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The Way Forward in Iraq
On January 25, 2007, Institute counselor and Ziegler distinguished fellow Dennis Ross testified before the Senate Committee on Armed Services. The following is the prepared text of his remarks. The challenge today in Iraq is internal. Iraq's leaders must find salvation by reaching across sectarian lines, not waiting for their
Jan 25, 2007
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Is Lebanon Headed toward Another Civil War?
Violent clashes in Beirut on January 25 between students of rival political parties have overshadowed the promising news that Lebanon received pledges of $7.6 billion at the Paris III donor conference on Lebanon's economy. The violence, which was largely along sectarian lines, was the latest in a series of escalating
Jan 25, 2007
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  • David Schenker
  • Andrew Exum
Knowing Thy Enemy: Decisionmaking of Regional Adversaries
On January 22, 2007, Washington Institute Wexler-Fromer fellow Martin Kramer addressed the Seventh Annual Herzliya Conference on the balance of Israel's national security. These are his remarks. My role here this morning is to serve as a proxy for "the enemy." Now it might have been more interesting to invite
Jan 22, 2007
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  • Martin Kramer
The Changing Paradigm of Israeli-Palestinian Relations in the Shadow of Iran and the War against Hizballah
On January 22, 2007, former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon addressed the Seventh Annual Herzliya Conference on the balance of Israel's national security. General Yaalon was a Washington Institute visiting fellow in 2006 and is the author of the Institute monograph Lessons from the
Jan 22, 2007
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  • Moshe Yaalon
Brief Analysis
President Bush’s Iraq Strategy:
The Gulf Dimension
On January 16, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Kuwait for a meeting with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—the oil-producing states of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. The final stop on Rice’s Middle East tour, the visit
Jan 19, 2007
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Iraq:
Who Holds the Key to its Future?
On January 17, 2007, Institute counselor and Ziegler distinguished fellow Dennis Ross testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The following is the prepared text of his remarks. I have been asked to discuss Iraq in a regional context. I interpret the request to be less about how
Jan 17, 2007
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
The Battle for Kirkuk:
How to Prevent a New Front in Iraq
On January 14, in a rare show of unity, Sunni and Shiite Arab, Turkmen, and Christian Iraqis gathered at a conference in Ankara to denounce Kurdish plans to incorporate Kirkuk, the capital of Iraq’s at-Tamim province, into the Kurdish region. This comes after recent violence in Kirkuk, including a December
Jan 16, 2007
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Iraq as a Militia War
In the context of debate surrounding U.S. military strategy in Iraq, Prussian military philosopher Carl von Clausewitz offers this classic directive: it is essential to understand the nature of the war you are fighting. To this end, the U.S. military in Iraq no longer faces a traditional insurgency conflict --
Jan 12, 2007
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  • Andrew Exum
In-Depth Reports
Lessons from the Palestinian 'War' against Israel
Beginning in September 2000, Israel was confronted with an unprecedented wave of Palestinian violence in the form of suicide bombings, rocket attacks, and numerous other hostile acts. Since then, the conflict has undergone many evolutions, with both sides continuously changing their strategies and tactics. Although Palestinian attacks continue even during
Jan 11, 2007
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  • Moshe Yaalon
Articles & Testimony
Time Is Running Out
In early September, as Kofi Annan passed through the Middle East on a farewell journey as United Nations secretary general, he made a stop in Tehran. There, in a meeting with Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad, Iran’s president, he heard something startling. As later recounted to the New York Times by an Annan
Jan 1, 2007
Brief Analysis
Key Trends to Watch in Iraq
The situation in Iraq is not only violent, it is confusing, even for those watching it closely. Dramatic events, searing images, and daily pronouncements by policymakers contribute to a sense of chaos. Nevertheless, some events are more important than others—with trends in events being especially important. Such trends, or indicators
Dec 28, 2006
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  • Jeffrey White
In-Depth Reports
Hizballah at War:
A Military Assessment
Hizballah's thirty-three-day fight against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) this summer offered a number of disturbing precedents. Political implications and strategic goals aside, the "July War" showcased Hizballah's evolution into an adaptive, skillful, cohesive fighting force capable of registering some measure of success on the battlefield against a much larger
Dec 21, 2006
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  • Andrew Exum
Brief Analysis
Iran's Doctrine of Asymmetric Naval Warfare
For more than a decade, Iran has lavished a considerable share of its defense budget on its naval forces (which consist of both regular and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps units), believing that the Persian Gulf will be its front line in the event of a confrontation with the United States
Dec 21, 2006
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Brief Analysis
The Iraq Study Group:
Assessing Its Regional Conclusions
On December 12, 2006, Robert Satloff, Dennis Ross, and Mehdi Khalaji addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum. Robert Satloff is the Institute’s executive director and author of Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust’s Long Reach into Arab Lands. Dennis Ross, the Institute’s counselor and Ziegler distinguished fellow
Dec 21, 2006
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  • Robert Satloff
  • Dennis Ross
  • Mehdi Khalaji
Articles & Testimony
Don’t Expect an Able Iraqi Army Soon
Two years ago, during the month of Ramadan, a bus carrying 50 Iraqi soldiers heading home on leave was ambushed outside Baghdad. The soldiers were led out of the bus, lined up on the pavement, and killed -- like so many other Iraqi soldiers, policemen, and recruits trained by the
Dec 19, 2006
Articles & Testimony
Forget the Domino Theories
The wise men (and woman) don't know their history. In boldly suggesting that "all key issues in the Middle East are inextricably linked," the authors of the Iraq Study Group report seem stunningly indifferent to the past 25 years of Middle East politics. The basic proposition -- linkage -- is
Dec 19, 2006
Articles & Testimony
Internal Affairs
President Bush and his advisers were not the only ones who were anxious about what the Iraq Study Group would recommend. So were the Saudis, which explains why they sought an urgent meeting between King Abdullah and Vice President Cheney in late November. The source of Saudi anxiety was almost
Dec 18, 2006
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Crisis in Lebanon:
Hizballah, Siniora, and Arab League Mediation
Six weeks into the standoff between Hizballah and the government of democratically elected Lebanese prime minister Fouad Siniora, Arab League secretary-general Amr Moussa returned to Lebanon today to continue his mediation efforts. Preliminary signs suggest that an Arab League-brokered deal may be gaining traction. On December 15, at the end
Dec 18, 2006
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Talking Turki
Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., has resigned. The prince reportedly flew out of Washington after informing Condoleezza Rice, and his own staff, that he was leaving, just 15 months after arriving. The Saudi Embassy told the Associated Press that he was "going home to spend more
Dec 16, 2006
Brief Analysis
The Iraq Study Group Report and the PKK:
Dealing with an American Problem
The recently released Iraq Study Group (ISG) report successfully lists Turkey’s major concerns about instability in Iraq. The report states that Turkish anxiety over “operations of [the] Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), . . . a terrorist group based in northern Iraq . . . that has killed thousands of Turks,”
Dec 12, 2006
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  • Soner Cagaptay

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