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U.S.-NATO Intervention in Libya: Risks and Benefits
Muammar Qadhafi has vowed to fight to the bitter end, raising the prospect of a protracted and bloody conflict with opportunities for exploitation by radical Islamist elements. Although external military intervention could help prevent a very bad outcome, such action carries its own risks and potential complications. The United States
Feb 24, 2011
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  • Jason Hanover
  • Jeffrey White
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Egypt's Military in Power: Dynamics, Challenges, Prospects
Egypt is now effectively under military control and will likely remain so for some months. The Supreme Military Council (SMC) holds effective decisionmaking authority, although a civilian cabinet remains in place. The SMC has pledged to make a swift transition to a new civilian government, but to date it has
Feb 22, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
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Politics Threaten Iran's Mediterranean Naval Ambitions
The attempted passage through the Suez Canal of two Iranian warships en route to an unprecedented Mediterranean deployment demonstrates the potential constraints on Iranian efforts to realize its Great Power ambitions.
Feb 17, 2011
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Iran in Iraq: The Role of Muqtada al-Sadr
On January 5, radical Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr entered Iraq after a three-year self-imposed exile in Iran, but then returned to Iran fifteen days later. According to Saudi-owned media outlets, he fled because of threats from Asaib Ahl al-Haqq (AAH), a militant offshoot of his own Sadrist movement. Whatever the
Feb 8, 2011
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
U.S. Foreign Service: On the Front Lines in Egypt
Michael Singh describes the function of the Foreign Service in protecting the well-being of U.S. citizens in Egypt.
Feb 3, 2011
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  • Michael Singh
Brief Analysis
The Egyptian Military and the Fate of the Regime
The Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) is perhaps the key actor in the current crisis. Although it has largely remained aloof from the struggle in the streets and has yet to show its hand regarding the fate of the regime, many are counting on it to act in the nation's interest
Feb 3, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Egypt's Security Forces: A Key Factor in the Crisis
The current wave of protests in Egypt has pitted thousands of demonstrators against the police and Central Security Forces (CSF). The performance of these forces is key to the outcome of the crisis. If they can contain the demonstrations without excessive violence, the protests will likely burn themselves out over
Jan 27, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Diplomacy, Sanctions, and Sabotage: Putting Pressure on Iran
On January 21-22, representatives of the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany, Iran, and Russia will meet in Istanbul for talks regarding the Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear program. The meetings -- a continuation of discussions held in Geneva in early December -- represent the diplomatic track toward a negotiated resolution
Jan 19, 2011
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
The White House, Congress, and the Middle East in 2011: Political and Policy Forecast
On January 10, 2011, Dan Glickman and Vin Weber addressed a special Policy Forum luncheon at The Washington Institute. Mr. Glickman, a senior advisor at the Bipartisan Policy Center, previously served as a Democratic congressman from Kansas and as secretary of agriculture in the Clinton administration. Mr. Weber, a partner
Jan 13, 2011
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  • Vin Weber
Brief Analysis
Tension with Gaza: Israel's Deterrence under Pressure
In December 2010, violence increased significantly along Israel's border with Gaza, manifest by high-trajectory fire (rockets and mortars) on southern Israel, counterstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and clashes along the border security fence. The Gaza situation since the end of Israel's Operation Cast Lead in January 2009 has
Jan 4, 2011
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
The Taiwan Calculus in China's Strategy Towards the North Korea-Iran Axis
Beijing's reaction to the November 2010 North Korean attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong is a case study of how China's continuing support of the North Korea-Iran axis is intimately linked with its fears of a U.S.-Taiwan alignment, among other possible scenarios. This paper explores how that axis
Dec 10, 2010
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  • Christina Lin
Unfinished Business: An American Strategy for Iraq Moving Forward
J. Scott Carpenter, director of The Washington Institute's Project Fikra, gave remarks at an event marking the release of "Unfinished Business: An American Strategy for Iraq Moving Forward," a report to which he contributed as coauthor. In highlighting the report's conclusions, Mr. Carpenter emphasized both the centrality of Iraqi domestic
Dec 2, 2010
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  • J. Scott Carpenter
Brief Analysis
Back to the Table:
New P5+1 Talks with Iran
On December 6, representatives of the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France, and Germany will meet with Iranian delegates in Geneva for two days of renewed talks on Tehran's nuclear program. The aspiration of the P5+1 -- the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany -- is to
Dec 2, 2010
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The Evolution of Iran's Special Groups in Iraq
For thirty years, Iran has sponsored Iraqi paramilitary proxies, demonstrating the Islamic Republic's ability to commission violence within Iraq. In this new article, Washington Institute Lafer fellow Michael Knights discusses the genesis of Iran's current support for "Special Groups" of militant Shia diehards, emphasizing their destabilizing effect on Iraq and
Nov 30, 2010
Brief Analysis
Centrifuges in North Korea Force a Recalculation of Iran's Nuclear Progress
The recent confirmation that North Korea has built a centrifuge plant for uranium enrichment has major implications for the Middle East as much as it does for East Asia. The presence of the plant, shown on November 12 to visiting Stanford University professor Siegfried Hecker and two colleagues, has sparked
Nov 22, 2010
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Potential Iranian Responses to NATO's Missile Defense Shield
The new "Strategic Concept" that NATO is expected to adopt at its Lisbon summit this weekend offers the advantage of an early initial capability to defend Europe against the emerging Iranian ballistic missile threat, even though -- in deference to Turkish sensibilities -- NATO is not expected to identify Iran
Nov 19, 2010
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Articles & Testimony
NATO's Turkey Problem
The quarrel between Ankara and NATO over the proposed missile-defense initiative suggests that Turkey is becoming the Alliance's "opt-out" member in operations in Muslim countries. The governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) has so far refused to host the missile shield because it is directed against potential threats from two
Nov 18, 2010
Brief Analysis
Changing the Guard:
Saudi Arabia's Geriatric Politics
Yesterday, November 17, in the middle of the Eid al-Adha holiday, the Saudi Press Agency announced that Prince Badr, the long-serving deputy commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG), had asked to be relieved from that role due to ill health. Minutes later, the agency announced that Badr's request
Nov 18, 2010
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
China's Rise in the Middle East
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was in China this month touting the "new cooperation paradigm" between Ankara and Beijing. Just a week earlier, a top political advisor to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao spent five days in Syria signing deals and planting olive trees in the Golan Heights. The Middle Kingdom
Nov 16, 2010
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  • David Schenker
  • Christina Lin
Brief Analysis
Israel's Strategic Landscape:
A Diplomatic and Military Assessment
On October 26, 2010, Tal Becker and Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Michael Herzog addressed a special Policy Forum luncheon at The Washington Institute to discuss current Israeli strategic thinking at the negotiating table and on possible future battlefields. Mr. Becker is an Israel-based international associate with the Institute. Previously, he served
Oct 29, 2010
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  • Tal Becker
  • Michael Herzog

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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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