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Defeating ISIS:
A Strategy for a Resilient Adversary and an Intractable Conflict
A new study on how Washington can overcome various military and political obstacles -- some of them self-imposed -- to improve the chances of success against ISIS.
Nov 4, 2014
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Articles & Testimony
Behind the U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq
The spectacular success in early 2014 of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, is often blamed on the failure of the Obama administration to secure an American troop presence in Iraq beyond 2011. As the U.S. ambassador to Iraq in
Nov 2, 2014
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  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Responding Effectively to the Military Challenges in Syria
The moderate rebel force currently envisioned by Washington would take far too long to arrive on the battlefield and could be easy prey for ISIS and Assad.
Oct 27, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Why the Islamic State Is Losing
The pundits have it wrong -- the group's move toward Baghdad is a sign of desperation.
Oct 14, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Tribal Boots on the Ground in Iraq
As a leading general once said of past insurgencies in the region, “The only way to defeat guerillas is with better guerillas."
Oct 13, 2014
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  • Daniel Green
Brief Analysis
Turkey Calls for Safe Havens and No-Fly Zones in Syria: Five Things You Need to Know
Ankara's security and political concerns may drive it to establish buffer zones unilaterally, while Washington's hesitance could cost it a coalition.
Oct 10, 2014
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Divided Forces in Iraq
Washington is relying on local forces to carry out ground operations following airstrikes against ISIS, but disunity within the Kurdish ranks may hamper their ability to defeat the insurgents.
Oct 9, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Turkey and the Battle for Kobane
Turkey's primary objective in Syria is to oust the Assad regime, so it is unlikely to materially help the besieged enclave without U.S. and Kurdish commitments toward that goal.
Oct 8, 2014
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Tough Dilemma in Southern Syria
Coordinated Israeli, Jordanian, and allied assistance in the south could boost the moderate Syrian rebels there, stave off an extremist takeover, and facilitate the ongoing international campaign against ISIS.
Oct 6, 2014
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  • Ehud Yaari
Articles & Testimony
ISIL 3-24: Do They Do Counter-Insurgency?
Given the group's brutal, nihilistic approach to territories it has seized, any anti-ISIL uprisings that are well planned and externally supported will eventually succeed.
Sep 30, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The Combat Performance of Hamas in the Gaza War of 2014
The latest fighting exposed the group's military improvements and weaknesses alike, and Hamas members will study the lessons learned in preparation for future confrontations with Israel.
Sep 29, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
China's Military Presence in the Gulf
Little noticed amid the tumult in Syria, two Chinese naval ships -- a guided missile destroyer, the Changchun, and a frigate, the Changzhou -- visited the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on Monday and began a four-day joint exercise with Iranian naval forces. According to China's navy, this was the
Sep 26, 2014
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  • Michael Singh
Video
Brief Analysis
Defeating ISIS: From Strategy to Implementation
A veteran French official, a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, and a seasoned military expert discuss how and where to hit ISIS, and what victory against the group would mean.
Sep 23, 2014
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  • James Jeffrey
  • Michael Eisenstadt
Articles & Testimony
Battlefield Libya
As Libya's steep descent continues, its claim to sovereignty is becoming increasingly tenuous, so further acts of intervention by other countries in the region are likely.
Sep 17, 2014
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  • Gilad Wenig
  • Andrew Engel
Maps & Graphics
Funding ISIS (Infographic)
A quick guide to the finances of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), the world's best-funded terrorist group.
Sep 12, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Brief Analysis
Iran's Expanding Military Role in Iraq
Despite the loss of a close ally in outgoing prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) appears ready to move on by offering substantial military support to his successor in Baghdad.
Sep 8, 2014
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
Obama's Foreign Policy: How to Rescue It
President Obama is right that diplomacy should be America's lead option. But diplomacy needs help, be it military or economic
Sep 5, 2014
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  • James Jeffrey
In-Depth Reports
Fallujah Redux:
The Anbar Awakening and the Struggle with al-Qaeda
Fallujah Redux is the first book about the Fallujah Awakening written by Operation Iraqi Freedom military veterans who served there, providing a comprehensive account of the turning of Fallujah away from the al-Qaeda insurgency in 2007. The city of Fallujah will long be associated with some of the worst violence
Aug 28, 2014
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  • Daniel Green
  • William F. Mullen
Articles & Testimony
ISIL's Political-Military Power in Iraq
Much of the group's early military success was due to the weakness and unpreparedness of its enemies, so the right blend of countermeasures could still roll it back.
Aug 28, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Military Implications of the Syrian Regime's Defeat in Raqqa
The latest ISIS victories in northern Syria raise questions about who can prevent further advances, pointing to the potential need for foreign air intervention.
Aug 27, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White

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Michael Eisenstadt
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.
Grant Rumley
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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