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Weakest Link:
Why the Taliban Isn't So Tough
In the spring of 2000, I toured Afghanistan in an unusual way: freely. Normally, the Taliban tightly control foreign visitors. Journalists are quarantined in Kabul's former Inter-continental Hotel, forced to use government translators, and escorted by official guides. I was not. I had grown a beard and I can get
Oct 1, 2001
Articles & Testimony
The U.S. Can Collapse the Taliban
One week after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, world attention is focusing on reprisals against Afghanistan, whose Taliban regime has been sheltering not only Osama bin Laden and his al-Qa'ida organization, but also a myriad of other terrorist groups. While the war against terrorism announced
Sep 18, 2001
Brief Analysis
'Preemptive Targeted Killings' As a Counterterror Tool:
An Assessment of Israel's Approach
Yesterday's killing of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) chief Abu Ali Mustafa by Israel, and the State Department's condemnation of this act, have refocused attention on Israel's use of "targeted killings" as part of its counterterror policy. Since the start of the "al-Aqsa intifada," Israeli forces have
Aug 28, 2001
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Force-17:
The Renewal of Old Competition Motivates Violence
During the recent intifada, certain Palestinian security forces have been intensively involved in violent attacks on Israeli military and civilian targets. Most prominently involved have been the personal security guards of Yasir Arafat, popularly known as Force-17 and officially called Amn al-Ri'asah(Presidential Security). On March 30, Israeli forces bombarded from
Apr 5, 2001
Brief Analysis
Khatami in Moscow Boosts Russian-Iranian Arms Cooperation
Iranian president Mohammed Khatami will conduct an official visit to Russia on March 11 through March 15. This constitutes the highest-level visit of an Iranian official to Russia since 1989. There could be an intensification of cooperation between Russia and Iran during Khatami's visit — including on arms sales. In
Mar 5, 2001
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  • Brenda Shaffer
Brief Analysis
The GCC Militaries since Desert Storm:
An Assessment
When Secretary of State Colin Powell and former President George Bush touch down in Kuwait on Sunday, celebrations scheduled to commemorate the expulsion of Saddam Husayn’s forces ten years ago will also—albeit less explicitly—recognize the more robust state of Gulf militaries. A decade after Operation Desert Storm, each of the
Feb 22, 2001
Brief Analysis
The 'al-Aqsa Intifada' and the Prospects for a Wider Arab-Israeli War
Palestinian officials have threatened an intensification of violence, should -- as is expected -- Ariel Sharon be elected prime minister of Israel tomorrow. The Palestinian leadership that "rewarded" Prime Minister Ehud Barak's diplomatic flexibility with the "al-Aqsa Intifada" thus seems poised to "punish" the Israeli public for electing Sharon with
Feb 5, 2001
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
The Gulf Cooperation Council Defense Pact:
An Exercise in Ambiguity
January 17 marks the tenth anniversary of the start of Operation Desert Storm in the Middle East, when U.S.-led forces began the liberation of Kuwait. In that operation, the militaries of the Gulf monarchies played a minor role. At their meeting in Bahrain at the end of December, the leaders
Jan 16, 2001
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Russia Resurgent?
Moscow and the Middle East
On December 18, 2000, Eugene Rumer, author of Dangerous Drift: Russia's Middle East Policy (The Washington Institute, 2000), and Shlomo Avineri, director of the Institute for European Studies at Hebrew University, addressed The Washington Institute's Special Policy Forum. The following is a rapporteur's summary of their remarks. EUGENE RUMER The
Dec 27, 2000
Brief Analysis
A UN 'Protection' Force for Palestinians:
Background and Implications
In recent weeks, Arab parties from the Palestinian Authority (PA) to the Arab League summit have called for the dispatch of a United Nations force to the West Bank and Gaza in order to protect Palestinian civilians from Israeli military force. Rather than reject this idea because of its contribution
Nov 17, 2000
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  • Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Israeli Security Strategy:
Facing Multiple Fronts
A Combustible Middle East Recently, four factors have combined to make the situation in the Middle East far more combustible than it is has been for a long time. These elements are: Iraq has managed to break out of the boundaries imposed by the UN sanctions regime and to evade
Nov 15, 2000
Brief Analysis
Non-Lethal Weapons, 'Excessive Force,' and the al-Aqsa Intifada
Since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, accusations that Israel has used "excessive force" in dealing with Palestinians have led to calls for Israel to employ "non-lethal" weapons as a way to reduce Palestinian casualties and stem the cycle of violence between the two sides. In fact, however, Israel is
Nov 9, 2000
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Inside the Fatah Tanzim:
A Primer
As violence continues to flare in parts of Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, attention is increasingly focused on the Palestinian group responsible for much of the rioting and confrontation--the Fatah Tanzim. Just yesterday, the leader of the Tanzim, Marwan Barghouthi, ridiculed the ceasefire reached in Paris as useless. That
Oct 6, 2000
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
The 'Battle for Jerusalem':
Assessing Strategy and Tactics
Uneven press coverage and shocking television footage have skewed analysis of the ongoing "Battle for Jerusalem"--the week-old explosion of violence that has swept from the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, to the West Bank, Gaza and Arab population centers in Israel. Seen in political and historical context, current events actually highlight a
Oct 5, 2000
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Israel-Lebanon Border:
Security Situation Improving
Today, following last weekend's deployment into southern Lebanon by United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Lebanese security forces fulfilled their commitments and deployed into Israel's former occupied zone. The lack of major incidents and the relative restraint of Hizballah since the IDF withdrew in May surprises some observers, but
Aug 9, 2000
Brief Analysis
The Impact of the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait: The View from Ten Years Later
On July 28, 2000, The Washington Institute hosted a special symposium on the tenth anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, featuring presentations by Lt. Gen. Bernard Trainor, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; Peter Rodman, director of national security at the Nixon Center; and Daniel Pipes, editor
Aug 3, 2000
Articles & Testimony
Can the United States Influence the WMD Policies of Iraq and Iran?
Iraq and Iran are likely to pose some of the most difficult long-term proliferation challenges for the United States in the coming years. Both countries remain actively committed to developing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in spite of obstacles created by export controls and sanctions, and even though they are
Jun 1, 2000
Brief Analysis
UNIFIL's Strategy of Risk Aversion
In the wake of the hasty withdrawal from southern Lebanon by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the collapse of the South Lebanon Army (SLA), the role of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in trying to restore peace to the border area is far from certain. The
May 24, 2000
Brief Analysis
A Mighty Arsenal:
Egypt's Military Build-Up, 1979–1999
Military aid will likely be a topic of discussion between Presidents Hosni Mubarak and Bill Clinton when the Egyptian leader visits Washington this week. Since Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in 1979, Cairo has received $35 billion in military and economic assistance from the United States. Cairo has
Mar 21, 2000
Brief Analysis
The South Lebanon Army and Syria-Israel Talks
While Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shara are talking peace at Shepherdstown, the fighting in south Lebanon still goes on. Last time the two leaders met in Washington in December, the party was almost spoiled after a stray shell fired by South Lebanese Army (SLA)
Jan 6, 2000

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