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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
Multimedia
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
Video
Brief Analysis
North Korea in the Middle East: A Dangerous Military Supply Line
Pyongyang has long threatened U.S. regional allies and interests with military support for terrorists, militias, and hostile regimes. Can a potential bilateral deal sever these supply lines?
Jun 12, 2018
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  • Anthony Ruggiero
  • Kongdan Oh
  • Jay Solomon
Articles & Testimony
Yemen Is Not a Sideshow
Curbing Iran's foreign meddling and ending the cycle of destructive fighting will require greater political engagement by the Trump administration.
Jun 12, 2018
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  • Barbara A. Leaf
Brief Analysis
Iranian Militias in Iraq's Parliament: Political Outcomes and U.S. Response
As Washington mulls sanctions on Asaib Ahl al-Haq and similar groups, it should mind the volatility of Baghdad’s near-term political situation and the questionable efficacy of ‘wing’ distinctions.
Jun 11, 2018
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  • Phillip Smyth
Brief Analysis
Iran’s Nuclear Model: Japan or North Korea?
Given Tehran’s threat to scale up its enrichment efforts, how far might its nuclear program go post-JCPOA, and what lessons might it draw from U.S. discussions with Pyongyang?
Jun 8, 2018
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  • Omer Carmi
Brief Analysis
Iran Will Spare Hezbollah in Its Conflict with Israel, for Now
Hezbollah is an organic part of the IRGC-QF, so its purported desire to distance itself from Iran would only mean its end.
Jun 5, 2018
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Nader Uskowi
Brief Analysis
Will U.S.-Turkish Progress on Manbij Lead to Wider Cooperation in Syria?
The feuding NATO allies have apparently agreed on a concrete roadmap for rolling back the Kurds, but broader strategic cooperation would require them to overcome tall political obstacles.
Jun 5, 2018
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
Why Talks with the Turks Matter More Than Ever
U.S. and Turkish officials have four main security and legal disputes to work out, and the geopolitical stakes are immense.
Jun 4, 2018
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
China in the Middle East: Following in American Footsteps?
Growing great-power competition and a shift in American defense policy could create a power vacuum in the Middle East.
Jun 1, 2018
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  • Michael Singh
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Treasury Increases the Pressure on Iranian Airlines
Numerous individual aircraft and front companies were added to the Treasury sanctions list, but naming even more of them could boost U.S. efforts to pressure Iran and close the IRGC’s Syrian air bridge.
Jun 1, 2018
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  • Farzin Nadimi

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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 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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