oct 13, 2011
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  • Michael Singh
Articles & Testimony
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

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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.
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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.
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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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