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Iran's Nuclear Policy and the IAEA:
An Evaluation of Program 93+2
Thwarting Iran's ambitions to acquire nuclear weapons has been a key focus of nuclear nonproliferation efforts since the early 1990s. These efforts were given new urgency by President George W. Bush's January 29, 2002, State of the Union address, which identified Iranian nuclear weapons development as a threat that the
Jan 1, 2002
Brief Analysis
How to Unseat Saddam (Part II)
This two-part essay, prepared for the Foreign Policy Research Institute ( www.fpri.org), is a condensed version of an article that appears in the Winter 2001–2002 issue of the National Interest. Read Part I. II. Psyops and Propaganda Activities Psyops and propaganda activities that aim to diminish Saddam in the eyes
Dec 19, 2001
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
How to Unseat Saddam (Part I)
This two-part essay, prepared for the Foreign Policy Research Institute ( www.fpri.org), is a condensed version of an article that appears in the Winter 2001–2002 issue of the National Interest. Read Part II. "With respect to what is sometimes characterized as taking out Saddam, I never saw a plan that
Dec 18, 2001
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Fighting a 'Terror-Supporting Entity':
What Next for the Israel Defense Forces?
The Israeli cabinet's December 4 decision to treat the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a "terror-supporting entity," and the Tanzim militia and PA chairman Yasir Arafat's elite unit Force 17 as terrorist organizations, has seemingly expanded the range of military options for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in its war against
Dec 6, 2001
Brief Analysis
U.S. Military Operations and the Question of Ramadan
Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, will begin on November 16. Some in the United States and abroad have suggested that a moratorium in military operations would be appropriate. Others see no reason to stop. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has stated that "history is replete with instances where
Nov 2, 2001
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  • Avi Jorisch
Brief Analysis
Bright Star:
Almost Business As Usual
Bright Star 01/02, the largest multinational exercise in the world, began in Egypt the same day U.S. strikes against Afghanistan commenced. With world and regional attention focused on the war against terrorism, relatively little media notice has been taken of Bright Star. Despite its massive size, the exercise was "expected
Oct 15, 2001
Brief Analysis
Assessing the Role of the United Front
The current situation in the region creates an opportunity for Afghanistan and the United Front. The United Front is the only force present in Afghanistan and ready to move against Osama bin Laden and the Taliban. If there is cooperation between the forces of the United States and the United
Oct 11, 2001
Brief Analysis
Inside Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Taliban's main concerns are domestic. They have accepted Osama bin Ladin because he is important to their ability to stay in power. They have used bin Ladin's brigade because it was the most capable brigade in countering Ahmed Shah Massoud, the former leader of the Northern Alliance. The Northern
Oct 4, 2001
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Articles & Testimony
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

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