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Brief Analysis
Europol and the EU Threat Picture: Developing a Global Response
Read a statement for the record by Europol's deputy executive director, who addresses the EU's evolving approach to global jihadists and homegrown terrorists.
Mar 21, 2018
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  • Wil van Gemert
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Articles & Testimony
In Search of Nuance in the Debate over Hezbollah's Criminal Enterprise and the U.S. Response
While a desire to protect the nuclear deal had some effect on the Obama administration's posture toward the group, interagency coordination problems were a much bigger factor.
Mar 20, 2018
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  • Matthew Levitt
Multimedia
Brief Analysis
A Survey of the Near East: Implications for U.S. National Security
The national intelligence manager for the Near East discusses the post-ISIS 'peace dividend,' the intelligence facets of Syria's humanitarian crisis, the sectarian hurdles to Iraq's reconstruction, and more.
Mar 13, 2018
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  • David Cattler
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Multimedia
Brief Analysis
Foreign Fighters in Libya: Consequences for Africa and Europe
As the fight against the Islamic State shifts from retaking territory to preventing regrowth, a jihadism scholar and the former deputy head of AFRICOM discuss what Washington should learn from the group's activities in Libya.
Feb 21, 2018
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Michael T. Franken
◆ Counterterrorism Lecture Series
Brief Analysis
Pushing Iran to Take Steps Against Terrorist Financing
By focusing on Tehran's struggle to reach an acceptable legal definition of terrorism, Washington can avoid further politicizing the traditionally technocratic effort to bring Iranian banks in line with international norms.
Feb 20, 2018
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  • Katherine Bauer
Articles & Testimony
Letters from Home: Hezbollah Mothers and the Culture of Martyrdom
For many Lebanese Shia, blindly accepting the group's narrative may be less emotionally wrenching than questioning whether a youth's death was worth the pain.
Feb 16, 2018
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  • Kendall Bianchi
Articles & Testimony
Mideast's Turmoil, Terror Rooted in '73 Oil-Price Spike
If princes and commentators want to make political points with history, historians should debate the merits of what is being said.
Feb 13, 2018
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  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The Hush-Hush Deal That Keeps the Middle East from Exploding
Israeli and Palestinian officials may growl at one another, but their soldiers are quietly cooperating behind the scenes to keep the peace -- as long as the Trump administration doesn't pull their funding.
Feb 12, 2018
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  • Neri Zilber
  • Ghaith al-Omari
Articles & Testimony
Next Stage in the Battle Against the Islamic State
Focused targeting of jihadist funds, the use of biometric data, and continued cooperation among UN member states all constitute promising answers to threats posed by the group.
Feb 8, 2018
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  • Matthew Levitt
Video
Brief Analysis
Rolling Back Iran's Foreign Legion
Two experts diagnose the Shia militia problem in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, offering concrete advice for reducing the power of Iran's proxies.
Feb 6, 2018
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Phillip Smyth
In-Depth Reports
Iran's Foreign Legion:
The Impact of Shia Militias on U.S. Foreign Policy
The leading such group is Lebanese Hezbollah, but Iraq's PMF and Yemen's Houthis also pose serious threats.
Feb 1, 2018
Brief Analysis
New Palestinian and Egyptian Designations Highlight Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood
The State Department is upping the pressure on Tehran and the Brotherhood's violent progeny in Gaza and Egypt.
Jan 31, 2018
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
Hezbollah Has Destroyed the Lebanon I Once Knew
The message of recent legal pressure on Lebanese journalists is clear: citizens have the right to speak only if they conform to the group's dictates.
Jan 28, 2018
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
Articles & Testimony
The Evolution of Shia Insurgency in Bahrain
With Iran's help, militant cells are poised to add unmanned vehicles, anti-armor weapons, and other potent capabilities to their existing IED and combat skill set.
Jan 24, 2018
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  • Michael Knights
  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
Hezbollah Is a Terrorist Group in Its Entirety; UK Must Recognize That
As British officials consider how to designate Hezbollah's supposed 'wings,' they should take the group's own words to heart.
Jan 24, 2018
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  • Matthew Levitt
Video
Brief Analysis
How Can Saudi Arabia and Egypt Help Confront Toxic Ideologies?
Two experts discuss how Washington can use its warming relations with Cairo and Riyadh to foster soft-power reform campaigns.
Jan 22, 2018
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  • Joseph Braude
  • Samuel Tadros
Articles & Testimony
Debating the Hezbollah Problem
Many officials fear that a full ban on the group could jeopardize British relations with Beirut and undermine Lebanon's stability, but the facts show otherwise.
Jan 22, 2018
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  • Matthew Levitt
Video
Middle East FAQs Volume 1: What is the Shia Crescent?
Institute experts Patrick Clawson, Hanin Ghaddar, and Nader Uskowi discuss Iran's growing influence from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean and beyond.
Jan 17, 2018
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  • Patrick Clawson
  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Nader Uskowi
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
The Others: Foreign Fighters in Libya
This new study offers a deeper understanding of the foreign-fighter phenomenon, its evolution, and its potential trajectories.
Jan 16, 2018
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Is Saudi Arabia's Counterterrorism Approach Shifting?
Signs of an evolution in the way Riyadh views the terrorism problem provide an opening for the United States to encourage broader and deeper change in this area.
Jan 9, 2018
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt

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Matthew Levitt
Matthew Levitt
Matthew Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow and director of the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute.
Devorah Margolin
Devorah Margolin
Devorah Margolin is the Blumenstein-Rosenbloom Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute.
Aaron Zelin
Aaron Y. Zelin
Aaron Y. Zelin is the Gloria and Ken Levy Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy where his research focuses on Sunni Arab jihadi groups in North Africa and Syria as well as the trend of foreign fighting and online jihadism.
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