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Hossein Moanes
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Brief Analysis
Hossein Moanes Sparks Angry Words Between Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq
The senior KH member now leads a new political movement that is competing with other Iran-backed militia factions for votes in the coming election.
Sep 14, 2021
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  • Hamdi Malik
◆ Militia Spotlight
Brief Analysis
Sistani vs. the Militias: The Future of Iraqi Sovereignty
The international community needs to pay more attention to developments in Najaf, where Sistani-backed groups are forcefully pushing back against Iran but still face the longer-term question of who will continue his message.
Sep 14, 2021
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  • Hamdi Malik
Drone wreckage, Erbil, April 14, 2021
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Iran’s Proxies in Iraq Undertake the World's Only Terrorist Attack Commemorating 9/11
Two drones were intercepted in a mission that Sabereen News dedicated to “reminding the Americans of the September 11 attacks."
Sep 14, 2021
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  • Michael Knights
  • Crispin Smith
  • Hamdi Malik
◆ Militia Spotlight
Articles & Testimony
The 9/11 Attacks, 20 Years On: An FBI Terrorism Analyst Reflects on an Unwinnable War
As Washington recalibrates its costly strategy against violent extremists, its goal should be to reduce terrorism to a low-level threat that law enforcement can handle.
Sep 11, 2021
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
U.S. Policy on the Mediterranean and the Role of PMCs
Although Biden may not see Russia as his top priority, Moscow’s proxy military activities in the Mediterranean are directly aimed at diluting Washington’s leverage in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
Sep 10, 2021
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Brief Analysis
When Tunisians Fired the Start Gun for 9/11
A footnote in one decade of jihadist history can become a major mobilizer for terrorists and foreign fighters in subsequent years, and few cases illustrate this problem better than the Tunisian operatives involved in the 2001 murder of an Afghan rebel leader.
Sep 9, 2021
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Badr Troops
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Profile: Badr Organization
Badr is the wellspring of many of today's armed resistance groups and still operates under the indirect and sometimes direct control of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Sep 2, 2021
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  • Michael Knights
  • Crispin Smith
  • Hamdi Malik
◆ Militia Spotlight: Profiles
Iraqi Radio and Television Union
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Profile: The Iraqi Radio and Television Union
An overview of Iraq's offshoot of the Islamic Radio and Television Union, an Iranian umbrella group that provides support to "resistance" media outlets.
Sep 2, 2021
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  • Hamdi Malik
◆ Militia Spotlight: Profiles
Brief Analysis
Last Call for Gaza?
Proposing an Alternative to Israeli-Palestinian “Conflict Management”
With Iran looming ever larger as Israel’s top security priority, the window for breaking the dangerous cycle of ceasefire and conflagration with the Palestinians may be closing—unless all of the actors are willing to throw their weight behind a fresh “4x4” strategy.
Aug 30, 2021
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  • Dror Shalom
Articles & Testimony
As Kabul Evacuation Winds Down, Pakistan Will Take Center Stage
Although Pakistan will be playing its own games in Afghanistan (and against India), planners in the Pentagon will still need to work with Islamabad to preserve future overflight options.
Aug 30, 2021
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  • Simon Henderson
Photo showing 1983 terrorist attack at U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.
Articles & Testimony
Stop the Doomsaying, U.S. Credibility Will Weather Afghanistan
Regional mistakes and setbacks stretching back to the Carter administration did not stop countries from relying on Washington, and the Kabul crisis will be no different in the end.
Aug 29, 2021
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
State of Investigation? The International Criminal Court and the “Situation in Palestine”
The legal details of recent preliminary rulings presage the difficulties that the ICC will likely encounter while investigating the Israeli-Palestinian scene, highlighting the broader dilemma of importing political conflicts into the courtroom.
Aug 26, 2021
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  • Alexander Loengarov
Photo showing Taliban fighters outside Kabul Airport, August 2021.
Video
Brief Analysis
From Afghanistan to the Middle East:
Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal and Taliban Victory
Three Institute scholars discuss the fallout from Kabul, with special focus on the consequences for global jihadism, Iranian policy, and regional responses.
Aug 26, 2021
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  • Kathryn Wheelbarger
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Patrick Clawson
Photo showing Taliban fighters outside Kabul Airport, August 2021.
Articles & Testimony
The Taliban Is Back, and the World’s Jihadis Are Coming
Much ink has been spilled about a potential al-Qaeda comeback, but the Taliban’s return could also send insurgents and refugees streaming toward China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan.
Aug 18, 2021
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  • Roy Gutman
Articles & Testimony
How Russia Stands to Gain Thanks to Biden’s Afghanistan Disaster
Whether or not Russian leaders genuinely believe the Taliban will turn into a responsible stakeholder, they will likely be rewarded with more international and regional clout at Washington’s expense.
Aug 18, 2021
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
The Taliban flag on display in Kabul, Afghanistan
Brief Analysis
Return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: The Jihadist State of Play
Regardless of the Taliban’s promises to keep foreign terrorist elements in check, its victory is already boosting elements within the jihadist movement and may once again spur foreign fighter traffic to Afghanistan.
Aug 18, 2021
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Iran Is Poised to Exploit the Uncertainties of the Afghan Collapse
Since the fall of Kabul—and well beforehand—Iranian officials have signaled how they might use a Taliban victory to further their goals in the Middle East, though they remain concerned about the fate of Afghan Shia.
Aug 18, 2021
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  • Farzin Nadimi
PolicyCast Afghanistan Episode Cover
Audio
Articles & Testimony
Podcast: Middle East Fallout of the Afghanistan Withdrawal
Institute scholars share their insights into how the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the rapid fall of the country to the Taliban will affect the American strategic position across the Middle East and our relationships with allies, partners, and adversaries
Aug 16, 2021
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Bilal Wahab
  • Kathryn Wheelbarger
A U.S. military helicopter evacuates personnel from the American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan
Articles & Testimony
As America Exits, History Repeats Itself in Afghanistan
The question is whether and how these historical echoes will affect decisionmaking in Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan, and India.
Aug 14, 2021
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
How Iran’s Deadly Tanker Attack Is Linked to the Nuclear Deal
If the United States does not respond to the drone strike off Oman, it could impair rather than facilitate progress on the JCPOA talks.
Aug 11, 2021
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  • Robert Satloff

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