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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
Articles & Testimony
Israel's Real Target Is Not Syria but Hezbollah
Israel's airstrikes were intended to prevent Hezbollah from upgrading its arsenal, not to influence Syria's civil war.
May 7, 2013
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  • Michael Herzog
Brief Analysis
Erdogan Visits Washington
The May 16 summit provides an opportunity to strengthen cooperation on Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Iran.
May 7, 2013
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
Turkey Fears Russia Too Much to Intervene in Syria
Given Turkey's longstanding fear of Russia, it is unlikely to take action against the Assad regime without full NATO involvement.
May 6, 2013
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  • Soner Cagaptay
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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
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
Brief Analysis
The Syrian Regime's Use of Surface-to-Surface Missiles
While surface-to-surface missiles have not changed the course of the war, their introduction is in line with past regime escalation -- a pattern that will likely to apply to chemical weapons use if the international reaction remains muted.
Apr 26, 2013
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  • Michael Gibbs
  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Jordan's King Abdullah Comes to Washington
To avoid upsetting the kingdom's stability, Washington should be more discreet about U.S.-Jordanian security cooperation on Syria.
Apr 25, 2013
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Intervention Escalation
Alleged chemical weapons use by Syria is pushing the United States toward action, but Russia, China, and Iran might have something to say about that.
Apr 24, 2013
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
Syria's Forgotten Front
To keep yet another Syrian frontier from spiraling downward, Washington should urge Israel and the mainstream Syrian opposition to focus on keeping Hizballah and jihadist groups away from the border.
Apr 16, 2013
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  • David Pollock
Articles & Testimony
U.S. Policy Toward Syria
The Institute's counselor testified before the Senate regarding the need for action on Syria. The following is an excerpt from his prepared remarks ; download the PDF to read the full testimony, or read the version republished in Foreign Policy under the title "It's Time to Act in Syria." "...There
Apr 11, 2013
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Al-Qaeda Announces an Islamic State in Syria
The open declaration of Jabhat al-Nusra's affiliation with al-Qaeda only reiterates the need for U.S. leadership in helping the mainstream rebels contain the jihadists.
Apr 9, 2013
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
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In-Depth Reports
The Death of Syria? Implications for America and the Middle East
Prince Zeid bin Raad, Jordan's UN ambassador, and veteran U.S. diplomat Ambassador James F. Jeffrey debated responses to the Syrian crisis and the future of the Middle East at the 2013 Lafer Symposium. Watch their wide-ranging discussion.
Apr 8, 2013
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  • Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein
  • James Jeffrey
Brief Analysis
Syria's War Could Inflame Turkey's Hatay Province
Pro-Assad sentiment and sectarian tensions in the south have made Ankara think twice about intervention and could bring the fighting over the border.
Apr 4, 2013
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
European Foreign Fighters in Syria
The number of Europeans joining the Syrian jihad is not as high as some fear, but their impact on the war and potential threat upon returning home could be disproportionately great.
Apr 2, 2013
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
The PKK Announcement: Can Turkey Build a Kurdish Cordon?
Washington should work with Ankara, the Syrian opposition, and Baghdad to ensure that new PKK peace talks alleviate their mutual concerns about Syria's future and the Kurdish question.
Mar 25, 2013
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  • David Pollock
  • Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Arms for Syria's Rebels: Shaping the War's Outcome
Military assistance can make Syrian rebel forces more effective, help shape the post-Assad period for Syria, and increase influence and access for the donor.
Mar 25, 2013
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  • Jeffrey White
Brief Analysis
Syria's Meltdown Requires a U.S.-Led Response
As Syria heads toward a meltdown spilling over its borders -- with loss of control over strategic weapons, accelerated refugee flows, spreading extremism, and Sunni-Shiite clashes -- only engaging with those doing the fighting will give Washington much influence over events.
Mar 22, 2013
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Video
Brief Analysis
Obama to the Middle East: Expectations and Implications (Part 2)
Subscribe to Washington Institute videos on YouTube. Sign up for live event broadcast alerts from The Washington Institute On March 18, 2013, David Makovsky, Michael Singh, and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Makovsky is the Ziegler distinguished fellow and director of the Project on
Mar 21, 2013
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  • David Makovsky
  • Michael Singh

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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.
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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.
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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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