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Quelling Iraq's Sectarian Violence:
What the United States Can Do
The ongoing debate over whether or not Iraq is on the verge or in the midst of a civil war is a distraction from the main challenge the United States now faces in Iraq: how to reduce or contain sectarian (and ethnic) violence that could derail the political process and
Mar 27, 2006
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Articles & Testimony
Islam's Coming Crusade
The Crusades began with a rumor of defilement. In 1095, Pope Urban II denounced the Muslims as "a race utterly alienated from God." Among their many offenses, Muslims had seized the churches of Jerusalem: "They circumcise the Christians, and the blood of the circumcisions they either spread upon the altars
Mar 20, 2006
Confronting Iran
On March 7, 2006, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon addressed the Hudson Institute. General Yaalon, a distinguished military fellow at The Washington Institute, is the former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff. The following is the prepared text of General Yaalon’s speech. Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the Islamist
Mar 7, 2006
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  • Moshe Yaalon
The United States Capitol Building
Articles & Testimony
Iran: The 'Least Bad' Options for Limiting the Growing Threats
How can Washington best communicate its assessments of Iran's nuclear and terror threats to a skeptical public, and what are the best policy options for addressing those dangers?
Mar 2, 2006
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  • Patrick Clawson
Principles in Countering Terror Threats
On February 19, 2006, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon, outgoing chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), addressed the Intelligence Summit in Arlington, Virginia. General Yaalon is a distinguished military fellow at the Institute. The following is the prepared text of his remarks. In the past five years
Feb 19, 2006
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  • Moshe Yaalon
Brief Analysis
The Security Implications of a Hamas-Led Palestinian Authority
On February 8, 2006, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon addressed The Washington Institute's Special Policy Forum. General Yaalon served until June 2005 as chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The following is a transcript of his remarks. "Hamas's recent victory in the Palestinian parliamentary elections challenges all those
Feb 16, 2006
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  • Moshe Yaalon
Brief Analysis
Addicted to Oil:
The State of the Union and the Middle East
In his January 31 State of the Union address, President George W. Bush declared that America was "addicted to oil" and urged spending on technologies "to break [that] addiction." Noting that oil is often imported from unstable parts of the world, he set a goal of replacing more than 75
Feb 8, 2006
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
Deter and Contain:
Dealing with a Nuclear Iran
Testimony before the House Committee on Armed Services Conclusions Efforts to deter and contain a nuclear Iran would likely encounter significant challenges. The nature of the Islamic Republic, regional politics, and Iran’s involvement in terrorism make establishing a stable deterrent relationship with a nuclear Iran risky and uncertain. The experience
Feb 1, 2006
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Turkey:
Between the West and the Middle East
On January 24, 2006, Yigit Alpogan, secretary-general of Turkey's National Security Council, addressed The Washington Institute's Special Policy Forum. Ambassador Alpogan, who assumed his current post in August 2004 as the first civilian head of the Turkish National Security Council, previously served as the Turkish ambassador to Greece and Turkmenistan
Jan 31, 2006
Articles & Testimony
So Bad, and Still Worse to Come
It was never meant to be like this. When the British military started planning for the invasion of Iraq, the southern provinces around the port city of Basra were expected to be a softer option than the central provinces the Americans were asked to deal with. Although Basra proved an
Jan 31, 2006
Defensible Borders for Israel
On January 23, 2006, Washington Institute distinguished military fellow Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon (IDF) addressed the 2006 Herzliya Conference on the outlines of a defensible border for Israel. These are his remarks.
Jan 23, 2006
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  • Moshe Yaalon
Brief Analysis
A Tale of Two Countries:
Defining Post-Syria Lebanon
When Shiite ministers recently "suspended" their participation in the Lebanese cabinet, though without resigning, it highlighted an increasingly apparent reality in post-Syria Lebanon: Two powerful camps coexist today. One, led by Hizballah, in alliance with the Amal movement, sits atop a Shiite community generally, though not unanimously, supporting their positions
Jan 20, 2006
Articles & Testimony
All Dressed Up With No Way to Fight
This week Senator Hillary Clinton, citing a secret Pentagon report that suggested some marines killed in Iraq might have survived had they been wearing more body armor, became the latest in a long line of politicians to castigate the Pentagon for a supposed failure to adequately protect our fighting men
Jan 14, 2006
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  • Andrew Exum
Articles & Testimony
Inaction Would Enable This 'Young Stalin' to Grow Bigger
Iran's move yesterday to restart work at the controversial Natanz uranium enrichment plant is extremely rash. Even the normally urbane Mohammed El Baradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said "the world was running out of patience" with Iran. Tehran, under the leadership of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, appears
Jan 11, 2006
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  • Simon Henderson
<em>New York Times</em> Week in Review:
Ten Voices on the New Era
By Peter Edidin One constant, in calls to the Middle East on Thursday and Friday, was the background noise of a television, set to a program that was reporting on the condition of Ariel Sharon. Whether the person being called was a Palestinian or an Israeli, to the left or
Jan 8, 2006
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  • David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
Iran's Air Forces:
Struggling to Maintain Readiness
Recent events, including the launch of Iran's first space imaging satellite, the announcement that Russia is selling Iran twenty-nine Tor-M1 (SA-15 Gauntlet) mobile short-range surface-to-air missile systems for $700 million, and the crash of an air force C-130 transport plane into an apartment block in Tehran, have focused attention on
Dec 22, 2005
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Brief Analysis
The Sunnis, the Insurgents, and the Elections
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, no political event has been more important for Iraq than the December 15 elections for a permanent parliament. Although there were other important aspects to the elections, Sunni Arab participation will primarily mark them as a success or a failure to many observers
Dec 20, 2005
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Personal Effects
Last night President Bush offered a firm response to those who advocate American withdrawal from Iraq. “To retreat before victory would be an act of recklessness and dishonor,” he said, “and I will not allow it.” He also refused to set a timetable for withdrawal, saying, “I will make decisions
Dec 19, 2005
Articles & Testimony
Forward Progress
For years, President Bush has prematurely heralded missions accomplished and corners turned in Iraq. But now it is Bush's critics who are peddling an implausibly rosy forecast: namely, that Iraqis are ready to stand on their own and could do a better job of stabilizing the country without an American
Dec 15, 2005
In-Depth Reports
Assessing Iraq's Sunni Arab Insurgency
The confluence of key political events and security developments in Iraq suggests that the next several months will be of immeasurable importance for the country's future. The success of upcoming elections, the formation of a constitutionally based government, and the potential withdrawal of significant U.S. forces will depend in large
Dec 13, 2005
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Jeffrey White

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