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Iraqi Politicians Ponder Status of Forces Agreement
After months of rigorous debate, U.S. and Iraqi negotiators submitted a draft Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to Iraq's cabinet and political leadership last week. Since then, many Iraqi politicians have publicly expressed reservations, while others have distanced themselves from the draft in an attempt to deflect blame and avoid
Oct 27, 2008
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  • Nazar Janabi
Brief Analysis
2008 Scholar-Statesman Award Dinner
On October 6, 2008, The Washington Institute honored former secretary of state Henry Kissinger with its 2008 Scholar-Statesman Award.
Oct 10, 2008
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  • Robert Satloff
In-Depth Reports
Bombing Iran or Living with Iran's Bomb?
Download the complete proceedings. On September 21, 2008, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Isaac Ben-Israel, Kassem Jaafar, and Anthony Cordesman addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. General Ben-Israel is a member of the Knesset representing the Kadima Party. Mr. Jaafar is a Britain-based analyst and advisor on strategic and diplomatic
Sep 21, 2008
In-Depth Reports
Will Iraq Be an Ally of the United States or of Iran?
Download the complete proceedings. On September 20, 2008, Ghassan Atiyyah, Reuel Marc Gerecht, and Michael Knights addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Mr. Atiyyah is a former visiting fellow at the Institute and director of the Iraq Foundation for Development and Democracy. Mr. Gerecht is a resident fellow
Sep 20, 2008
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  • Ghassan Atiyyah
  • Michael Knights
In-Depth Reports
Obama-Biden on the Middle East
Download the complete proceedings. On September 20, 2008, Richard Clarke -- a senior foreign policy advisor to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama -- addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Mr. Clarke's three decades of government experience include service as special assistant to the president for global affairs
Sep 20, 2008
In-Depth Reports
McCain-Palin on the Middle East
Download the complete proceedings. On September 20, 2008, Richard Williamson addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. The president's special envoy to Sudan, Mr. Williamson is a senior foreign policy advisor to Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks. John McCain
Sep 20, 2008
In-Depth Reports
America's Grand Strategy in the Middle East:
Views from the Campaign
Download the complete proceedings. On September 20, 2008, Max Boot and Richard Danzig addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Mr. Boot, an advisor to the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain, is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow in national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations
Sep 20, 2008
In-Depth Reports
Iran's Asymmetric Naval Warfare
As nuclear negotiations between Iran and the international community enter a more dangerous and uncertain phase, further tensions and confrontations are likely on an often-overlooked front: the vital shipping lanes of the Persian Gulf. Given its natural geographic advantages and deliberate military development, the Islamic Republic effectively holds the Strait
Sep 7, 2008
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  • Farzin Nadimi
In-Depth Reports
Terrorist Threat and U.S. Response:
A Changing Landscape
Featured presentations: Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Energy Dept. director of intelligence, on nuclear terrorism Donald Kerr, principal deputy DNI, on emerging threats and challenges in the Middle East Charles Allen, under-secretary of homeland security, on terrorism's 21st-century evolution Juan Zarate, deputy national security advisor, on U.S. successes and challenges in the war
Sep 2, 2008
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Michael Jacobson
Brief Analysis
Pakistan after Musharraf:
Growing U.S. Challenges
Today's resignation of Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf creates a power vacuum in the most crucial country in the fight against al-Qaeda and Islamic extremism. For the foreseeable future, political power in Pakistan will not be in the hands of lackluster prime minister Yousef Raza Gilani, but in those of the
Aug 18, 2008
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Implications of the Security Improvement in Iraq
In the past few months, Iraq has witnessed developments that point to a relative improvement in the security situation and a transformation toward greater regional political openness. The security improvement manifested itself in the Iraqi army operations against al-Sadr militias, especially the Mahdi army and the so-called Special Groups, which
Jul 31, 2008
Articles & Testimony
Why Terrorists Quit:
Gaining from Al-Qa'ida's Losses
In recent months, there has been a spate of seemingly good news in the counter-terrorism arena, as former terrorist leaders and clerics have renounced their previous beliefs. Former Egyptian Islamic Jihad head Sayyid Imam al-Sharif (also known as Dr. Fadl), whose treatises al-Qa'ida often cited to justify its actions, has
Jul 16, 2008
Brief Analysis
Domestic and Regional Politics Delay U.S.-Iraqi Security Agreement
While experts negotiate the technical aspects of a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) -- an arrangement that would govern future security relations between Iraq and the United States -- Iraqi politicians are engaged in a rhetorical campaign against such an agreement, making it nearly impossible to finalize a deal by
Jun 19, 2008
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  • Nazar Janabi
Articles & Testimony
Determinants of a U.S. Drawdown
Though committed to dramatically different Iraq policies, Barack Obama and John McCain -- the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, respectively -- will likely be compelled to tread generally similar paths when one or the other is sworn in as president in January 2009. Obama has promised to start withdrawing
Jun 19, 2008
Brief Analysis
The Strategic Threat of Nuclear Terrorism
An inside look at the Department of Energy's efforts to counter the threat of atomic terrorism.
Jun 16, 2008
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  • Rolf Mowatt-Larssen
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
In-Depth Reports
Strengthening the Partnership:
How to Deepen U.S.-Israel Cooperation on the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCES With the Middle East as a focal point of U.S. foreign policymaking, a complex array of regional issues now compete for the urgent attention of America's leaders. In preparation for the first presidential succession of the twenty-first century, The Washington Institute has assembled three independent Presidential Task
Jun 16, 2008
In-Depth Reports
The Last Resort: Consequences of Preventive Military Action against Iran
Accepted wisdom suggests that preventive military action against Iran's nuclear program would entail significant risks and uncertain prospects of success. Much of the public debate surrounding these risks and uncertainties has focused on strictly military-technical considerations. Although important, these issues do not address the key political and contextual questions underlying
Jun 12, 2008
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Michael Eisenstadt
In-Depth Reports
Energy in Danger:
Iran, Oil, and the West
"If the Americans make a wrong move toward Iran, the shipment of energy will definitely face danger." -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, June 4, 2006 Every day, nearly 40 percent of the world's internationally traded oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz -- a narrow channel over which Iran
Jun 3, 2008
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  • Simon Henderson
In-Depth Reports
Emerging Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Middle East
An inside briefing on the U.S. government's current strategic assessment of the Middle East.
May 29, 2008
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  • Donald Kerr
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Articles & Testimony
Choices and Strategies for Dealing with Iran
On April 24, 2008, Ambassador Dennis Ross testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. The following is an excerpt from his prepared remarks. When President George W. Bush assumed office in 2001, Iran was not a
Apr 24, 2008
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  • Dennis Ross

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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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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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