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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
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
Brief Analysis
Assessing the Potential for an Israel-Hamas Showdown
The discovery of murdered kidnap victims in the West Bank and increased rocket fire from Gaza have brought Hamas and Israel to the brink of a new round of hostilities.
Jul 1, 2014
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  • Neri Zilber
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
Brief Analysis
Hezbollah in Iraq: A Little Help Can Go a Long Way
Hezbollah's past operations in Iraq show that a limited number of experienced "consultants," working with Iran's Qods Force, could significantly increase the lethality of the local Shiite militias currently gearing up to counter the ISIS offensive.
Jun 25, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Nadav Pollak
Articles & Testimony
Kidnapped Israeli Teens Compel Scrutiny of Hamas's International Finances
Israeli authorities have been targeting the group's financial networks in Europe and elsewhere for some time.
Jun 24, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
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
The Moral Math of Trading with Enemies
The Bowe Bergdahl controversy has brought renewed attention to the costs of trading for hostages, and how the United States, Israel, and other countries weigh those costs.
Jun 22, 2014
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  • David Schenker
Q&A on Hezbollah, Iraq, Iran, and Syria
Deborah Kalb interviews Dr. Levitt on Hezbollah's potential involvement in Iraq, its commitment to Iran, and other issues.
Jun 20, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
How to Manage the Mess in Iraq
The United States should not intervene militarily in Iraq's nascent civil war -- at least not yet.
Jun 18, 2014
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Articles & Testimony
The Massacre Strategy
Why ISIS brags about its brutal sectarian murders in Iraq.
Jun 18, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Closing the Gaps on Hezbollah's Global Operations
The group's large-scale criminal enterprises make it particularly vulnerable to measures such as Congress's recently introduced Hezbollah International Financing Act of 2014.
Jun 18, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
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
Israelis Kidnapped in the West Bank: Implications
If U.S. policy was to "wait and see" how the Hamas-approved Palestinian reconciliation process would unfold in practice, the test is now.
Jun 16, 2014
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  • Neri Zilber
Articles & Testimony
The ISIS Guide to Building an Islamic State
The group's approach to other areas it has seized -- a mix of harsh repression and soft-power outreach -- offers insight into how it might consolidate control in Mosul.
Jun 13, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Jordan Has a Jihadi Problem Too
The full extent of Salafi jihadist inroads in the kingdom will likely remain unknown until the war in Syria ends, but the current indicators are troubling.
Jun 13, 2014
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  • David Schenker

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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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