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Haider al-Gharrawi
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Brief Analysis
Profile: Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (19th PMF Brigade)
Ansar Allah al-Awfiya is one of the top Iraqi proxies for IRGC Quds Force, a Sadrist breakaway faction that has long garrisoned the Iraq-Syrian border and which has killed Iraqi protestors to demonstrate its loyalty.
Nov 27, 2023
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  • Ameer al-Kaabi
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight
Algeria Morocco flags
Brief Analysis
Balancing U.S. Relations in North Africa Without Undermining the Abraham Accords
The Biden administration needs to tread carefully in engaging Algeria, since preserving UN negotiations on Western Sahara and protecting Morocco’s crucial relations with Washington and Israel are paramount to U.S. regional interests
Nov 22, 2023
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  • Sabina Henneberg
  • Amine Ghoulidi
Protesters hold Syrian and Hezbollah flags
Brief Analysis
Assessing the Reported Pantsir Delivery to Hezbollah
The antiaircraft system poses a manageable risk to Israeli operations along its northern border, but Washington must show Moscow and its associates that any benefits to such escalation are not worth the costs.
Nov 3, 2023
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • Anna Borshchevskaya
A photo illustration shows flags representing the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council
Articles & Testimony
US-Gulf Reset in a Shifting Global Order
Although the Persian Gulf region is far from being fully self-sufficient, countries are gradually diversifying their partnerships—and doing so on their own terms.
Nov 2, 2023
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  • Nickolay Mladenov
  • Narayanappa Janardhan
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter at a trade meeting in Shanghai
Articles & Testimony
The United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy
While Washington can do more diplomatically, the most glaring gap in U.S. regional engagement is economic, leaving Beijing unchallenged and American allies unsupported.
Nov 1, 2023
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  • Michael Singh
Brief Analysis
Combating Hamas's Networks of Illicit Finance and Terrorism
A former Treasury Department official testifies on how this longstanding policy imperative should be approached at a time when terrorist groups like Hamas are bringing the Middle East to the brink of regional war.
Oct 26, 2023
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  • Matthew Levitt
Articles & Testimony
How America and Its Allies Can Stop Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran from Evading Sanctions and Financing Terror
An in-depth look at Hamas's numerous means of financing terrorist operations like the October 7 assault on Israel, including recommendations for shutting off this flow of illicit funding.
Oct 25, 2023
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  • Matthew Levitt
Palestians on a Mediterranean beach in Gaza
Articles & Testimony
Regime Change, Israeli-Style
The war triggered by the shocking Hamas assault will be the first zero-sum conflict in the Arab-Israeli arena since 1948, and U.S. policymakers should prepare accordingly.
Oct 23, 2023
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
Putin Is in Big Trouble in Ukraine, but Still Eyes Middle East Conflict
The Russian leader and Hamas share the goal of undermining liberal democracies, as correctly pointed out by President Biden.
Oct 23, 2023
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Ships of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet on exercise in the Persian Gulf
Articles & Testimony
The Risks of a Wider War with Iran and Its Proxies
Beefing up U.S. naval deployments is not enough to boost deterrence—Washington must also respond decisively to proxy attacks on its forces and increase economic pressure on Tehran.
Oct 23, 2023
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  • David Schenker
Secretary of State Antony Blinken places a tile that reads "Light in the darkness" on a wall at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, October 14, 2023.
Video
Brief Analysis
The Israel-Hamas War and U.S. Policy: An Update
A panel of experts discuss the status of the crisis after nearly two weeks of fighting, focusing on President Biden’s visit, the contours of humanitarian assistance, ongoing de-escalation efforts, and more.
Oct 20, 2023
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  • Zohar Palti
  • David Makovsky
  • Grant Rumley
  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • Neomi Neumann
Brief Analysis
Deterring Escalation and Expansion of the Gaza War by Iran’s “Axis of Resistance”
The United States must underscore the risks that such action would incur and incentivize Tehran to rein in its proxies and partners.
Oct 13, 2023
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Michael Knights
Vice President Joseph R. Biden
Articles & Testimony
The Trust Biden Built with Israelis Doesn’t Come with a Blank Check
The depth of the president’s commitment greatly impressed Israelis, though a protracted Gaza war could test sentiments on both sides.
Oct 13, 2023
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  • David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Hamas Attacks: A Turning Point for U.S. Policy
A Statement of Washington Institute Experts
The October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel represent a turning point that should bring home oft-overlooked realities about the Middle East and compel U.S. policymakers to rethink preconceptions about the region and America's role and interests in it.
Oct 13, 2023
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  • Robert Satloff
  • Dennis Ross
  • Michael Singh
  • Patrick Clawson
An Arrow anti-missile rocket fires in a test launch in a joint exercise between U.S. and Israeli forces - source: Department of Defense
Brief Analysis
U.S. Wartime Support to Israel: First Steps and Future Considerations
The Biden administration views its defense support to Israel as sufficient at the current level of hostilities, but that may change as the war progresses and, potentially, expands.
Oct 12, 2023
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  • Grant Rumley
U.S. soldier and member of SDF
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
As Protests in Syria Reignite, Many Syrians Look for a Change in U.S. Policy
Recent developments will require the U.S. to expand its objectives in Syria and to reevaluate its approach to local alliances if it hopes to shape a positive outcome to the bubbling frustrations in Syria.
Oct 6, 2023
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  • Ammar Musarea
Egyptian President Sadat meets with generals during the 1973 October War.
Video
Brief Analysis
Implications of the October War: From Warfighting to Peacemaking
In the opening panel of a special three-day anniversary event, experts and former officials from Egypt, Israel, and the United States discussed the conflict’s enduring lessons for peacemaking and statesmanship today.
Oct 5, 2023
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  • Mohamed Anwar E. al-Sadat
  • David Makovsky
  • Efraim Halevy
  • Abdel Monem Said Aly
  • Martin Indyk
◆ The October 1973 War Redux
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir meets with U.S. President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the White House in 1973. Source: Library of Congress
Articles & Testimony
Miscalculations and Legacies: A Look Back at the 1973 War Half a Century On
Historians continue to debate “what if” scenarios about the pivotal conflict that reshaped the Middle East.
Fall 2023
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  • David Makovsky
◆ The October 1973 War Redux
A hotel building in Kabul damaged by a bomb claimed by the Islamic State affiliate ISKIP - source: Reuters
Video
Brief Analysis
The Next Afghan Jihad? Taliban Efforts to Contain ISKP
Three experts discuss how the Islamic State branch’s capacity to operate globally has evolved in troubling fashion since the coalition withdrawal.
Oct 2, 2023
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  • Amira Jadoon
  • Andrew Mines
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
President Joe Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia in July 2022
Brief Analysis
Israel Normalization Negotiations and the U.S.-Saudi Defense Relationship
In discussing a potential deal with Israel, Riyadh is pressing Washington for expedited access to more advanced U.S. weaponry.
Sep 25, 2023
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  • Grant Rumley

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