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The Rise of ISIL: Iraq and Beyond (Part II)
Despite its past experience in Iraq, the United States has clear and compelling reasons to actively address the current crisis there, and several options for doing so.
Jul 15, 2014
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Articles & Testimony
The Rise of ISIL: Iraq and Beyond (Part I)
A former ambassador to Iraq discusses the ideal plan for U.S. action on the Iraq crisis -- and how to proceed if that plan proves unachievable due to rapidly deteriorating conditions on the ground.
Jul 15, 2014
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  • James Jeffrey
Registered Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Jul 14, 2014
Articles & Testimony
Colonial Caliphate: The Ambitions of the 'Islamic State'
ISIS poses an existentially different threat than previous Sunni jihadist groups, with a focus on territorial possession and expansion.
Jul 8, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
An Enhanced Train-and-Equip Program for the Moderate Syrian Opposition:
A Key Element of U.S. Policy for Syria and Iraq
Such a program should strengthen the moderate opposition militarily and enhance its political and informational capabilities, while disrupting Salafi-jihadist recruitment.
Jul 8, 2014
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Declaring an Islamic State, Running a Criminal Enterprise
The United States and its allies beat al-Qaeda on the battlefield several years ago, but ISIS has financed a resurgence in Syria and Iraq that poses no less a threat to regional stability.
Jul 7, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
ISIS Poses Threat Beyond Iraq
In addition to addressing the Iraq crisis directly, Washington should take a more robust, strategic approach to Syria while preempting possible threats to Jordan and other states.
Jul 2, 2014
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  • Dennis Ross
Articles & Testimony
Turkey's Kurdish Buffer
By maintaining close ties with Iraqi Kurds, continuing the peace talks with Turkish Kurds, and developing security relations with Syrian Kurds, Ankara can help stave off the threats now looming on its southern borders.
Jul 1, 2014
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
ISIS Is Dead, Long Live the Islamic State
Will the declaration of a new caliphate unite the world’s jihadists or tear them apart?
Jun 30, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Syria: The Epicenter of Future Jihad
If history is any guide, the networks of fighters forged by the Syrian war will not remain silent in the coming years.
Jun 30, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
In-Depth Reports
The War Between ISIS and al-Qaeda for Supremacy of the Global Jihadist Movement
Aaron Y. Zelin examines the history and evolution of relations between ISIS and al-Qaeda, detailing factors that could help determine their respective agendas in the global Jihadi arena.
Jun 26, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Securing al Sham
Sealing borders and arming tribes and the moderate opposition are keys to uprooting jihadists in Syria and Iraq.
Jun 26, 2014
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Securing al-Sham: Syria and the Violence in Iraq
For the second time in less than a year, U.S. President Barack Obama is considering military strikes in the Middle East. But they will not fix the region's problems -- especially the ongoing war between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Jun 25, 2014
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Brief Analysis
Saudi Funding of ISIS
Significantly undermining ISIS's financial base would require rolling back the group's access to local Syrian and Iraqi income sources.
Jun 23, 2014
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Articles & Testimony
To Contain ISIS, Think Iraq -- But Also Think Syria
To truly safeguard its regional interests and allies, Washington will need to pressure Maliki on political inclusiveness while also quarterbacking a meaningful assistance effort to the Syrian opposition.
Jun 23, 2014
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
ISIS, Iraq, and the War in Syria: Military Outlook
Events on the battlefield will reveal the true effects of the crisis, but the ISIS campaign in Iraq could ultimately help the Syrian opposition and hurt the Assad regime.
Jun 19, 2014
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  • Jeffrey White
The Islamic State of Iraq Attempts to Create a State in Syria and Iraq
An expert on jihadist groups discusses whether ISIS will make more enemies than friends in Iraq as it continues its recent strategy of mixing violent repression with well-funded social work.
Jun 17, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Video
Brief Analysis
Iraq's Dire Situation
Who is ISIS, why has Iraq's army crumbled, and how can the United States help? Three experts discuss these and other issues during a Washington Institute Policy Forum.
Jun 17, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
  • James Jeffrey
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Regional Implications of the War in Syria
The civil war between Assad and his opponents has steadily transformed into a global jihad.
Jun 16, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
The Return of Sunni Foreign Fighters in Iraq
The Mosul crisis highlights how ISIS has established a potent cadre of foreign jihadists who freely operate across the rapidly disappearing Iraq-Syria border.
Jun 12, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin

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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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