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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
Video
Brief Analysis
Israel's Geostrategic Position at a Time of Regional Instability
2014 Scholar-Statesman Award Dinner
On December 2, 2014, Ambassadors Itamar Rabinovich and Michael Oren were presented with the 2014 Washington Institute Scholar-Statesman Award for their contributions to the academic study of the Middle East and the practice of diplomacy. Oren is the author of two acclaimed books -- Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in
Dec 5, 2014
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  • Itamar Rabinovich
  • Michael Oren
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
The Battle for Kobane Is also Political
The attack on Kobane, pitting ISIS against Kurdish forces, is a political as well as military battle given its presence on the border between Turkey and Syria.
Dec 5, 2014
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  • John Saleh
Multimedia
Brief Analysis
Jihadism on the Rise in Europe: The Dutch Perspective
An intensive discussion with the head of Dutch intelligence covering the role of the Syria campaign, advances by the new generation of European jihadists, and steps officials can take to understand and reduce the threat.
Dec 4, 2014
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  • Rob Bertholee
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Articles & Testimony
The United States Has No Good Options on Syria
By rethinking its position on creating an opposition buffer zone along the Turkey-Syria border, the administration could spur Assad, Iran, and Russia to change their calculus.
Nov 23, 2014
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  • Dennis Ross
Articles & Testimony
Iraqi Kurdistan: The Middle East's Next 'Little Sparta'?
The Kurds may be leveraging recent arms agreements to achieve a more direct security relationship with Western powers on the road toward de facto autonomy.
Nov 23, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The Rise of the Feral Adversary
As "feral" actors find answers to Western military might, Israel and other countries may be facing another turn in military history.
Nov 13, 2014
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  • Alon Paz
Video
Brief Analysis
The New 'Tri-Border' Region: Emerging Threats Along the Israel-Lebanon-Syria Frontier
A detailed discussion of the various factors fueling or constraining chaos on Syria's borders, including Arab tribal politics, Israeli security calculations, Iranian-Hezbollah military strategy, and a seemingly hesitant U.S.-led air campaign.
Nov 12, 2014
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  • Boaz Ganor
  • Hussain Abdul-Hussain
The Iranian Nuclear Negotiations: A Washington Institute Backgrounder
Will Iran be able to build nuclear weapons? The answer could be determined by the November 24 deadline for talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany (P5+1). The outcome has profound consequences for America and the Middle East. Over the years, Washington
Nov 10, 2014
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  • Dennis Ross
  • Michael Singh
  • Michael Herzog
  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Nima Gerami
  • Simon Henderson
  • Olli Heinonen
Articles & Testimony
Egypt's Army of God
Islam's growing role in the military is likely part of an ideological battle to reclaim the spiritual mantle from the Muslim Brotherhood, but manipulating religion for political gain has a history of backfiring in Egypt.
Nov 4, 2014
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  • Gilad Wenig

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