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Containing the Afrin Crisis: Turkey's Goals and Military Challenges
Given the continued Islamic State threat in Syria, Washington cannot afford what is shaping up to be a bloody conflagration between allies it needs to eradicate the group.
Jan 31, 2018
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  • Barak Barfi
Articles & Testimony
NATO Leaders Need to Have a Frank Talk with Turkey's President -- Behind Closed Doors
By helping Erdogan break his authoritarian habit now, Washington and Paris can prevent the nightmare scenario of a Turkey crippled by its own self-destructive tendencies.
Jan 26, 2018
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
How to Stop the War Between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds
Fighting between two vital U.S. allies will only strengthen Assad and Iran.
Jan 25, 2018
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  • James Jeffrey
  • David Pollock
Articles & Testimony
Conflict and Cover-Up: The Real Story of What Is Happening in Yemen
As Saudi military failures draw ever-sharper criticism, Iran seems content to support proxy actions that stop just short of prompting a direct clash with Riyadh.
Jan 25, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The Evolution of Shia Insurgency in Bahrain
With Iran's help, militant cells are poised to add unmanned vehicles, anti-armor weapons, and other potent capabilities to their existing IED and combat skill set.
Jan 24, 2018
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  • Michael Knights
  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
The UAE/Qatar Rivalry Is Escalating
In light of Emirati complaints about the Qatari air force intercepting civilian airliners, Washington should caution both sides in the ongoing Gulf dispute.
Jan 17, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson
Video
Middle East FAQs Volume 1: What is the Shia Crescent?
Institute experts Patrick Clawson, Hanin Ghaddar, and Nader Uskowi discuss Iran's growing influence from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean and beyond.
Jan 17, 2018
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Nader Uskowi
In-Depth Reports
Regional Pushback, Nuclear Rollback:
A Comprehensive Strategy for an Iran in Turmoil
This past October, President Trump rolled out a new U.S. strategy toward Iran focused, in the president's words, on the country's destabilizing regional activities, support for terrorist proxies, and proliferation of missiles; he also mentioned the need to fix "serious flaws" in the July 2015 nuclear deal. Trump's plan, however
Jan 11, 2018
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Setting the Stage for Provincial Elections in Kirkuk
The disputed area is more combustible than ever, but the United States still has time to press for consensus-based security and political decisionmaking.
Jan 10, 2018
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  • Michael Knights
  • Bilal Wahab
Brief Analysis
Will the Trump Administration Force Oman to Choose Sides?
Washington and its Gulf allies are pressuring Oman on weapons smuggling and other issues, but the president should not discount the depth and potential usefulness of the sultan's ties with Tehran.
Jan 9, 2018
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  • Jay Solomon
Articles & Testimony
Russia in the Mediterranean: Strategies and Aspirations
Two experts distill key points from their Mediterranean Advisory Group meeting on Russian policy in the Middle East and surrounding regions.
Jan 8, 2018
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Video
Brief Analysis
Protests in Iran: Why? What Impact? How Should the U.S. Respond?
Washington Institute experts discuss the economic, social, diplomatic, and military implications of the anti-regime demonstrations sweeping Iran. Read a summary or watch video of the full event.
Jan 8, 2018
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  • Michael Singh
  • Patrick Clawson
  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Mehdi Khalaji
Brief Analysis
Iran's Coercive Apparatus: Capacity and Desire
A closer look at the structure and tactics of the many-headed internal security network that the Islamic Republic has deployed to crack down on protestors nationwide.
Jan 5, 2018
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  • Saeid Golkar
Articles & Testimony
Shifts in the Demographic Profile of Hezbollah’s Combat Fatalities: What Do They Mean?
The group's efforts to increase recruitment in certain areas of Lebanon have helped it continue the fight in Syria, but they could cause internal fissures down the road.
Jan 2, 2018
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  • Kendall Bianchi
Brief Analysis
Strengthening the Iraqi Security Forces
Iraq's existing security institutions need bolstering, and the Popular Mobilization Forces can be incorporated into that process with the coalition's help.
Dec 27, 2017
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  • Ismael Alsodani
  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The Tactical Side of Russia's Arms Sales to the Middle East
Putin continues to use weapons deals as a tool for gaining political influence and changing power dynamics abroad, courting virtually every government in the region.
Dec 22, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Articles & Testimony
Iran after Sanctions: Military Procurement and Force-Structure Decisions
Washington and its Gulf Arab partners should collectively hinder Tehran's efforts to close capability gaps, modernize its military, and develop its Shia foreign legion into a more effective expeditionary force.
Dec 21, 2017
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
The Growing Risk of an Israel-Iran Confrontation in Syria
The push by Iran to fill the void created by the defeat of the Islamic State looms large in Israel’s strategic landscape. If the current trajectory persists, these two determined regional actors could increasingly face each other in Syria and eventually slide into confrontation. Tehran seeks to create an enduring
Dec 20, 2017
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  • Michael Herzog
Brief Analysis
The Trump National Security Strategy: Return to the Nineteenth Century?
If taken as a whole, the document supports a largely traditional brand of U.S. foreign policy, but many elements of it could be used to justify a very different approach to the world.
Dec 19, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Revisiting the Islamic State's 2011-2014 Reemergence: Lessons for the Future
Given the clampdown on foreign fighters and the changed environment in Syria and Iraq, the group may be unable to break out as broadly as it once did, so Washington's approach should shift accordingly.
Dec 18, 2017
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin

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Michael Eisenstadt is the Kahn Senior Fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Military and Security Studies Program.
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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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