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Predicting the Shape of Iraq's Next Sunni Insurgencies
Analysts tracking the insurgent landscape in Iraq can draw many lessons from 2010-14, the period during which the Islamic State recovered its potency.
Aug 16, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Rouhani's Road Already Taken
The second-term Iranian president has failed to deliver on campaign promises, and the Supreme Leader is fortifying his hardline backers.
Aug 16, 2017
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  • Mehdi Khalaji
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President Trump's Syria Conundrum
A vacuum in Raqqa following the defeat of the Islamic State will embolden Iran and lay the grounds for future jihadists.
Aug 14, 2017
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Iran's National Army Reorganizes
To meet emerging threats and ensure its continued relevance, the Iranian army is seeking to become a quick-reaction force, but institutional and budgetary constraints could still prevent dramatic change.
Aug 14, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
Focus on Clear Goals to Contain Iran in Iraq and Syria
The Powell Doctrine, a set of principles devised in the 1980s, can guide the United States in promoting regional stability and averting future disasters.
Aug 11, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Turkish president Erdogan - Source: Reuters
Turkey Has Lost Its Biggest Cheerleader: The U.S. Military
A discussion of Ankara's strained relationship with the European Union, its a la carte approach to NATO, and the weakening of formerly solid U.S.-Turkey military-to-military ties.
Aug 4, 2017
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Video
Brief Analysis
In the Warlords' Shadow
Embracing New Strategies to Fight the War on Terror
Watch an expert conversation about the fight against Taliban forces in Afghanistan and the lessons for battles against extremists elsewhere in the region.
Aug 4, 2017
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  • John Allen
  • Daniel Green
Articles & Testimony
Will Iran Retaliate Against U.S. Sanctions?
IRGC hardliners have pushed for an aggressive response to U.S. measures, but they will have to convince the Supreme Leader that escalation does not pose too great a risk.
Aug 3, 2017
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  • Omer Carmi
Brief Analysis
U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon at Risk
Despite collusion between the LAF and Hezbollah, the United States may still have an interest in funding the Lebanese military.
Aug 3, 2017
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
The Institute of Peace Is Successful Against ISIS -- The U.S. Must Fund It
The cost-effective, nonpartisan institute can help promote broader reconciliation in Mosul and other areas now retaken from the jihadist group.
Aug 2, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
NATO solderis with alliance and national flags
Articles & Testimony
NATO's Role in Fighting Post-Caliphate ISIS Looms Large
As the Islamic State devolves from governance to insurgency, NATO should stay close to its traditional role as a military alliance, not a counterterrorism agency.
Aug 2, 2017
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Iran's Space Program Emerges from Dormancy
The reported failure of the July 27 launch offers little solace to Western observers, since it likely anticipates future attempts as well as the potential for more-advanced technologies.
Aug 1, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Brief Analysis
Israel and Jordan Act to Ease Jerusalem Crisis
The recent events again proved the dangerous potential of the city's holy sites.
Jul 25, 2017
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  • David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Yemen: The View from Riyadh
In a conflict with no viable path to peace -- and in which the Yemeni people are threatened by violence, famine, and cholera -- the Trump administration and regional players must bring a sense of urgency to diplomatic efforts.
Jul 23, 2017
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  • Stephen Seche
  • Eric Pelofsky
As Syria Crumbles, Only Iran Is a Sure Winner
A discussion of Syria's Sykes-Picot origins, the recent U.S.-Russia de-escalation deal, and the Sunni-Shia contest in the region.
Jul 23, 2017
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Brief Analysis
Arsal: The Last Hurdle to Hezbollah's Safe Zone
Absent vigorous international complaints, Hezbollah will force Syrian refugees out of eastern Lebanon to face certain persecution from the Assad regime.
Jul 21, 2017
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
Articles & Testimony
The Best Thing America Built in Iraq:
Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service and the Long War Against Militancy
A compact size, high pay, and rigorous standards have helped the service thrive, but now it needs sustained support to become a lasting monument to U.S. good intentions in Iraq.
Jul 19, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
  • Alex Almeida
Brief Analysis
What to Expect From the State Department's Annual Counterterrorism Report
Areas of focus will likely include a damaged but still dangerous Islamic State, a regrouping al-Qaeda, and the wide network fielded by Iran and its proxy Hezbollah.
Jul 18, 2017
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Katherine Bauer
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Turkey Can Ally with Syria's Kurds Someday
Most Kurds are now seeking rights in their respective countries, while downplaying the pan-Kurdish dream, giving Turkey more room to separate the PYD from the PKK instead of lumping them together.
Jul 18, 2017
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  • David Pollock
Brief Analysis
The Ceasefire and U.S. Interests on the Jordan-Syria Border
By setting limits on Iranian deployments in southern Syria, Washington could insulate Jordan from problems on the border and encourage Iranian caution in the east, potentially decreasing the likelihood there of a U.S.-Iran clash.
Jul 17, 2017
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  • David Schenker
  • Hanin Ghaddar

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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.
Michael Knights
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.
Grant Rumley
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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