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The Fight Against ISIS: Shiite Militias and the Coalition Effort
A longtime expert on military affairs, a researcher on Shiite militias, and a retired U.S. Army colonel discuss optimal partners for defeating ISIS and the heavy risks associated with allowing Iran-associated actors to expand their influence.
Feb 11, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
  • Phillip Smyth
  • P. J. Dermer
Articles & Testimony
Crime and Punishment in Jordan
For the time being, King Abdullah will extract revenge on ISIS in Syria and have a freer hand to crack down on ISIS supporters at home.
Feb 6, 2015
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Taking the Fight to ISIL:
Operationalizing CT Lines of Effort Against the Islamic State Group
Read statements from officials and experts who participated in a special conference on the multifaceted nonmilitary aspects of the anti-ISIL campaign.
Feb 2, 2015
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Articles & Testimony
3 Steps to Deter Further Russian Aggression in Europe
Advocates of increased pressure on Moscow received good news last week with the European Union decision to extend its sanctions by six months. There had been concerns that Greece’s new left-wing government would obstruct the renewal. Yet this bit of progress obscures deeper problems: Athens successfully lobbied to remove any
Feb 2, 2015
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  • Michael Singh
Maps & Graphics
5 Lines of Effort to Degrade and Defeat ISIS (Research Guide Infographic)
Feb 2, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Scott Vickery
  • Michael Knights
  • Jeffrey White
  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Ehud Yaari
  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
  • David Pollock
  • David Schenker
  • Hedieh Mirahmadi
  • Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
A War Like No Other: Israel vs. Hezbollah in 2015
Current expectations that the two sides can manage escalation may not hold true, and a new war would be more intense and destructive than in 2006.
Jan 29, 2015
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  • Jeffrey White
Protesters hold Syrian and Hezbollah flags
Brief Analysis
'Uncoordinated Deconfliction' in Syria: A Recipe to Contain, Not Defeat, ISIS
If Washington continues to bomb ISIS while sidestepping the question of Assad's future, Syria may wind up partitioned between jihadist and Iranian-backed forces.
Jan 26, 2015
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
In-Depth Reports
The Long Haul:
Rebooting U.S. Security Cooperation in Iraq
The challenge posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has created some strange dynamics, among them the shared interest of the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran in "degrading and defeating" the Sunni jihadist group. But this shared interest should not be viewed as an
Jan 22, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
The ISIS Fight and the State of the Union Address
Four Washington Institute fellows discuss what the president's address shows about his priorities in the Middle East, analyzing what he did and did not say and comparing his latest remarks to his past speeches.
Jan 21, 2015
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  • James Jeffrey
  • David Pollock
  • Robert Satloff
  • Andrew J. Tabler
Brief Analysis
Train and Equip Not Enough for U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebels
The administration needs to make sure that its imminent creation of a new rebel force is conducted with clear political goals, a concrete military strategy, and due consideration of likely operational contingencies.
Jan 21, 2015
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  • Jeffrey White
'Defeat into Victory':
Lessons for Rebuilding the Iraq Security Forces from Modern Arab Military Success Stories
Jan 21, 2015
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Explaining the Turkish Military's Opposition to Combating ISIS
While Ankara's decision for or against fighting ISIS will be a political one, the military's lingering resentment toward the AKP, the PKK, and Arabs could be a formidable obstacle to Turkish intervention.
Jan 15, 2015
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  • Ed Stafford
Brief Analysis
A Moment of Decision on Egypt
Washington is all but certain to resume its military financing to Egypt at some point, but there is little to be gained and potentially much to be lost by waiting for Cairo's Federal Reserve accounts to zero out in the meantime.
Jan 14, 2015
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Operation Inherent Resolve: An Interim Assessment
Coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria have had clear benefits, but a broader campaign involving more intelligence and targeting assistance on the ground is required to reap the full strategic benefits of turning back ISIS.
Jan 13, 2015
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  • Scott Vickery
Articles & Testimony
Let the Iraqi Army Have Its Day
If this national institution is properly rebuilt into a force that can score victories against the jihadists, it would be far more beneficial to Iraq than expanding Shiite militias or local Sunni uprisings.
Jan 6, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Actually, Our Military Keeps Winning
The U.S. military has a great track record of winning on the battlefield, but it must do a better job of demanding clearer definitions of strategic victory from the political leadership, along with the means and time needed to achieve it.
Dec 31, 2014
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Coping With Success Against ISIS
Although Washington should have no illusions about resolving the region's wider problems, it can build on early successes against ISIS by making the commitments needed to fully defeat the group in Iraq and Syria, including a modest, enduring U.S. military presence.
Dec 29, 2014
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
Canada's Response to the Violence, Religious Persecution, and Dislocation Caused by ISIL
A detailed discussion of how to combat both ISIS and the Assad regime, including through diplomacy and other political means as complements to the existing military campaign.
Dec 15, 2014
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Brief Analysis
Syrian Air Force Operations: Strategic, Effective, and Unrestrained
Absent more robust international intervention, the regime remains essentially unopposed in the air, allowing it to continue pursuing its strategic objectives and killing civilians with relative impunity.
Dec 11, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Bringing Iraq's 'Ghost' Forces Back to Life
Patiently rebuilding the Iraqi Security Forces is key to defeating terrorism and cutting militias back down to size, but Baghdad may decide to move on Mosul before it is ready.
Dec 10, 2014
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  • Michael Knights

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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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