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In-Depth Reports
Beyond Islamists and Autocrats:
Prospects for Political Reform Post Arab Spring
The compiled series provides a timely country-by-country guidebook for engaging non-Islamist, pluralistically inclined actors in North Africa, the Gulf, and the Levant.
Nov 27, 2017
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  • David Schenker
  • Sarah Feuer
  • Vish Sakthivel
  • John P. Entelis
  • Simon Henderson
  • Nathaniel Rabkin
  • Nadia al-Sakkaf
  • Eric Trager
  • Hala Aldosari
  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • James Bowker
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • David Pollock
  • Hassan Mneimneh
Articles & Testimony
Russia's Questionable Counterterrorism Record
Moscow's actions suggest it will never be an honest broker or reliable partner for the West in combating terrorism.
Nov 23, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Brief Analysis
Beyond Deconfliction in Syria
A joint U.S.-Russia statement and peace talks must be fleshed out quickly to ensure a growing Iranian presence in the country does not fuel a jihadist comeback.
Nov 16, 2017
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Brief Analysis
North Korea's Alliance with Syria Reveals a Wider Proliferation Threat
The longstanding cooperation between the two regimes seems to have intensified during Syria's war, with troubling implications for future missile, chemical, and even nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.
Nov 2, 2017
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  • Jay Solomon
Articles & Testimony
Why Israel Is Giving Syrians Free Spaghetti (And Health Care)
As tensions escalate across the border, the IDF is trying to win over old enemies.
Oct 28, 2017
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  • Neri Zilber
Multimedia
Brief Analysis
Hezbollah's Terror Army: How to Prevent a Third Lebanon War
Three veteran European military leaders discuss Hezbollah's escalating threat to regional stability and outline urgent steps for avoiding a destructive new conflict with Israel.
Oct 27, 2017
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  • Richard Kemp
  • Richard Dannatt
  • Klaus Naumann
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Brief Analysis
Managing Washington's Flawed Partners in Eastern Syria
As rebel forces race the regime for control of the hydrocarbon-rich Deir al-Zour province, Washington needs to ensure that its proxies do not instigate new conflicts in liberated areas.
Oct 17, 2017
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  • Barak Barfi
In-Depth Reports
Deconstructing and Countering the Iran Threat Network
Omer Carmi, a lead researcher with the Israel Defense Forces, analyzes the components of the Iran Threat Network and builds a compelling case for neutralizing harmful Iranian activity in the region and beyond.
Oct 16, 2017
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  • Omer Carmi
Brief Analysis
Interpreting the Fall of Islamic State Governance
Although the cessation of governance-related media releases suggests a full retreat, IS remains active in military campaigns and eager to rise again by taking advantage of local grievances.
Oct 16, 2017
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Iran Flexes Its Muscles After the Kurdish Referendum
Given its recent military movements and high-level contacts with Turkey and Baghdad, Iran may be looking to exact an intolerable cost on the KRG.
Oct 10, 2017
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  • Farzin Nadimi
Articles & Testimony
The Future of Chechens in ISIS
Factors such as corruption, socioeconomic inequity, and ignorance among Russian officials regarding Islam could end up fueling radicalism rather than deterring it.
Oct 9, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Articles & Testimony
How to Contain and Roll Back Iranian-Backed Militias
A six-step plan that can help U.S. officials actively counter Tehran's efforts to deploy its inexpensive proxy forces throughout the Middle East.
Oct 4, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
How Putin Checkmated the U.S. in Syria
The Russian leader has achieved most of his goals in Syria at minimal cost, and he will continue to have his way there so long as Washington keeps deferring to him.
Sep 26, 2017
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Brief Analysis
The United States Needs a Middle East Strategy
Without a defined strategy, events will determine policy.
Sep 19, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
  • Dennis Ross
Articles & Testimony
The Next Hizballah-Israel Conflict
There are signs of war on the horizon, and it could be the most destructive Arab-Israeli conflict yet.
Sep 19, 2017
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Russia Crosses the Euphrates: Implications
By helping Assad's forces bridge the river, Moscow is increasing the risk of direct confrontation while obstructing U.S. efforts to defeat IS, stabilize eastern Syria, and limit Iranian arms transfers.
Sep 18, 2017
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Middle East Maritime Security:
The Growing Role of Regional and Extraregional Navies
A comprehensive accounting of naval-basing developments in the Middle East and North Africa, including recommended steps for advancing U.S. regional interests
Sep 14, 2017
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  • Theodore Karasik
  • Jeremy Vaughan
Brief Analysis
Splitting Civil Society from the Jihadists in Idlib
Local knowledge will be central to any U.S. endeavor to persuade Syrian residents against allying with an ascendant -- and ideologically flexible -- HTS.
Sep 14, 2017
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  • Ruwan Rujouleh
Articles & Testimony
Shutting the Door to the Islamic State
As foreign terrorist fighters return home, Western officials must prioritize international information-sharing and cooperation at critical border crossings.
Sep 9, 2017
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
The Right Way to Pressure Iran
Instead of decertifying the nuclear deal, and thus isolating the United States from its allies, Washington should impress upon Tehran the immense costs of producing a weapon.
Sep 8, 2017
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  • Dennis Ross

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Andrew J. Tabler
Andrew J. Tabler
Andrew J. Tabler is the Martin J. Gross Senior Fellow in the Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, where he focuses on Syria and U.S. policy in the Levant.
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.
David Schenker
David Schenker
David Schenker is the Taube Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab Politics. He is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
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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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