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Iraq's Sunnis Play the Election Card
December 15 parliamentary elections will mark a major step in Iraq's political transformation, establishing the basis for the first permanent government since the fall of the Saddam regime and propelling the country deeper into the current critical "tipping period." A key, perhaps the key, aspect of the election will be
Dec 13, 2005
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
'Clear, Hold, and Build':
The Way ahead in Iraq
On December 1, 2005, Ambassador James Jeffrey and Jeffrey White addressed The Washington Institute's Special Policy Forum to mark the publication of The Washington Institute's Policy Focus, Assessing Iraq's Sunni Arab Insurgency, by Jeffrey White and Michael Eisenstadt. Ambassador Jeffrey, the senior advisor to the secretary of state and coordinator
Dec 9, 2005
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  • James Jeffrey
  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
The ISAF Mission and Turkey's Role in Rebuilding the Afghan State
On November 14, 2005, Lt. Gen. Ethem Erdagi, commander of the International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan (ISAF) from February to August 2005, discussed the roles of ISAF and Turkey in Afghanistan at a special Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. General Erdagi currently serves as commander of NATO's Rapid
Nov 18, 2005
Brief Analysis
Zarqawi's 'Total War' on Iraqi Shiites Exposes a Divide among Sunni Jihadists
On November 2, Iraq's Defense Ministry appealed to junior officers from Saddam Hussein's disbanded army to return to service. The decision to include these soldiers is part of an ongoing strategy to minimize support for terrorism by reintegrating Sunnis into the political fabric of the new Iraq. This latest effort
Nov 15, 2005
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  • Emily Hunt
Brief Analysis
Israel's Search for Peace and Security:
The Challenges Ahead
On November 4, 2005, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon, outgoing chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), addressed a special Washington Institute Policy Forum marking the anniversary of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination. General Yaalon is a distinguished military fellow at the Institute. The following is a
Nov 14, 2005
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  • Moshe Yaalon
In-Depth Reports
Eternal Iran:
Continuity and Chaos
Exploring continuities and changes, this book provides the historical backdrop crucial to understanding how Iranian pride and sense of victimization combine to make its politics contentious and potentially dangerous. From the struggle between the Shah and Ayatollah Khomeini to the current tension between the reformers and traditionalists, a central issue
Nov 1, 2005
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  • Patrick Clawson
Brief Analysis
Accounting for Terror:
Debunking the Paradigm of Inexpensive Terrorism
An increasingly accepted argument holds that terrorism has become a cheap enterprise. Louise Richardson, executive dean of the Radcliff Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, made just that case while testifying before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in 2003. "The crucial point to bear in
Nov 1, 2005
Brief Analysis
Hamas's Tactics:
Lessons from Recent Attacks
On September 22, 2005, Abbas al-Sayyid was convicted of masterminding two Hamas suicide bombings: the March 27, 2002, attack at the Park Hotel in Netanya and the May 18, 2001, shopping mall bombing that killed five and injured one hundred. The Park Hotel bombing, considered the terror group's most devastating
Oct 19, 2005
Brief Analysis
A New Reality on the Egypt-Gaza Border (Part II):
Analysis of the New Israel-Egypt Agreement
A look at the details of the September 1, 2005 agreement between Egypt and Israel regarding border security near Rafah.
Sep 21, 2005
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  • Michael Herzog
Articles & Testimony
Understanding Saddam
The recent reports of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Iraq Survey Group, and the Presidential WMD Commission regarding intelligence and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq offer many useful insights into Iraq's weapons program and the challenges that the intelligence community faced in assessing them. But the reports offer
Sep 9, 2005
Brief Analysis
The Sunni Arab Insurgency:
A Spent or Rising Force?
Warnings by Sunni politicians of even greater violence if Sunni Arab concerns are not addressed in the draft Iraqi constitution raise the question: could the insurgency get worse? The answer can be found by examining the insurgency's demographic dimension. The Insurgency's Recruitment Base Sufficiently detailed demographic data exist to allow
Aug 26, 2005
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
The Black Sea Basin:
A New Axis in Global Maritime Security
The Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR), a regional maritime security initiative started by Turkey in 2001, was activated August 14-27. With world attention devoted to Iraq and the Middle East, important developments in the nearby Black Sea region involving energy politics, frozen conflicts, and new regional security initiatives
Aug 24, 2005
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  • Orhan Babaoglu
Brief Analysis
Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq:
A Progress Report
Daily images of carnage from Iraq and uncertainty over how to measure coalition progress continue to stoke debate in the United States. How does one assess the status of the insurgency? How are the efforts to recruit and train Iraq's security forces proceeding? What are America's options in Iraq? JACK
Aug 1, 2005
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  • John M. 'Jack' Keane
  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Anatolian Eagle Air Warfare Training:
A Valuable Turkish Contribution to NATO, the United States, and the World
Anatolian Eagle is one of the largest and most complex joint air force exercises in the world, paralleled only by Red Flag, held periodically at Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base, and the annual Maple Flag exercise in Canada. The Turkish Air Force (TUAF) is now preparing for the multinational leg
Jul 26, 2005
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  • Haluk Sahar
Brief Analysis
Deteriorating Security May Short-Circuit Israeli-Palestinian Opportunities
The June 21 meeting between Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas highlighted the widening expectations gap between the two parties. Less than two months before Israel commences its pullout from the Gaza Strip and parts of the northern West Bank, the security situation is
Jun 24, 2005
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  • Michael Herzog
Brief Analysis
Assessing Palestinian Security Reform
Palestinian security reform was high on the agenda during Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s recent visit to Ramallah. A spike in armed clashes, crime, and demonstrations in the territories has highlighted the issue of law and order among the Palestinian people, who are increasingly concerned about their daily security. On
Jun 21, 2005
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  • Mohammad Yaghi
Occupied Iraq:
One Country, Many Wars
On June 17, 2005, Jeffrey White participated in a forum titled "Occupied Iraq: One Country, Many Wars," the fortieth installment of the Middle East Policy Council's Capitol Hill Conference Series. The following is an unedited transcript of the entire forum. See video footage of the event. Speakers Ivan Eland Senior
Jun 17, 2005
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
The Ticking Clock toward a Nuclear Iran
The periodic crises in Iranian-European negotiations over Iran's nuclear program -- including yesterday's proposal offered by the British, French, and German foreign ministries that has yet to be accepted by Tehran -- trigger some important questions: Who profits more from extending the talks? Does the West really prevent Iranian nuclearization
May 26, 2005
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  • Michael Herzog
In-Depth Reports
Twentieth Anniversary Soref Symposium:
Overcoming Challenges in the New Iraq
On May 19, 2005, Barham Salih addressed The Washington Institute's Soref Symposium. Barham Salih is minister of planning and development in the new Iraqi government. Previously, he served as Iraq's deputy prime minister. An engineer and computer scientist by training, he served as prime minister of the Sulaymaniya-based Kurdistan Regional
May 19, 2005
In-Depth Reports
Shaping the Plan for Operation Iraqi Freedom:
The Role of Military Intelligence Assessments
The aftermath of the war in Iraq has generated a great deal of second-guessing about Washington's prewar planning and intelligence efforts. Largely missing from this debate has been a thorough examination of the actual military intelligence efforts conducted by professional analysts and war planners outside Washington. In The Washington Institute's
May 18, 2005

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