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Middle East Maritime Security: The Growing Role of Regional and Extraregional Navies
A number of developments are transforming the Middle East maritime security environment, with profound implications for regional trade and security. Historically, protection of (SLOCs) sea lines of communication--a process integral to projecting power regionally--was the purview of only Great Power nations such as the United States and Britain. Today, by
Sep 14, 2017
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  • Theodore Karasik
  • Jeremy Vaughan
Brief Analysis
Terrorism in Europe: The Moroccan Connection
The prominence of Moroccan expatriates among the perpetrators of high-profile attacks contrasts with the kingdom's relative success in containing its own domestic jihadism threat.
Aug 24, 2017
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  • Sarah Feuer
  • David Pollock
Brief Analysis
On Libya Policy, Trump Defers to Europe
Rather than leaving the job to Europe, Washington can articulate a clear Libya policy at the September UN General Assembly meeting, thereby making a political deal more likely to achieve and enforce.
Aug 21, 2017
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  • Ben Fishman
Brief Analysis
The Qatar Crisis on the Mediterranean's Shores
Secretary Tillerson should bear in mind that his diplomatic efforts over Qatar's role in the Middle East will have significant implications for the balance of power in Libya, not just the Gulf.
Jul 12, 2017
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  • Ben Fishman
Articles & Testimony
Tunisia: A Success Story?
In recent years, U.S. assistance has played a significant role in bringing Tunisia through its darker moments and helped it sustain a complex transition.
Jul 6, 2017
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  • Sarah Feuer
In-Depth Reports
How al-Qaeda Survived Drones, Uprisings, and the Islamic State
Over the past eight years, al-Qaeda's fortunes have ebbed and flowed. Drones, uprisings, and a challenge from the Islamic State have forced the core al-Qaeda organization—historically based in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region—and its various branches to adapt and migrate outward. In this new Policy Focus, Washington Institute fellow Aaron Y. Zelin
Jun 28, 2017
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Russia's Strategic Objectives in the Middle East and North Africa
The Institute's leading Russia expert outlines the best means of tempering Moscow's influence in the region, recommending a more active U.S. military and diplomatic role while explaining why Putin will never be a reliable partner there.
Jun 15, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Counter-radicalization and de-radicalization in Egypt and Libya: Returnees and Foresight
June 13, 2017 At the beginning of May, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein expressed concerns over Egypt’s policies to combat extremism, highlighting that a state of emergency, the massive numbers of detentions, and arbitrary arrest facilitate radicalization. Meantime, the Libyan President Fayez al-Sarraj and General
Jun 13, 2017
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  • Sara Brzuszkiewicz
Brief Analysis
Morocco's Escalating Protests Call for a Careful Response
To help a key North African ally preserve its stability, Washington should quietly urge the kingdom to take measures that address the protestors' demands -- and reconsider cutting U.S. assistance.
Jun 6, 2017
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  • Sarah Feuer
Articles & Testimony
The Cynical Conspiracy War on Egypt's Christians
The Muslim Brotherhood isn't behind the callous mass murder of Copts, but it's certainly fanning the flames of hatred.
May 27, 2017
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  • Eric Trager
Fikra Forum
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Has Mohammed VI Succeeded in Reining in the Islamists?
May 25th, 2017 On his return from an extended African trip in March, Mohammed VI removed and replaced Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane with Saadeddine Othmani as head of government-designate. The Islamist party, realizing the seriousness of the situation, reviewed their political position and instructed Othmani to opt for malleability and
May 25, 2017
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  • Mohamed Chtatou
In-Depth Reports
The Trump Administration and Libya: The Necessity for Engagement
With President Donald Trump participating in his first international summits, several of America's EU and Gulf allies will be considering the future of Libya. Trump's statement in April that he sees no role for the United States in Libya not only signaled a lack of interest in the fragile state
May 24, 2017
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  • Ben Fishman
Brief Analysis
Manchester Attack Highlights Foreign Fighters in Libya
Even as the Islamic State continues to lose territory, its evolution in Libya since 2014 should convince Western authorities not to underestimate its capacity for directing lethal attacks abroad.
May 24, 2017
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
A Change of Power: Morocco after Benkirane’s Ouster
March 23, 2017 In mid-March, the Moroccan King Mohammed VI invoked Article Forty-Seven of the 2011 Constitution to remove President Abdelilah Benkirane from his post. The king asked the career politician from relatively modest means in Rabat-Salé to step down despite appointing him for a second term, his party winning
May 23, 2017
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  • Colette Apelian
Articles & Testimony
Egypt's Failed War on Terror
Cairo has demonstrated a stunning lack of will to eradicate ISIS from Egyptian territory and has been losing ground against a virulent but numerically small insurgency in the Sinai.
May 10, 2017
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
When International Guarantees Utterly Failed
The international community's vacillation and vague guarantees in the run-up to the 1967 war taught the Israelis an important cautionary lesson: when the chips are down, they need to be able to defend themselves by themselves.
May 4, 2017
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  • David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
Algeria's Growing Security Problems
By encouraging Algiers to develop a more comprehensive approach to the persistent extremist threat in the south and east, Washington can also help manage the crises in Libya and Mali.
Apr 25, 2017
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  • Vish Sakthivel
Articles & Testimony
Could Italy Get Trump to Care About Fixing Libya?
To take a strong step forward on a major ongoing conflict, the president should listen closely to a U.S. ally and make a clear statement in support of Libya's unity government and the UN-sponsored peace process.
Apr 20, 2017
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  • Ben Fishman
Articles & Testimony
Fifteen Years After the Djerba Synagogue Bombing
Tunisia has had one of the largest foreign fighter mobilizations to the battlefields of Libya, Iraq, and Syria, so its outsize representation in the ranks of international terrorist operatives will likely persist well into the future.
Apr 14, 2017
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Despite Attacks Egypt Maintains Conventional Military Strategy
Having demonstrated that he is a sincere partner and friend, President Trump can now approach Sisi for a serious conversation about helping Cairo improve its performance against jihadis in the Sinai.
Apr 9, 2017
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  • Eric Trager

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