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How to Contain and Roll Back Iranian-Backed Militias
A six-step plan that can help U.S. officials actively counter Tehran's efforts to deploy its inexpensive proxy forces throughout the Middle East.
Oct 4, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
How to Get Regime Change Right
A former ambassador offers concrete guidelines for engaging in regional interventions when necessary, and for avoiding the disastrous mistakes of the past.
Oct 3, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Iran's New Ballistic Missile May Have North Korean ICBM Links
The recent reveal indicates strong technical cooperation with Pyongyang, raising concerns that Iran might be on the path to developing a nuclear-capable ICBM down the road.
Sep 27, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Brief Analysis
Iran's Military Options Against Kurdish Independence
Tehran has several means of putting military and economic pressure on the Iraqi Kurds following the independence referendum, but taking action on its recent warnings could widen Kurdish discontent at home.
Sep 22, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
From Moscow to Marrakech: Russia Is Turning Its Eyes to Africa
Moscow's growing outreach to Algeria, Libya, and neighboring states aligns well with its survival strategy of undermining the West while simultaneously working with it.
Sep 21, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Brief Analysis
The United States Needs a Middle East Strategy
Without a defined strategy, events will determine policy.
Sep 19, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
  • Dennis Ross
Articles & Testimony
The Next Hizballah-Israel Conflict
There are signs of war on the horizon, and it could be the most destructive Arab-Israeli conflict yet.
Sep 19, 2017
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Jeffrey White
The Outlook for Energy in the Middle East
Ambassador James Jeffrey joined the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast for a conversation on how the Middle East's political situation is affecting energy markets. Among the many topics of discussion were the political situation in Iraq and the outlook for future oil production; the future of the Iran nuclear deal and
Sep 18, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Russia Crosses the Euphrates: Implications
By helping Assad's forces bridge the river, Moscow is increasing the risk of direct confrontation while obstructing U.S. efforts to defeat IS, stabilize eastern Syria, and limit Iranian arms transfers.
Sep 18, 2017
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Why Iraqi Security Forces Are Promoting the Arts
Cultural initiatives serve key defense goals, but Baghdad should steer clear of programs that turn the arts into a mouthpiece of the state or a divisive sectarian tool.
Sep 18, 2017
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  • Kendall Bianchi
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Middle East Maritime Security:
The Growing Role of Regional and Extraregional Navies
A comprehensive accounting of naval-basing developments in the Middle East and North Africa, including recommended steps for advancing U.S. regional interests
Sep 14, 2017
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  • Theodore Karasik
  • Jeremy Vaughan
Brief Analysis
Splitting Civil Society from the Jihadists in Idlib
Local knowledge will be central to any U.S. endeavor to persuade Syrian residents against allying with an ascendant -- and ideologically flexible -- HTS.
Sep 14, 2017
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  • Ruwan Rujouleh
Articles & Testimony
Shutting the Door to the Islamic State
As foreign terrorist fighters return home, Western officials must prioritize international information-sharing and cooperation at critical border crossings.
Sep 9, 2017
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
A War with Hizbollah Would Essentially Mean War with Iran This Time Around
Conflict with Israel might be inevitable, but the context has become more complicated than ever for both sides.
Sep 4, 2017
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Preventing a Jihadist Factory in Idlib
The international coalition must take the same comprehensive approach to HTS as it is taking to the Islamic State.
Aug 31, 2017
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  • Fabrice Balanche
Brief Analysis
Is Turkey's Rapprochement with Iran and Russia Sustainable?
A lasting Turkish shift toward Tehran and Moscow would require a perfect storm, but anti-U.S. sentiments in the country offer reason for concern.
Aug 30, 2017
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Putin's Non-Response to Netanyahu
Warming Russian ties with Israel, the recent meeting suggests, will not include actual steps to curb Israeli foes such as Iran or Hezbollah.
Aug 29, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Brief Analysis
Maintaining the U.S. CT Mission in Southern Syria
Despite the end of CIA support to the rebels, Washington can still counter the Islamic State by coordinating more deeply with Israel and Jordan, and by managing other regional actors.
Aug 28, 2017
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  • Evan Barrett
Articles & Testimony
Free Trade Zone in the Context of Growing Russia-Egypt Ties
The agriculture and military sectors of both countries stand to benefit from an agreement, even if the zone will not be an overall economic success.
Aug 25, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Video
Brief Analysis
New Thinking About Israeli National Security in a Changing Regional Environment
Watch a wide-ranging address by the former deputy chief of the Israel Defense Forces' general staff as he explores the new and more complex security challenges facing Israel.
Aug 23, 2017
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  • Yair Golan
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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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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 the Nathan and Esther K. Wagner 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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