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Testing the Limits: Iran's Ballistic Missile Program, Sanctions, and the IRGC
A military expert lays out the short- and long-term strategic challenges posed by allowing Tehran to continue building up its missile arsenal.
Mar 29, 2017
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Defeating the Islamic State in Iraq, By the Numbers
Iraq and the Kurdistan Region are America's strongest allies in the war against IS, and sustained U.S. security assistance will be vital to finishing the job.
Mar 29, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Iran May Be Renewing Its Interest in Armored Warfare
The Syria war will likely spur Tehran to increase the role of armor in its future military planning, but it is still years away from developing an advanced tank force of its own.
Mar 27, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Brief Analysis
Gulf Support to the Counter-ISIS Campaign
Some Gulf states are showing interest in providing additional support to the counter-ISIS coalition, and Washington should seize these emerging opportunities.
Mar 21, 2017
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
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The President's Syria Conundrum
In deciding whether to cooperate with Russia militarily, the U.S. administration must consider the Kremlin's ties to Iran and its Shiite proxies, and the associated risks of fueling future Sunni jihadist movements.
Mar 15, 2017
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  • Dennis Ross
Iran's navy commander speaks in front of a map
Brief Analysis
Is Iran Attempting to Thwart U.S. Naval Surveillance of Its Missile Tests?
Tehran seems eager to extend the range and capabilities of its antiship missiles, and just as eager to prevent the West from monitoring its progress toward that end, even at the risk of escalating naval tensions.
Mar 9, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Brief Analysis
Reassessing the Civil War in Yemen
As the Trump administration adopts a seemingly more aggressive position on Yemen's nearly three-year conflict, it should take a closer look at where the fighting is stalemated, where political progress can be made, and where urgent humanitarian action is needed.
Mar 8, 2017
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  • Andrew Engel
Brief Analysis
Iran Takes Another Step Toward Fielding S-300 Missiles
If this and other recent air defense developments bear fruit, Iran might soon become self-sufficient in such technology and could even begin offering it for export.
Mar 7, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
To Save the State Department, Rex Tillerson May Have to Break It
A former U.S. ambassador describes how to fix the bad habits and stale thinking that have subordinated Foggy Bottom to the Pentagon and NSC.
Mar 3, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Bab al-Mandab Shipping Chokepoint Under Threat
Reports of Yemeni rebel mining activity are only the latest in a string of threats to international vessels transiting the narrow link between the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean.
Mar 1, 2017
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  • Jeremy Vaughan
  • Simon Henderson
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Trump Needs Political-Military Plan for ISIS
While ignoring Turkey's concerns and going all in with the Syrian Kurds may seem like the best military option for defeating ISIS, bringing Ankara into the fold for a multilateral campaign is the best way of avoiding bigger problems down the road.
Mar 1, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Perceiving the Shia Dimension of Terrorism
By providing more effective governance and core services, Middle Eastern officials can prevent defeated terrorist groups from reemerging, but such efforts are largely futile without sustained U.S. and European military support.
Feb 28, 2017
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
Brief Analysis
Iran Keeps a Lid on Its Latest 'Great Prophet' Exercise
The restrained nature of this month's military demonstration could signal a combination of dynamics in Tehran: a reaction to the Trump administration's arrival, a shift in the regime's threat assessments, or continued internal political maneuvering.
Feb 28, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
The 'End of the Beginning': The Stabilization of Mosul and Future U.S. Strategic Objectives in Iraq
An Iraq expert offers detailed advice on how the U.S.-led coalition can avoid another Islamic State comeback, explaining the cascade of negative effects that have followed previous American withdrawals.
Feb 28, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
A Safe Zone in Southern Syria: Jordan's Role
At a time when Russia is firmly in the Syrian driver's seat and Assad shows no sign of going away, brokering a deal to establish a humanitarian buffer area would be one way to address Washington and Amman's pressing concerns about ongoing refugee flows.
Feb 27, 2017
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Escalation in Yemen Risks Famine, Collapse, Iranian Entrapment
Washington should not lend its support to any proposal that will make the Yemeni people long-term hostages to an Iran-enabled quagmire.
Feb 23, 2017
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  • Eric Pelofsky
Brief Analysis
Hezbollah Losing Its Luster Under Soleimani
Many Hezbollah fighters believe their Iranian supervisor in Syria views them as easily replaceable Arab cannon fodder, and the resultant tension is generating disillusionment about Tehran's claims of pan-Shiite unity.
Feb 22, 2017
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
Articles & Testimony
One Battle, But 'Six Campaigns'
An updated look at the immediate military issues and longer-term 'day after' concerns that the Trump administration should focus on as the campaign to retake Mosul continues.
Feb 22, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
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Articles & Testimony
How the United States Should Help Protect Jordan from the Chaos Next Door
A comprehensive look at the concrete steps the Trump administration can take to secure a vital ally that has shown signs of struggling under the weight of refugees and numerous other challenges.
Feb 22, 2017
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Is America No Longer the Middle East's Greatest Power?
Despite the recent challenges to Washington's regional supremacy, one irreducible reality is clear: the United States is still the only actor capable of forging partnerships that advance not just parochial, short-term interests, but the broader security, stability and prosperity needed to prevent further collapse.
Feb 16, 2017
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  • Richard Fontaine
  • Michael Singh

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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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