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A Caretaker President Clings to Legitimacy in Yemen
Sudden Succession Essay Series
In 2012, during a moment of national and regional consensus, the reserved, nonthreatening Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi was chosen as temporary president of Yemen. But Hadi, now seventy-four years old, has held onto power ever since, despite lacking a large base of domestic loyalists. Most important for the Yemeni people, the war needs to end with either a transitional council or elections so that a future leader enjoys the popular legitimacy Hadi lacks.
Dec 10, 2019
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  • Elana DeLozier
◆ Sudden Succession Essay Series
Brief Analysis
Europe Pushing Back on Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
Britain, France, and Germany are taking a more proactive role by publicly emphasizing known concerns about the regime’s R&D efforts, but practical mechanisms for ensuring transparency are still needed.
Dec 9, 2019
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State in Libya Has Yet to Recover
Given the group’s operational silence and loss of foreign help, it may not be able to launch the type of insurgency seen in Syria, but that could change if U.S. attention wanes militarily or diplomatically.
Dec 6, 2019
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Iran Is Losing Iraq’s Tribes
Angry over Iranian militia abuses and Baghdad’s sundry failures, a number of powerful tribes are setting aside their traditional sectarian loyalties and pushing to safeguard their basic needs, sometimes violently.
Dec 4, 2019
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  • Phillip Smyth
Articles & Testimony
What Happens When Everyone’s Trying to Get Nukes?
Israel’s ‘Begin Doctrine,’ a commitment to prevent rival regional powers from acquiring nuclear weapons, risks becoming unenforceable, but it’s not clear what comes next.
Dec 4, 2019
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  • Jay Solomon
Brief Analysis
The IRGC States Its Case for Escalation Against the United States, Britain, and Saudi Arabia
As its concerns about domestic dissent and Western naval activity grow, Tehran may once again try to divert attention from the unrest at home by launching attacks abroad.
Nov 26, 2019
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
The U.S. Must Blunt Russia’s Adventurism in Libya
The deployment of Kremlin-linked mercenaries will make a costly civil war even more difficult to end.
Nov 25, 2019
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  • Ben Fishman
Brief Analysis
Khamenei’s Domestic and Foreign Response Options to the Protests
The Supreme Leader faces tough choices about who to blame for the protests, and what impact they should have on policy toward the United States.
Nov 21, 2019
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  • Patrick Clawson
National Guard soldiers on a counterterrorism patrol in San Francisco
Video
Brief Analysis
The Evolving and Persistent Terrorism Threat to the Homeland
The FBI’s top intelligence official shares his insights into how authorities and agencies are collaborating to keep the United States safe amid a shifting threat landscape.
Nov 19, 2019
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  • Matthew Alcoke
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Hiding in Plain Sight:
Hezbollah's Campaign Against UNIFIL
In summer 2006, the United Nations passed Security Council Resolution 1701 with the goal of ending the war between Israel and Hezbollah and preventing a recurrence. Among its terms was an expansion of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, a multinational peacekeeping body created in 1978. UN reports over the
Nov 15, 2019
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  • Assaf Orion
Video
Brief Analysis
Counterterrorism in an Era of Competing Priorities: Ten Key Considerations
In this in-depth briefing, a leading CT official discusses how to address diverse challenges ranging from border security and document forgery to online radicalization and far-right copycat attacks.
Nov 12, 2019
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  • Russell Travers
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Brief Analysis
The Counter-ISIS Coalition Has Much to Do After Baghdadi’s Death
From dissolving the group’s caliphate to killing its leader, the coalition has notched major achievements, but all that work may be for naught if the United States and other members do not renew their cooperation at the upcoming ministerial meeting.
Nov 7, 2019
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Erdogan in Washington: Setting the Agenda for a Pivotal Visit
The Trump administration needs to treat the meeting as a chance to frankly address congressional concerns and defuse a host of hot-button issues, from Syria policy to F-35 production.
Nov 7, 2019
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Conor Hiney
  • Dana Stroul
Articles & Testimony
Why the Talk of 'Endless Wars' Misses the Mark
Military means have often been used to promote peace and stability, such as during the Cold War deployments to Europe and the 1990s NATO mission in the Balkans.
Nov 6, 2019
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  • Michael Singh
Brief Analysis
Riyadh Agreement Delivers Political Gains in Yemen, But Implementation Less Certain
The new agreement will score a win if it brings the most important players to the table for wider talks, but implementing its often-vague provisions so quickly will prove challenging.
Nov 5, 2019
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  • Elana DeLozier
Brief Analysis
Why Turkey Is Raising the Stakes in the East Mediterranean
Ankara is willing to take provocative and risky steps around Cyprus because it views the island’s gas resources and strategic location as crucial to countering rivals and securing interests in the neighborhood.
Nov 4, 2019
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Video
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State in Syria: What's Next?
Three leading scholars assess the group’s status and ambitions following the death of its leader, and discuss how to handle the numerous potential supporters still residing in Syrian camps.
Nov 1, 2019
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Devorah Margolin
  • Amarnath Amarasingam
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Brief Analysis
Kurdish Reactions to Their Abandonment in Syria
The U.S. withdrawal of troops from northeast Syria has placed Kurdish fighters in a near-impossible situation, while alarming Kurdish communities in other countries, but Washington can still take steps to mitigate the damage.
Oct 25, 2019
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  • Bilal Wahab
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State in Syria After the U.S. Withdrawal
Recent U.S. decisions have seemingly ignored the degree to which the group is continuing its insurgent attacks and reorganizing its supporters inside increasingly vulnerable detention facilities.
Oct 23, 2019
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Exposing and Sanctioning Human Rights Violations by Iraqi Militias
As new protests and further government crackdowns loom, Washington should call out abuses by Iran-backed entities and sanction the key offenders.
Oct 22, 2019
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  • Michael Knights

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