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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
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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
Brief Analysis
The Return of Sunni Foreign Fighters in Iraq
The Mosul crisis highlights how ISIS has established a potent cadre of foreign jihadists who freely operate across the rapidly disappearing Iraq-Syria border.
Jun 12, 2014
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Articles & Testimony
Iraq War III Has Now Begun
As ISIS marches toward Baghdad, can Washington afford to sit on the sidelines?
Jun 11, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Mosul Security Crisis: A Chance to Break Iraq's Political Logjam
The loss of government control in a major city may be just the wakeup call Iraqi politicians need to embrace a more ambitious reconciliation agenda.
Jun 10, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Battle for Mosul: Critical Test Ahead for Iraq
A political-military solution supported by all of Iraq's factions is likely the only measure that can reverse the situation, but it is too soon to gauge whether the Baghdad recognizes this reality.
Jun 10, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Syria's Jihadis Are Coming Home to Roost
The death of operative Fawzi Ayoub shows the extent of Hezbollah involvement in the fight.
Jun 6, 2014
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Jordan and the Syria Crisis: Mitigating the 'Known Unknowns'
As extremists continue to move into southern Syria, growing security and humanitarian problems may soon outstrip Jordan's ability to handle spillover from the war.
May 30, 2014
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
The ISIL's Stand in the Ramadi-Falluja Corridor
If current trends continue, the ISIL's latest gambit could bring a strategic reversal for the movement in Iraq.
May 29, 2014
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  • Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
How the FBI Is Evolving to Meet Threats in a Changing Environment
The bureau's deputy director discusses the diverse range of domestic and foreign threats to the homeland, including potential terrorist activity stemming from the war in Syria.
May 28, 2014
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  • Mark F. Giuliano

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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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