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Iraqi Shiite Foreign Fighters on the Rise Again in Syria
As regime and Hezbollah forces experience manpower and projection problems in Syria, Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militias may be reassuming a greater combat role.
May 29, 2015
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  • Phillip Smyth
Brief Analysis
The Crisis of the Assad Regime
Damascus faces a long decline unless major factors change relating to regime strategy, additional resources from allies, or a collapse in rebel unity of effort.
May 28, 2015
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Anbar First, Mosul Never? Iraq's Strategy for Defeating ISIS
Since regaining Tikrit, the Iraqi government has seemingly listened to Washington's advice about delaying an undermanned campaign to retake Mosul, focusing instead on marshalling sufficient cross-sectarian forces in western Anbar province.
May 27, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
In-Depth Reports
Deterring an Iranian Nuclear Breakout
Whether or not the P5+1 and Tehran reach a nuclear deal, deterring an Iranian breakout, most likely at clandestine sites, will remain a core U.S. imperative for the foreseeable future. Although the U.S. intelligence community has a strong record of detecting clandestine nuclear programs, it has often failed to correctly
May 20, 2015
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Retaking Ramadi: U.S. Assistance and Shiite-Sunni Cooperation
Washington can help by providing additional airpower and advisory assistance, but Iraqis must take the lead in combining various Sunni and Shiite forces into an effective Anbar counteroffensive.
May 19, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
A Big Win for Kurds at the White House
The Kurds have made a conscious effort to step back from a damaging feud with the United States over weapons shipments.
May 15, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Responding to Iranian Naval Aggression in the Persian Gulf
The latest provocation reinforces the need for any nuclear agreement with Iran to include strong enforcement mechanisms and swift and severe penalties for cheating.
May 15, 2015
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  • Michael Singh
Articles & Testimony
Get Serious About a Buffer Zone in Syria
Obama needs to show that he's willing to shift the Middle East balance of power against Iran.
May 8, 2015
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Assuring Uneasy Gulf Allies at Camp David: The Military Dimension
The United States will need to supplement its traditional approach of focusing on arms transfers, military presence, and redlines with a commitment to push back against Iranian regional influence.
May 7, 2015
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Iran and Saudi Arabia on a Collision Course
To prevent recent airline and shipping incidents from escalating into a wider military confrontation with Iran, all sides will need to exercise great caution in the Persian Gulf and the skies over Yemen.
Apr 30, 2015
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
The Cult of the Offensive: The Islamic State on Defense
There is nothing mystical about ISIS as a defensive force: where it has succeeded, it has done so almost entirely due to the absence of effective opposition, not because of its inherent strength.
Apr 30, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
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From Today to January 2017
A Conversation on the Balance of the Obama Administration and the Middle East
Watch a panel discussion among leading international journalists following Vice President Biden's remarks to the Institute's 30th anniversary gala dinner.
Apr 30, 2015
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  • Judith Miller
  • Hisham Melhem
  • Lally Weymouth
  • Ehud Yaari
  • Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Growing Rebel Capabilities Press the Syrian Regime
Given the major setbacks the regime has suffered over the past week, now is a good time to apply maximum pressure on Assad, whether to force genuine diplomatic negotiations or accelerate a full military defeat.
Apr 27, 2015
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  • Jeffrey White
  • Oula A. Alrifai
Articles & Testimony
What AQAP's Operations Reveal About Its Strategy in Yemen
While airstrikes in Yemen are changing the nature of AQAP's battlespace, they are not yet fundamentally altering the strategic calculus behind a campaign that took shape well before the Saudi-led intervention.
Apr 23, 2015
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Patrick Hoover
Brief Analysis
Lebanon Continues to Muddle Through
Washington's efforts to increase security assistance are helpful, but Lebanon will remain a priority target for ISIS and other Sunni terrorist groups so long as Hezbollah continues fighting for the Assad regime in Syria.
Apr 13, 2015
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Preserving Israeli-Palestinian Security Cooperation
As bilateral security cooperation comes under increasing pressure, a new PA police initiative shows why it needs to be protected and prioritized going forward.
Apr 10, 2015
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  • Ghaith al-Omari
Brief Analysis
The ISIS Battle for Yarmouk Camp: Troubling Implications
Whether ISIS holds on in Yarmouk or not, its southward expansion is a further sign that fighting the group in Iraq and eastern Syria will not be enough.
Apr 10, 2015
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  • Jeffrey White
  • Andrew J. Tabler
Brief Analysis
Pushing Back ISIS: Getting the Ground Component Right
U.S. airpower, regular Iraqi troops, and local fighters constitute the model for rolling back ISIS in Anbar and Mosul.
Apr 10, 2015
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Regional Dimensions of the Syria Train-and-Equip Program
Augmenting the planned force could help address intensifying threats posed by ISIS, along with Iran-backed militias and the Assad regime.
Apr 10, 2015
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Obama Wrecked U.S.-Egypt Ties
By canceling a weapons financing system that had long served as a signal of Egypt's privileged relationship with Washington, the president might have closed the book on any chance for closer ties during his term.
Apr 7, 2015
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  • Eric Trager

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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 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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