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Conflict in Syria: Geneva II and the Road Ahead
On January 27, 2014, Andrew Tabler, Jeffrey White, and Aaron Zelin addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Tabler is a senior fellow in the Institute's Program on Arab Politics and author of In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria. White is a Defense
Jan 29, 2014
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Jeffrey White
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Indecisive Inter-Rebel Fighting in Syria Benefits the Regime
The ongoing clashes between rival rebel factions will likely be protracted and indecisive, and the resultant diversion of effort is already working to the regime's advantage.
Jan 28, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
Video
Syria's Spillover: Will Israel Be Drawn In?
The complexities and dynamics of the Syrian conflict make it distinctly possible that Israel could become militarily involved -- even though none of the actors are interested in that outcome.
Jan 28, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
  • David Schenker
Jordanian King Abdullah II speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Brief Analysis
Quiet Partnerships for a New Era: Emerging Opportunities for Arab-Israeli Cooperation
Regional circumstances point to both the possibility and the need for enhanced Arab-Israeli efforts to address challenges in the security, energy, food/water scarcity, and public-health domains.
Jan 28, 2014
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  • Alon Paz
Brief Analysis
Assad's Indispensable Foreign Legions
Assad is still standing, but he is not standing alone -- and he likely no longer makes decisions alone either.
Jan 22, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
The New Triangle of Egypt, Israel, and Hamas
With Israeli acquiescence to de facto alterations of the 1979 peace treaty, Egypt has deployed substantial military forces into the Sinai to combat terrorists. But Israel remains hesitant about Cairo's inclination to increase pressure on Hamas in Gaza.
Jan 17, 2014
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  • Ehud Yaari
Video
Geneva II: High Risk, Low Reward for the United States, Syrian Rebels
The international conference on Syria is unlikely to make headway toward a transitional government and might instead undermine U.S. interests in ending the civil war.
Jan 16, 2014
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  • David Schenker
  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Apaches in the Sinai
While delivering more Apache helicopters to Egypt may well increase the terrorist body count in the Sinai, Cairo must find a way to reduce the reportedly heavy collateral damage caused by such weapons.
Jan 16, 2014
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Hizb Allah at War in Syria: Forces, Operations, Effects and Implications
Hizb Allah is the most effective force on the Syrian battlefield and has been instrumental in the preservation of the Assad regime and the success of its offensive operations since spring 2013.
Jan 15, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Iraq Needs U.S. Aid Now
Washington can provide counterterrorism advisors and air support without being dragged back into war.
Jan 13, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Why Iraq Should Get Apache Gunships
Sending a small number of U.S. Apache helicopters to Iraq would demonstrate increasing U.S. support, and any local or regional drawbacks could be addressed by offsetting measures.
Jan 13, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The U.S. Withdrawal Was Too Much Too Soon
The U.S. military mission in Iraq started with a deliberate skewing of intelligence and ended that way too.
Jan 9, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
President Rouhani and the IRGC
Although President Rouhani has persuaded the Supreme Leader to adjust the IRGC's economic functions, he has not challenged its role in shaping Iran's nuclear policy.
Jan 8, 2014
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  • Mehdi Khalaji
Brief Analysis
Rocky Road to Nuclear Deal
Many hazards line the path to a comprehensive nuclear accord with Iran, including the unraveling of multilateral sanctions and efforts by the Iranian parliament to assert a role in national decisionmaking.
Jan 2, 2014
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  • Steven Ditto
Articles & Testimony
Will Israel and the U.S. Break Up over Iran?
Differing approaches to Iran's nuclear program do not bode well for Israel in 2014.
Jan 2, 2014
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
Egypt: A Tinderbox Waiting for a Spark
Behind the government's political transition and security measures lies a deeply unstable country.
Jan 2, 2014
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  • Eric Trager
In-Depth Reports
The Potential for an Assad Statelet in Syria
As the fighting in Syria continues with no signs of decisive victory on the horizon, the Assad regime may decide to abandon parts of the country entirely and form a statelet in the western governorates that remain largely under its control. Such an entity could include as much as 40
Dec 20, 2013
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  • Nicholas A. Heras
Brief Analysis
Foreign Jihadists in Syria: Tracking Recruitment Networks
Monitoring jihadist social-media networks reveals where fighters are coming from, where in Syria they are fighting, and how best to stem their continued recruitment in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Tunisia.
Dec 19, 2013
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
The Syrian Regime's Military Solution to the War
Victory is not assured for the regime, but trends are moving in its favor.
Dec 18, 2013
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  • Jeffrey White
Maps & Graphics
Articles & Testimony
Up to 11,000 Foreign Fighters in Syria; Steep Rise Among Western Europeans
The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation offers its latest assessment of how many foreigners are fighting in Syria's civil war, which countries they hail from, and other key data.
Dec 17, 2013
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin

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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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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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