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Setting Limits on the Saudi Air Campaign in Yemen
The United States can greatly reduce civilian deaths by asking the Saudis to cease non-battlefield airstrikes in return for greater U.S. support on defensive arrangements.
Aug 16, 2018
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Women, Minorities, and Military Aid to Egypt
As the next deadline for FMF disbursement approaches, the administration should remember that U.S. law requires it to consider Cairo’s recent track record on human rights.
Aug 9, 2018
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  • Amy Austin Holmes
Brief Analysis
Curbing Houthi Attacks on Civilian Ships in the Bab al-Mandab
The latest tanker attack by Iranian-backed rebels underlines the need to restore the entire Red Sea coast to Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
Jul 27, 2018
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  • Michael Knights
  • Farzin Nadimi
Brief Analysis
Managing Escalation in Gaza (Part 2): Breaking the Dynamic
Ending the cycle of violence will require not only tactical, strategic, and economic solutions, but also a host of ‘middle layer’ steps, from reducing military friction and establishing reliable channels of communication between the sides, to controlling the actions of other Gaza militant groups.
Jul 27, 2018
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  • Nadav Ben Hour
Brief Analysis
Managing Escalation in Gaza (Part 1): Lessons from Operation Protective Edge
The 2014 conflict showed how escalatory dynamics can quickly lead two adversaries into full-blown fighting even when neither side actually wants a war.
Jul 26, 2018
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  • Nadav Ben Hour
Articles & Testimony
Military Is Fourth Party Shaping Pakistan’s Elections, and Future
Foreign policy, defense policy, and the lion’s share of the national budget remain in the army’s hands, giving it major sway over politics.
Jul 25, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Iran Is at a Strategic Crossroads Again
As the regime’s strategy for countering the Trump administration continues to falter, will its traditional two-step of provocation and restraint give way to wider escalation?
Jul 25, 2018
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  • Omer Carmi
Brief Analysis
Putin’s Golan Comments: Implications for Israeli Security
Moscow has seemingly reaffirmed Israel’s right to keep Iranian forces away from the Golan frontier, but it is unclear whether Assad’s southern offensive will actually help or hinder that goal in the long term.
Jul 19, 2018
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  • David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
Iran After the JCPOA Withdrawal (Part 2): Shaping Tehran’s Response
Tehran will likely resort to measured countermoves in the nuclear domain at first, but successful U.S. pressure could spur it to challenge JCPOA limits, take action in non-nuclear domains, or push back against U.S. and allied forces.
Jul 17, 2018
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Iran After the JCPOA Withdrawal (Part 1): Lessons from Past Pressure Campaigns
Tehran has generally responded to pressure by issuing threats, ramping up its nuclear activities, accepting temporary limits, and, when the heat is turned up, launching cyber, military, and terrorist operations.
Jul 16, 2018
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Trump in a Meeting with Putin
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Getting Syria Right at the Trump-Putin Summit
Keeping U.S. troops in place is critical to our national security, but American interests don't require the large-scale, long-term ground force that many fear.
Jul 13, 2018
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  • James Jeffrey
  • Barbara A. Leaf
  • Dennis Ross
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Brief Analysis
Taking Stock of U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts Since 9/11
The director of strategic operational planning at the National Counterterrorism Center discusses the general state of U.S. CT efforts, the persistence of the threat, and the need to focus on nonkinetic prevention methods.
Jul 10, 2018
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  • Michael Nagata
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Brief Analysis
Haftar's Play for Libyan Oil
To preserve Libyan unity, the United States should threaten to block any oil shipments not authorized by the country's internationally recognized government.
Jul 3, 2018
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  • Ben Fishman
Brief Analysis
The Problem of Landmine Proliferation in Yemen
The United States should take the lead in preventing the spread of landmine use beyond the Arabian Peninsula, thereby upholding decades of norm-building efforts.
Jul 3, 2018
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  • Elana DeLozier
Brief Analysis
Accepting Regime Forces in South Syria Will Only Further Iran’s Goals
Whether openly or in disguise, Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies are deploying to the south in large numbers, greatly increasing the potential for cross-border escalation.
Jun 29, 2018
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Phillip Smyth
Brief Analysis
Erdogan's Victory Could Actually Improve U.S.-Turkish Relations
Turkey’s decisive election results and shaky geopolitical situation could make it more amenable to addressing U.S. concerns about Russian weapons sales, Iranian adventurism, and other key security issues.
Jun 27, 2018
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  • James Jeffrey
What Would Happen If Russia Flipped Egypt?
An expert on Russian foreign policy explains how even a partial Cairo-Moscow alliance on specific security and energy issues could be inimical to U.S. interests.
Jun 26, 2018
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Articles & Testimony
Could Russia Flip Egypt?
For too long, U.S. policymakers have tailored their approach toward Cairo as if Washington were the only player in the sandbox.
Jun 21, 2018
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Articles & Testimony
No Going Back:
The UAE's Strategic Move in Hodeidah Should Bring to a Close the First Phase of Yemen's War
Despite significant logistical and diplomatic challenges, liberating the port is vital to providing more humanitarian relief and meeting coalition war aims.
Jun 14, 2018
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  • Michael Knights
A government solcier in Yemen
Articles & Testimony
Quarter-Million Lives at Risk in Latest Battle for Yemen
Now that the operation has begun, bipartisan congressional threats to sever U.S. military assistance because of humanitarian concerns will be tested.
Jun 14, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson

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Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt is the Kahn Senior Fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Military and Security Studies Program.
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Michael Knights
Michael Knights is the Jill and Jay Bernstein Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and cofounder of the Militia Spotlight platform, which offers in-depth analysis of developments related to Iran-backed militias.
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Grant Rumley
Grant Rumley is the Meisel-Goldberger Senior Fellow and Director of the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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Elizabeth Dent
Elizabeth Dent is a Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where she focuses on U.S. foreign and defense policy toward the Gulf states, Iraq, and Syria.
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