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Preventing Allies from Fighting Each Other in Iraq's Disputed Areas
As the Islamic State attempts to regenerate in tense multiethnic areas, Washington should view Arab-Kurdish dispute resolution as an essential counterterrorism mission, not an uncertain nation-building enterprise.
May 31, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Growing Risk of International Confrontation in the Syrian Desert
Various players have been rushing to secure their spot in former Islamic State strongholds that will be strategically important to the next phase of the war.
May 26, 2017
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  • Fabrice Balanche
Brief Analysis
To Stop the New Hezbollah, Think Regionally
Despite setbacks in Syria, and anxieties over a potential future conflict with Israel, the group has substantially widened its reach in recent years.
May 24, 2017
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
Brief Analysis
What To Expect After Iran's Election
The outcome is unlikely to bring much change to Tehran's foreign and security policy, but it will reveal how stable the Iranian system is when the powerful hardliners are decisively rejected by voters.
May 19, 2017
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Nader Uskowi
  • Farzin Nadimi
  • Katherine Bauer
Brief Analysis
Reaching a U.S.-Turkish Deal in Syria: Four Steps
Erdogan may be willing to give President Trump a free hand in Raqqa, but only if Washington supports Turkish action against the PKK in Sinjar and continues the conversation on Fethullah Gulen.
May 12, 2017
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Egypt's Failed War on Terror
Cairo has demonstrated a stunning lack of will to eradicate ISIS from Egyptian territory and has been losing ground against a virulent but numerically small insurgency in the Sinai.
May 10, 2017
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Mini-Hizballahs, Revolutionary Guard Knock-Offs, and the Future of Iran's Militant Proxies in Iraq
There is still time to offset the gains that Iran’s proxies have made in the past three years, but only if Baghdad continues resisting the creation of a permanent, well-funded security institution that operates outside the Iraqi chain of command.
May 9, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
  • Michael Eisenstadt
Articles & Testimony
Trump's Plan to Arm Kurds Lays Bare the Strategic Vacuum in Syria
The administration's plan to retake Raqqa from the Islamic State could further inflame tensions with Turkey and Iran.
May 9, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
When International Guarantees Utterly Failed
The international community's vacillation and vague guarantees in the run-up to the 1967 war taught the Israelis an important cautionary lesson: when the chips are down, they need to be able to defend themselves by themselves.
May 4, 2017
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  • David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Iran's Ambitions in the Levant
A closer look at how Tehran plans to build (and hold onto) dual land corridors stretching across Iraq and Syria toward the Mediterranean.
May 1, 2017
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  • Ehud Yaari
Brief Analysis
Iran's Presidential Election: Balancing Diplomacy and Confrontation
Washington's working relations with the next president should not preclude it from leading the fight against the IRGC's missile proliferation and regional militancy.
May 1, 2017
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  • Nader Uskowi
Articles & Testimony
100 Days of Trump Foreign Policy: Chaos to Moderation
No president has faced challenges like this since Reagan, and the patterns of the past thirty years are no longer a guide.
Apr 28, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
The Kurds Can Fight: Now They Need to Govern
Getting governance right is the only way to prevent future waves of terrorism and warlordism, making efforts toward that end a matter of Iraqi and U.S. national security.
Apr 27, 2017
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  • Bilal Wahab
Articles & Testimony
Syria After the Missile Strikes: Policy Options
A former National Security Council director spells out how Washington should follow up on its efforts to deter Assad's atrocities, keeping in mind that a broad campaign to 'solve' the Syria conflict would be futile in the near term.
Apr 27, 2017
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  • Michael Singh
Multimedia
Brief Analysis
After the Jihad: The U.S. Response to Foreign Terrorist Fighters
A former counterterrorism official outlines what governments are doing to address the threat of militants returning home from Syria and Iraq.
Apr 27, 2017
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  • Jacob Walles
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Brief Analysis
Algeria's Growing Security Problems
By encouraging Algiers to develop a more comprehensive approach to the persistent extremist threat in the south and east, Washington can also help manage the crises in Libya and Mali.
Apr 25, 2017
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  • Vish Sakthivel
Articles & Testimony
Famine, Houthis, and Peace Talks Confront Yemen
Although allies are calling for escalation, Washington should limit itself to incremental diplomatic and military steps in order to avoid humanitarian catastrophes and other unintended consequences.
Apr 23, 2017
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  • Eric Pelofsky
Articles & Testimony
Defeat by Annihilation: Mobility and Attrition in the Islamic State's Defense of Mosul
A detailed look at how the group has chosen to fight the final stages of the battle in northern Iraq, with potential lessons for the next 'last stand' battle in Raqqa.
Apr 18, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
  • Alex Almeida
Articles & Testimony
After ISIS, the U.S. Military Could Help Keep Iraq Stable
A limited troop presence would support a strategy aimed at containing Iranian aggression.
Apr 16, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Assad's Chemical Attack Signals an Imminent Idlib Offensive
The regime's latest atrocity was spurred by clear military motivations, and the situation will likely worsen as the army begins a wider ground campaign against rebel strongholds in Idlib province.
Apr 14, 2017
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  • Fabrice Balanche

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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
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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