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Reflections on the Revolution in Egypt

Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia. One year after mass protests toppled Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is heading in an illiberal, anti-Western direction. The ruling military council has employed deadly force against protestors, subjected thousands of civilians to military trials, raided

Eric Trager

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It's Time to Bypass Iran's 'Supreme Leader'

The Revolutionary Guard, with its economic interests and sensitivity to sanctions, is more inclined to strike a deal on the nuclear issue.

Mehdi Khalaji

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The Monitor, Merrimac, and Middle East

American presidents love to describe the U.S. commitment to Israeli security as "ironclad." But is this what they mean?

Was President Obama's use of "ironclad" to describe the U.S.commitment to Israel really the best choice of words?

Robert Satloff

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Ankara Moves Closer to Washington: How the Arab Spring Warmed U.S.-Turkish Relations

After a decade of discord with the United States, Turkey's ties with Washington improved significantly during 2011.

Soner Cagaptay

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George W. Bush, Disliked but Appreciated

Protesters in the Middle East have made clear that they look to the U.S. for inspiration and support, and that they look down on the U.S. when they believe this support is not materializing.

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Should the U.S. Support the Free Syrian Army?

The international community's inability thus far to stop Assad, as well as its reticence to intervene on the ground, means that more and more Syrians are looking to the Free Syrian Army not as an alternative to the protest movement, but as a way to support the overall revolutionary effort.

Andrew J. Tabler

Egypt's Travel Ban on American <br> NGO Workers

Maintaining leverage in Egypt requires demonstrating a willingness to use it -- particularly when vital U.S. interests are at stake, such as the safety of American citizens.

Eric Trager

Egypt: One Year after Tahrir Square

On January 24, Samuel Tadros, Eric Trager, and David Schenker addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Tadros is a research fellow at the Hudson Institute and a professional lecturer at John Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Mr. Trager is the Ira Weiner fellow at The

Samuel Tadros
Eric Trager
David Schenker

Diplomacy to Remove Assad Gains Momentum

Obama's brief, but pointed, focus on the Middle East during his State of the Union address was clear in its determination that Washington will use all diplomatic means available to further the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's regime of terror.

David Pollock
Andrew J. Tabler

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Happy Birthday to Egypt's Doomed Revolution

A year after the ebullience in Egypt's Tahrir Square, an alliance between military autocrats and radical theocrats is viewed, sadly, as the best-case scenario.

Eric Trager

Interview on Syria, Iran, and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

There are few people in Washington who know the complex diplomatic shoals of the Middle East as well as Ambassador Dennis Ross. Over the course of three administrations -- both Republican and Democrat -- he has witnessed multiple efforts to create a lasting peace between Israel and Palestine, crafted a

Dennis Ross

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How the U.S. Should Handle the Islamist Rise in Egypt

Washington's message to Cairo's emerging leaders should be that U.S. support is conditional on their cooperation in maintaining peace with Israel and preserving political pluralism and religious and minority rights.

Robert Satloff
Eric Trager

America, the Middle East, and U.S. Politics circa 2012

On January 17, 2012, Stanley Greenberg and Susan Glasser addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Greenberg, the chairman and CEO of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner, has served as polling advisor to an array of world leaders, including Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela, and Ehud Barak

Calculating Victory: How Iran Views Confronting the United States

If Washington does not demonstrate through both word and deed the risks that Tehran faces, overly optimistic Iranian hardliners may wrongly decide that the benefits of a confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz outweigh the costs.

Patrick Clawson

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How to Break a Middle East Stalemate

Ross offers concrete suggestions for breaking the stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.

Dennis Ross

The Pentagon's New Defense Strategic Guidance: Pivoting to Asia, But Still Stuck in the Middle East

Despite Washington's desire to focus on the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East regrettably holds much unfinished business for the United States and its military.

Michael Eisenstadt

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The Real Iranian Threat in the Gulf

As Iran's posture in the Strait of Hormuz becomes increasingly bellicose, excessive risk aversion that results in a failure of deterrence and feeds the regime's sense of impunity may be just as risky as military action.

Michael Singh

The U.S. Interest in Addressing Germany's PKK Problem

The presence of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Europe is fast becoming a prism through which the Turks view their ties with Europe, especially in Germany.

Articles & Testimony

On Iran, Pressure Works

Washington and its allies can still prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons through nonmilitary means.

Dennis Ross

Bolstering the Arab League Mission to Syria

The conflict in Syria that some expected to simmer down is in fact boiling, and the Arab League delegation must be enhanced accordingly.

Andrew J. Tabler

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The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East focuses on the region as a setting for heightened competition between the United States and other world powers, such as China and Russia.

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