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A Plan for Iraq
As a longtime negotiator in the Middle East, I learned that the most demanding requirement of peacemaking was just getting each side to adjust to reality. In Iraq today, 3 1/2 years after the United States went to war there, no one seems to be doing that. The Shiites, who
Oct 15, 2006
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  • Dennis Ross
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Soner Cagaptay on CNN-Turk
Soner Cagaptay appeared on CNN-Turk's Burasi Washington, ("This Is Washington") on October 15. In an extended interview with CNN-Turk correspondent Yasemin Congar, Mr. Cagaptay discussed issues of critical importance to U.S.-Turkish relations. These included secularism in Turkey, terrorist activity by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, and the
Oct 15, 2006
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  • Soner Cagaptay
In-Depth Reports
Lessons and Implications of the Israel-Hizballah War:
A Preliminary Assessment
In the wake of Israel's inconclusive summer war with Hizballah, many unanswered questions remain about the conduct and implications of the conflict. For example, were Israel's military achievements worth the apparent costs, including a weakened overall deterrence posture and the shelving of further unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank? And
Oct 4, 2006
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  • David Makovsky
  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Nasrallah's Malaise
Hassan Nasrallah is showing clear signs of “dejection, melancholy and depression,” according to the editors of the Lebanese daily al-Safir, who are counted among the most steadfast supporters of the leader of Hizballah. Alongside a tiresomely long interview with him, published on September 5, they note that the man radiates
Oct 2, 2006
Brief Analysis
Iran: The Complex Calculus of Preventive Military Action
Faltering diplomacy to suspend Iran's nuclear program -- highlighted by French president Jacques Chirac's September 18, 2006, call to temporarily suspend the threat of United Nations sanctions on Iran -- has revived speculation that the United States might undertake preventive action to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions. U.S. policymakers considering prevention
Sep 25, 2006
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
The West at War:
Transatlantic Cooperation in the Fight against Terrorism (Part II)
On September 7, 2006, Michael Jacobson, Telmo Baltazar, and Jeremy Shapiro addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum. Telmo Baltazar is the political justice and home affairs counselor for the European Commission’s mission to Washington. Jeremy Shapiro is director of research at the Brookings Institution’s Center on the United States
Sep 20, 2006
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  • Michael Jacobson
Brief Analysis
The West at War:
Transatlantic Cooperation in the Fight against Terrorism (Part I)
On September 7, 2006, Michael Jacobson, Telmo Baltazar, and Jeremy Shapiro addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum. Michael Jacobson, a former FBI intelligence analyst and counsel to the 9-11 Commission, is currently senior advisor at the Department of the Treasury. While working at The Washington Institute as a Soref
Sep 19, 2006
In-Depth Reports
Building Security in the Broader Middle East
On September 15, 2006, Philip Zelikow delivered the opening keynote address at The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Mr. Zelikow is a counselor to the Department of State, in which capacity he serves as the secretary of state's senior policy advisor on a wide range of issues. Previously, he
Sep 18, 2006
Articles & Testimony
A Golan Gambit
President Bashar al-Adad of Syria is skittishly stamping his foot like a warhorse, restrained from galloping forward only by a tight grip on the reins. He is trying to tell us that he can hardly hold back from opening a front on the Golan Heights, after more than 30 years
Sep 17, 2006
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  • Ehud Yaari
In-Depth Reports
Deterrence in the Middle East:
Consequences of the Lebanon War
On September 16, 2006, Uzi Arad, Uzi Dayan, and Ephraim Sneh addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Mr. Arad is former head of research for Israel's foreign intelligence service, the Mossad. General Dayan is former head of Israel's National Security Council. Dr. Sneh is former deputy defense minister
Sep 16, 2006
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  • Uzi Dayan
Brief Analysis
Iranian President Ahmadinezhad's Relations with Supreme Leader Khamenei
As part of their close consultation over how to respond to the Iranian nuclear challenge, top officials from the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany met in Berlin on September 7. In developing a plan for influencing Iran, a key consideration is, who are the key decision-makers in
Sep 12, 2006
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  • Mehdi Khalaji
Brief Analysis
Containing Hizballah's Terrorist Wing
As part of the international effort to ensure that the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel can become a sustainable ceasefire, much attention has been paid to blocking arms shipments to Hizballah, as called for in UN Security Council Resolution 1701. But another threat to peace in the region
Sep 7, 2006
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  • Barak Ben-Zur
  • Christopher Hamilton
In-Depth Reports
An Adaptive Insurgency:
Confronting Adversary Networks in Iraq
Iraq's Sunni Arab insurgency, which first emerged in spring 2003, continues today, and no blend of coalition operational strategy has succeeded in substantially diminishing it. In fact, by some measures, the insurgency has grown in scope and capability. What makes the insurgents such difficult targets? How have they been able
Sep 5, 2006
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Lebanon: Why So?
From the outset, there was no “victory” to be had in this war, no resounding knockout. Still, the final score, on points, should have turned out very different from this. The perception that we’ve ended in a draw is actually a great achievement for Hizballah, one that all terror organizations
Sep 4, 2006
Brief Analysis
Lessons and Consequences of the Israel-Hizballah War:
An Early Assessment
On August 25, 2006, Jeffrey White, David Makovsky, and Dennis Ross addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum. Jeffrey White is the Berrie Defense Fellow at The Washington Institute and the coauthor, with Michael Eisenstadt, of the Institute Policy Focus Assessing Iraq’s Sunni Arab Insurgency. David Makovsky, senior fellow and
Sep 1, 2006
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  • Jeffrey White
  • David Makovsky
  • Dennis Ross
Articles & Testimony
Syria's Answer
Advocates of U.S. diplomatic reengagement with Syria have received a clear answer from Damascus. On August 15, Syrian president Bashar Assad gave a lengthy speech to the Syrian Journalists Association condemning the Bush administration, disparaging the United Nations, declaring support for Hezbollah and regional “resistance,” and calling for the removal
Aug 31, 2006
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Making the Lebanon Ceasefire Work:
Security Requirements and Implications for an International Force
On August 23, 2006, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Daniel Christman, Emile El-Hokayem, and Michael Eisenstadt addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum. General Christman is senior vice president for international affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and previously served as assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Aug 30, 2006
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
The Damascus-Hizballah Axis:
Bashar al-Asad's Vision of a New Middle East
On August 15, Syrian president Bashar al-Asad gave a significant policy speech to the Syrian Journalists Union in which he expressed his support for Hizballah. More importantly, the address sought to redefine Syria’s position in the Arab world. Building on Washington’s talk of the birth of a new Middle East
Aug 29, 2006
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  • Seth Wikas
Brief Analysis
Darfur and the Arab League
On August 20, 2006, the Arab League committee on Sudan backed Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir’s refusal of a UN peacekeeping force in the war-wracked Darfur region. At the UN Security Council, the only open critic of the proposal to send such a force is Qatar, the only Arab member of
Aug 28, 2006
Articles & Testimony
Act Now to Deter and Contain Iran
For the last year, Iran has been successfully gaming the international diplomatic process, stalling while its nuclear program moves inexorably forward. We need to make time work for us, not against us. The best way to do that is to take bold and immediate steps to deter and contain Iran
Aug 28, 2006
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  • Patrick Clawson

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