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The View from Congress: U.S. Policy on Iran
A former National Security Council director outlines the three pillars on which Washington can build a policy of curbing Iran's more destabilizing regional ambitions.
Mar 28, 2017
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  • Michael Singh
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The President's Syria Conundrum
In deciding whether to cooperate with Russia militarily, the U.S. administration must consider the Kremlin's ties to Iran and its Shiite proxies, and the associated risks of fueling future Sunni jihadist movements.
Mar 15, 2017
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  • Dennis Ross
In-Depth Reports
Defeating Ideologically Inspired Violent Extremism
A Strategy to Build Strong Communities and Protect the U.S. Homeland
Preventing and countering violent extremism is not a soft alternative to counterterrorism, but an essential toolkit to complement law enforcement's ongoing efforts to prevent violence.
Mar 13, 2017
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Katherine Bauer
  • Jacob Olidort
  • Rand Beers
  • Adnan Kifayat
  • Samantha Ravich
  • Eric Rosand
Articles & Testimony
U.S. Credibility in the Middle East
Symbolic gestures from Washington can be especially effective in a region where context is often more important than substance, and whose conflicts are based around perceptions of those contexts.
Mar 8, 2017
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  • Jacob Olidort
In-Depth Reports
Deterring Tehran:
An Iran Policy for the New Administration
The United States should adopt a strategy on Iran that erects daunting defenses to dissuade the Islamic Republic from challenging the interests of the United States and its allies and that imposes sharp, painful costs should Iran do so nonetheless. In this transition paper for the new administration, Institute managing
Mar 7, 2017
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  • Michael Singh
Articles & Testimony
Burning Questions for Trump on the Middle East: We Still Don't Know Where His Gut Instincts Are
Short-term benefits aside, America's partners in the Middle East will all suffer in the end if estrangement from the region becomes the norm of U.S. foreign policy.
Mar 7, 2017
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
To Save the State Department, Rex Tillerson May Have to Break It
A former U.S. ambassador describes how to fix the bad habits and stale thinking that have subordinated Foggy Bottom to the Pentagon and NSC.
Mar 3, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
Trump Needs Political-Military Plan for ISIS
While ignoring Turkey's concerns and going all in with the Syrian Kurds may seem like the best military option for defeating ISIS, bringing Ankara into the fold for a multilateral campaign is the best way of avoiding bigger problems down the road.
Mar 1, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
  • Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
The 'End of the Beginning': The Stabilization of Mosul and Future U.S. Strategic Objectives in Iraq
An Iraq expert offers detailed advice on how the U.S.-led coalition can avoid another Islamic State comeback, explaining the cascade of negative effects that have followed previous American withdrawals.
Feb 28, 2017
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  • Michael Knights
In-Depth Reports
Combating Terrorism and Alleviating Human Suffering in Syria
Syria Paper Explains How to Fight Terror, Stop Refugee Flow... In this new Transition 2017 paper, Institute expert Andrew J. Tabler argues that Syria remains de facto partitioned, making the establishment of safe zones in non-Assad-controlled areas the Trump administration's most expedient course of action. Moreover, it would further Washington's
Feb 23, 2017
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  • Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Escalation in Yemen Risks Famine, Collapse, Iranian Entrapment
Washington should not lend its support to any proposal that will make the Yemeni people long-term hostages to an Iran-enabled quagmire.
Feb 23, 2017
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  • Eric Pelofsky
Brief Analysis
Middle Eastern Reactions to the U.S. Travel Ban
As the Trump administration prepares to revise its controversial entry restrictions, a sampling of quotes from officials around the region indicates that certain provisions will be a hard sell abroad.
Feb 22, 2017
In-Depth Reports
Rebuilding Alliances and Countering Threats in the Gulf
Paper Outlines Ways to Deepen Cooperation with Gulf States.... The Trump administration has an opportunity to reset, tighten, and maximize America's strategic relations with the Gulf states. For the United States, expanded security cooperation and coordination could be a force multiplier in campaigns to achieve key policy goals, such as
Feb 22, 2017
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  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
  • Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
One Battle, But 'Six Campaigns'
An updated look at the immediate military issues and longer-term 'day after' concerns that the Trump administration should focus on as the campaign to retake Mosul continues.
Feb 22, 2017
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  • James Jeffrey
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Articles & Testimony
How the United States Should Help Protect Jordan from the Chaos Next Door
A comprehensive look at the concrete steps the Trump administration can take to secure a vital ally that has shown signs of struggling under the weight of refugees and numerous other challenges.
Feb 22, 2017
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Beyond 'One State': Preliminary Conclusions from the Netanyahu Meeting
The president's 'one state' comment may have been offhand, and the idea is a nonstarter in any case, but the two leaders did seem to agree in principle on a mechanism that would likely limit settlement activity.
Feb 17, 2017
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  • David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Is America No Longer the Middle East's Greatest Power?
Despite the recent challenges to Washington's regional supremacy, one irreducible reality is clear: the United States is still the only actor capable of forging partnerships that advance not just parochial, short-term interests, but the broader security, stability and prosperity needed to prevent further collapse.
Feb 16, 2017
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  • Richard Fontaine
  • Michael Singh
Articles & Testimony
Iran on Notice
A former Treasury official outlines the various steps Washington can take to support its stated goal of curbing provocative Iranian behavior such as ballistic missile tests, military interventionism, illicit financing, and terror sponsorship.
Feb 16, 2017
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  • Katherine Bauer
Articles & Testimony
Why Trump and Netanyahu Might Keep Iran Nuclear Deal After All
Despite the prime minister's distaste for the deal, he will likely ask Washington to enforce it to the hilt instead of shredding it -- something the Trump White House seems ready to do given its actions toward Iran thus far.
Feb 15, 2017
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Katherine Bauer
  • Patrick Clawson
Articles & Testimony
Trump and Netanyahu Won't Bury the Two-State Solution
By forcing the settlements issue prematurely, Israel's right-wing parties may have misjudged the new administration's interest in preserving its peacemaking options.
Feb 14, 2017
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  • Dennis Ross

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