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Iran's Nuclear Games Demand a Tougher U.S. Approach

As the conflict in Syria rivets international attention, Iran's nuclear program continues apace. Unfortunately, while the Iranians install the next generation of centrifuges -- machines that can produce enriched uranium three to four times faster than before -- the "P5+1" negotiations on Iran's nuclear program have ground once again to

May 27, 2013

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Dennis Ross
David Makovsky

Full Text of May 22, 2013 IAEA Report on Iran

The Washington Institute made the full text of the IAEA's May 22, 2013 report on Iran's nuclear program available. Click on the button to the left to download the report (PDF).

May 22, 2013

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In-Depth Reports

Beijing, Moscow, and the Middle East

Two leading scholars of Russian and Chinese foreign policy explored Moscow and Beijing's evolving interests and approaches to the Middle East at the Institute's 2013 Soref Symposium.

May 9, 2013

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Alexander Shumilin
Wu Bingbing

In-Depth Reports

Coping with Change: The Middle East and the Second Obama Administration

2013 Soref Symposium

The Washington Institute convened a broad array of policymakers, activists, scholars, and journalists from around the world for The Washington Institute's annual policy conference in Washington, DC.

May 8, 2013

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In-Depth Reports

Instant Analysis: Commentary on Secretary Hagel's Remarks

Three of journalism's leading observers of Washington and U.S. national security shared their insights into Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's keynote remarks at the Institute's 2013 Soref Symposium.

May 8, 2013

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David Rennie
David Sanger
Joby Warrick

Video

In-Depth Reports

U.S. Defense Policy in the Middle East

Michael Stein Address on U.S. Middle East Policy

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivered keynote remarks at the Institute's 2013 Soref Symposium in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2013. Download Secretary Hagel's prepared remarks (PDF) Download a transcript of Secretary Hagel's conversation with Institute executive director Robert Satloff (PDF)

May 6, 2013

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Chuck Hagel

Articles & Testimony

The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Memoir

The Institute's director of research reviews three recent studies on Iran's nuclear ambitions and how they fit in with the regime's wider regional strategy and negotiating stance: The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Memoir by Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Iran: The Nuclear Challenge by Robert Blackwill (ed.), and U.S. and Iranian Strategic

May 1, 2013

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Patrick Clawson

Brief Analysis

Investigating Alleged Chemical Weapons Use in Syria: Technical and Political Challenges

The Obama administration should respond to the Assad regime's reported use of chemical weapons and its obstruction of UN investigators by ratcheting up support for the opposition.

Apr 26, 2013

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Michael Eisenstadt

Articles & Testimony

The Thin Red Line: Is Iran Outmaneuvering the U.S. and Israel?

Now that Iran is capable of circumventing the nuclear weapons red line, the new U.S. and Israeli defense ministers must coordinate closely to avoid being further outflanked.

Apr 24, 2013

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David Makovsky
Gabrielle Tudin

Articles & Testimony

Debating Next Steps on Iran

Changing Tehran's strategic calculus requires a firm set of nuclear red lines, a more credible U.S. military threat, and, most important, greater involvement in Syria.

Apr 22, 2013

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Michael Singh

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Obama's Second Chance: Middle East Policy in the President's Second Term

On April 9th 2013, the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin welcomed Institute executive director Robert Satloff for a discussion of the foreign policy challenges and opportunities facing the second Obama administration.

Apr 9, 2013

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Robert Satloff

Brief Analysis

Implications of Possible Chemical Weapons Use in Syria

The Syrian regime has good reasons to both use chemical weapons and disguise what it has done. Having pegged out a firm stance on such weapons, Washington should respond vigorously with defensive measures while the investigation of reported use proceeds.

Mar 21, 2013

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Michael Herzog
Michael Knights
Andrew J. Tabler
Jeffrey White

Iran's navy commander speaks in front of a map

Articles & Testimony

Risking the Finlandization of the Persian Gulf

A nuclear-armed Iran could bring Soviet-style intimidation to the Middle East.

Mar 19, 2013

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Simon Henderson

In-Depth Reports

Obama II and the Middle East

Strategic Objectives for U.S. Policy

THE MIDDLE EAST has been home to incessant turmoil and instability since the end of World War II, yet as President Obama enters his second term, he faces a spectrum of threats in this region unparalleled in modern history. Iran's nuclear program rapidly approaches the threshold to breakout capability, perhaps

Mar 19, 2013

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Dennis Ross
James Jeffrey

Brief Analysis

Iran's Politicians Focus on 2013 Presidential Elections, not Nuclear Issue

The growing political struggle over the 2013 presidential elections in Iran may substantially divert the attention of the Islamic regime from external issues and hamper the progress of nuclear talks.

Mar 18, 2013

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Nikolay Kozhanov

Brief Analysis

Iran's Nuclear Clock and World Diplomacy

Talks with Iran in Turkey next week and in Kazakhstan next month are important, but Tehran still needs to clarify the details of its controversial nuclear program.

Mar 15, 2013

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Olli Heinonen
Simon Henderson

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivers public remarks.

Articles & Testimony

Forget the Fatwa

Even if the Supreme Leader's fatwa against nuclear weapons were enshrined in a UN document, strong monitoring and verification measures would still be the indispensable core of any agreement.

Mar 14, 2013

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Michael Eisenstadt
Mehdi Khalaji

Missile Defense and the Islamic Republic of Iran:

Contribution to Deterrence, Defense, and Crisis Stability

On February 14, 2013, Washington Institute senior fellow Michael Eisenstadt presented a briefing on missile defense and Iran at a conference on missile defense organized by the Polish Institute of International Affairs in Warsaw.

Mar 11, 2013

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Michael Eisenstadt

Brief Analysis

UN Peacekeepers on the Golan at Risk

If current international inaction on Syria continues, UNDOF will face increasing difficulties, and the long-quiet Israel-Syria border could easily revert to a battlefield.

Mar 8, 2013

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David Schenker
Michael Herzog
Andrew J. Tabler
Jeffrey White

Articles & Testimony

Is Iran Out-Negotiating the Obama Administration?

If Washington and its allies continue redrawing their redlines, they may eventually find themselves advocating military action against facilities that they previously declared legal and tolerable.

Mar 4, 2013

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Michael Singh

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