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Making the Case against Iranian Sanctions Busting in Yemen
Clear evidence exists of Iranian arms smuggling to the Houthis, but the United States and its allies must get better and faster at sharing intelligence with the UN if they expect to garner more international support for border controls and sanctions.
Dec 15, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The Ties That Bind: Families, Clans, and Hizballah's Military Effectiveness
The group has used social solidarities to enhance unit cohesion, encourage tactical flexibility, and strengthen its fighters’ commitment to a culture of jihad, martyrdom, and resistance.
Dec 15, 2017
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Kendall Bianchi
Articles & Testimony
U.S. Policy and Strategy in the Middle East
It's not too late to discourage Iranian adventurism and lead a return to relative calm, but mistakes by successive U.S. administrations and the region's own weaknesses have contributed to a dangerous situation.
Dec 14, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
U.S. Troop Deployment in Syria: Potential Pitfalls
Washington has ample reason to maintain a long-term military presence in eastern Syria, but it will need to overcome a host of political, legal, and logistical problems along the way.
Dec 12, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Managing the Shift in U.S. Relations with Syria's Kurds
Any plans to end arms transfers to the SDF must be handled carefully if Washington hopes to prevent an Islamic State resurgence, alleviate tensions with Turkey, preserve a valuable local ally, and curb Iranian influence.
Dec 8, 2017
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  • Bilal Wahab
  • Jackson Doering
Brief Analysis
Iran May Double Down on Foreign Militias After Its 'Victory' Against the Islamic State
The Islamic Republic's self-declared triumphs in Syria and Iraq could embolden it to expand the role of its "International Basij" and build more-formidable proxies in Afghanistan, Yemen, and other locales.
Dec 6, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
Trump Leads From Behind in Syria
John Kerry trusted Russia; President Trump should ask him how that worked out.
Dec 5, 2017
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Possible Iranian Links to the Claimed Houthi Missile Launch Against the UAE
Early signs indicate that the rebels may have attempted to strike an Emirati nuclear site with an Iranian cruise missile -- a claim that could heighten international pressure on Tehran and raise the stakes of the regional conflict if confirmed.
Dec 4, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
Russia's Goals Go Beyond Damascus
The Kremlin has committed to the long game in the Middle East, so the West should do the same.
Dec 4, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Brief Analysis
Slavery in Libya: The Migration Crisis Reaches New Heights
The international outcry over a videotaped slave auction underscores the urgency of addressing the country's broken political system.
Dec 4, 2017
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  • Ben Fishman
Brief Analysis
High-Level Contacts Between North Korea and Iran Hint at Deeper Military Cooperation
Pyongyang has emerged as a critical partner in Tehran's 'Axis of Resistance,' and officials warn that their joint efforts may extend to weapons of mass destruction.
Nov 27, 2017
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  • Jay Solomon
Articles & Testimony
Russia's Questionable Counterterrorism Record
Moscow's actions suggest it will never be an honest broker or reliable partner for the West in combating terrorism.
Nov 23, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Brief Analysis
Beyond Deconfliction in Syria
A joint U.S.-Russia statement and peace talks must be fleshed out quickly to ensure a growing Iranian presence in the country does not fuel a jihadist comeback.
Nov 16, 2017
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
The War That Never Ends
The Vietnam War gets Ken Burns's signature "docutainment" treatment, and the result is a worthy one, if not always up to full scholarly standards.
Nov 10, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Video
Brief Analysis
Operation Torch, Algiers 1942, and the Making of U.S. Middle East Policy
On the seventy-fifth anniversary of American troops landing in North Africa, two scholars debate Operation Torch's lasting influence on U.S. policy in the region.
Nov 9, 2017
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  • Robert Satloff
  • Eliot Cohen
Brief Analysis
Countering Iran's Missile Proliferation in Yemen
Tehran is using the Houthis to test President Trump's resolve, as mounting evidence shows that it is helping the rebels build long-range missiles capable of hitting Gulf capitals.
Nov 8, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Iran's Potential Military Reactions to New U.S. Sanctions
Tehran could back up its defiant rhetoric by deploying air defense assets to Syria, establishing an asymmetric naval presence in the Mediterranean, smuggling more arms to the Houthis, and stepping up its ballistic missile program.
Nov 7, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Brief Analysis
Demolition of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad Tunnel Inside Israel
The lack of armed response by Hamas or PIJ highlights the host of military and political factors restraining both organizations and the potency of new Israeli defense technologies, though radical elements may still decide to risk an attack out of desperation.
Nov 3, 2017
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  • Sami Turjeman
Brief Analysis
North Korea's Alliance with Syria Reveals a Wider Proliferation Threat
The longstanding cooperation between the two regimes seems to have intensified during Syria's war, with troubling implications for future missile, chemical, and even nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.
Nov 2, 2017
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  • Jay Solomon
Brief Analysis
Russia Makes Inroads in North Africa
While U.S. attention is focused on fires already raging in the Middle East, Russia is quietly expanding its presence in North Africa, to the detriment of U.S. interests.
Nov 2, 2017
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  • Sarah Feuer
  • Anna Borshchevskaya

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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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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 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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