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How Do ISIS Terrorists Finance Their Attacks?
Whether the Paris terrorists were funded by their own activities in Europe or ISIS revenues from Syria and Iraq, the fact remains that small sums of money can facilitate painfully successful attacks, so cutting off the group's finances is no panacea.
Nov 18, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
ISIS Has Already Lost the War of Ideas, Despite the Specter of Paris Attacks
The vast majority of Muslims polled in a recent regional survey clearly rejected the bloodthirsty ISIS extremists who pretend to act in their name.
Nov 18, 2015
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  • David Pollock
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How to Beat ISIL Without 50,000 Troops
With a limited ground force, increased airstrikes, and more reasonable rules of engagement, the United States and its allies could establish safe zones where interim government could be established and moderate forces could be trained to control territory once the Islamic State is expelled.
Nov 18, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Targeting Europe's Refugees Is Not the Answer
Refugee-baiters and their proposed policies will only further undermine future European security.
Nov 16, 2015
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
The Rise of ISIS: 'Remaining and Expanding'
Read or an in-depth conversation on the fifteen-year history of ISIS and its predecessor groups, and the potential future of the so-called 'Islamic State,' with three leading scholars of jihadist terrorism.
Nov 12, 2015
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  • Joby Warrick
  • Will McCants
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
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The Iraqi Kurdish Battle Against ISIS: Reports from the Front
An Iraq expert and a top Kurdish intelligence official provide an on-the-ground account of how the coalition can mobilize greater Kurdish military support for the fight against ISIS.
Nov 6, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
  • Lahur Talabani
Articles & Testimony
Campaign Acceleration: How to Build on Progress and Avoid Stalemate Against ISIL
Contingency planning for unexpected success in Iraq is important because our impression of events there is often out of date by a few months, so now is the time to increase U.S. military leverage.
Nov 3, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
America's Least-Known Mideast Military Force
A tragic plane crash should put a spotlight on the status of Washington's commitment to an important Sinai peacekeeping force.
Nov 1, 2015
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  • David Schenker
Between Now and January 2017: Three Fateful Tests for the U.S.-Israel Alliance
The next president will have a rough start if the next fifteen months are marked by more U.S.-Israeli fighting over the root causes of violence with the Palestinians, unfettered Russian and Iranian military operations just north of the Israel-Syria border, and deepening holes in the Iran nuclear agreement.
Oct 19, 2015
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
Turkey's Divisions Are So Deep They Threaten Its Future
President Erdogan needs to focus on fighting the terrorist threat, not his political opponents.
Oct 19, 2015
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Why Turkey Should Fear Itself
As the death toll in the Ankara bombing rises, watching Turkey has become like watching a disaster unfold in slow motion.
Oct 10, 2015
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  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
How Obama Played Into Putin's Hands at the UN
The Russian leader's UN speech repeated his longstanding narrative of moral equivalence, and the blatant hypocrisy of his foreign and domestic policy has gone largely unchallenged by the Obama administration.
Sep 28, 2015
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Articles & Testimony
Replacing Hamas: Iran's New Proxy Militia in Gaza
With millions of dollars in Iranian funding, a marginal PIJ splinter faction is aiming to establish a powerful, Hezbollah-style proxy in Gaza.
Sep 28, 2015
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  • Ehud Yaari
Brief Analysis
Beyond the Vote (Part 4): Challenges for the Sanctions Regime
Three experts discuss the need to better inform U.S. and European companies about the continued risks of doing business with Iran, including the particulars of how secondary sanctions will be enforced once the nuclear deal is implemented.
Sep 22, 2015
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  • Chip Poncy
  • Patrick Clawson
  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
Major Beneficiaries of the Iran Deal: IRGC and Hezbollah
As the nuclear agreement moves toward implementation, contending with the 'menacing behavior' of Iran's proxy groups and military elite should be at the top of the administration's agenda.
Sep 17, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
The Middle East After the Iran Nuclear Deal: Hezbollah
The following is Dr. Levitt's contribution to a Council on Foreign Relations roundtable discussing the implications of the nuclear agreement . Iran is Hezbollah's primary benefactor, giving the Lebanese political party and militant group some $200 million a year in addition to weapons, training, intelligence, and logistical assistance. Over the
Sep 7, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
Anatomy of a Bombing
A closer look at how an Iranian-linked Hezbollah chief bombed the Khobar Towers and walked free -- until last month.
Sep 1, 2015
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
Who Was Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab?
For anyone seeking to understand the man who remains a model for ISIS and other increasingly radical claimants to a 'true Islam,' a recent biography provides indispensable insight into his writings and how they have been interpreted over the decades.
Aug 21, 2015
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  • Jacob Olidort
Articles & Testimony
How Is the War Against the Islamic State Going? 10 Expert Opinions
In a recent compilation, two Institute fellows shared their views on the situation in Iraq. Read the full set of remarks on the Musings on Iraq website. Michael Knights Speaking just about Iraq, which is clearly only one segment of the broader war, any assessment of the current level of
Aug 20, 2015
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  • Michael Knights
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
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The Regional Impact of a Post-Sanctions Windfall for Iran
The Washington Institute is studying the potential impacts of the Iran nuclear deal, including the effects of additional Iranian money from a post-sanctions windfall. Here are some of the most important impacts.
Aug 14, 2015
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Matthew Levitt
  • Michael Knights
  • Simon Henderson

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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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