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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
Articles & Testimony
A Turkish Buffer Zone inside Syria?
Growing unrest in Syria is increasingly spilling over the border into Turkey. So far 12,000 Syrian refugees have crossed into Turkey, and with a crackdown on the way in Idlib near the border, thousands more could be heading that way. Ankara has expressed outrage at the situation, calling the Syrian
Jul 4, 2011
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Preserving Progress:
Transitioning Authority and Implementing the Strategic Framework in Iraq, Part 2
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs. Events of recent weeks -- intensified attacks on U.S. civilian and military personnel in Iraq, ongoing political and terrorist violence against Iraqis, and tensions related to the brewing debate in Iraq about the U.S. military presence beyond 2011 --
Jun 23, 2011
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
The al-Qaeda Crescent in Yemen
The key battle with al-Qaeda in Yemen is in the countryside, where the U.S. government is paying too little attention.
Jun 22, 2011
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  • Daniel Green
Brief Analysis
Yemen's Crisis: Options for U.S. Policy
Yemen is experiencing a relative lull following the dramatic events of June 3-4, when government forces attacked the homes of senior opposition leaders and President Ali Saleh was seriously wounded in a palace bombing. Although skirmishes continue throughout the country, all sides are saving their strength for the major outbreak
Jun 21, 2011
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Toward the Endgame in Libya
The conflict in Libya is now dominated by deliberate offensive warfare conducted by the rebels and NATO, and both Muammar Qadhafi and his regime will likely be gone by the end of this phase. The confrontation has been, and will continue to be, a very dramatic event: a once-powerful and
Jun 17, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
What Would War with Iran Look Like?
Those who fear Iranian nuclear weapons above all else tend to minimize the risks of using force, while those who fear war tend to exaggerate them.
Jun 16, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Iraqi Kurdistan and Its Neighbors: A Trip Report
On June 14, 2011, Michael Eisenstadt, David Pollock, and Michael Knights addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute to discuss their May 17-24 research trip to Iraqi Kurdistan. Mr. Eisenstadt, the director of the Institute's Military and Security Studies Program, served with the U.S. Army during Operation Provide Comfort
Jun 15, 2011
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • David Pollock
  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
The Iraqi Security Forces: A Status Report
On June 3, 2011, Michael Knights, Lachlyn Soper, Andrew Lembke, and Barak Salmoni addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Dr. Knights is a Lafer fellow with the Institute and author of The Iraqi Security Forces: Local Context and U.S. Assistance. Ms. Soper is a social scientist for the
Jun 13, 2011
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  • Michael Knights
  • Barak Salmoni
Brief Analysis
The IDF and the Marches on Israel's Borders
This weekend may witness another Palestinian attempt to breach the frontier with Israel in a repeat of May 15's "Nakba (Catastrophe) Day," when thousands marched on border fences and crossing points during the annual Arab commemoration of events following Israel's 1948 founding. June 5 is being labeled "Naksa (Setback) Day,"
Jun 3, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
The Problem with Pakistan's Military
Saturday, May 28, the thirteenth anniversary of Pakistan's first nuclear test in 1998, revived a long-running and vicious campaign between the controversial Pakistani scientist A. Q. Khan and the former military dictator Pervez Musharraf.
Jun 1, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson

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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 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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