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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Islamic State's Driving Force
While the long-term sustainability of the "Islamic State" is in doubt, Baghdadi has clearly steered the group back to prominence.
Jul 30, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
What Is Hezbollah Doing in Europe?
The group remains as strong as ever on the continent.
Jul 24, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Tunisian protesters in 2011
Articles & Testimony
Tunisia's Security-First Policy at a Crossroads
Unless Western countries provide assistance, the recent violence could unravel the government's progress in stemming terrorist activity.
Jul 23, 2014
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  • Mohamed Bechri
Brief Analysis
Operational Wisdom amid Strategic Distress
To prepare for future asymmetric conflicts, Israel and other countries will need to examine Hamas's adaptation to Israel's fighting doctrine.
Jul 21, 2014
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  • Alon Paz
  • Nadav Pollak
Brief Analysis
Saving Iraqi Turkmens Is a Win-Win-Win
A U.S.-backed effort to save besieged Iraqi Turkmens in the Tuz Khormatu district could bring Baghdad, the Kurds, and Turkey into a joint fight against the ongoing jihadist offensive.
Jul 16, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
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
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State Goes After Morocco's Islamists
By criticizing Morocco's various nonviolent Islamist factions online, ISIS/IS members are attempting to plant the seeds of emboldened violent opposition in the kingdom.
Jul 15, 2014
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  • Vish Sakthivel
Articles & Testimony
Countering the ISIS Threat to Jordan
Since last summer the Obama administration has been missing in action as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, conquered much of Syria and Iraq. But as the terrorist organization now turns its sights on the pro-Western Kingdom of Jordan, Washington can no longer ignore its territorial gains
Jul 13, 2014
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  • David Schenker
Video
The Gaza Crisis: Why Now? What Does it Mean? How Will It End?
Washington Institute experts discuss the current situation in Gaza, Israel's military operation, Palestinian politics, and U.S. policy during this in-depth video presentation.
Jul 11, 2014
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  • Robert Satloff
  • Dennis Ross
  • Michael Herzog
  • David Pollock
Articles & Testimony
Hamas's Not-So-Secret Weapon
Turkey-based Hamas member Salah al-Arouri is uniquely suited to overseeing the group's operations in the West Bank.
Jul 9, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
Militant Islamism: A Strategic Threat
To stem the growing threat posed by militant Islamist groups worldwide, Western countries should implement more effective countermeasures against recruitment at home while bolstering the positive regional examples set by Morocco and the Iraqi Kurds.
Jul 8, 2014
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  • Magnus Norell
Brief Analysis
U.S. Support to Counter Egypt's Insurgency (Still) on Hold
The policy of conditioning delivery of Apache helicopters and other equipment enhances neither freedom in Egypt nor the prospect of defeating Islamist militants in the Sinai.
Jul 8, 2014
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  • David Schenker
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
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

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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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