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Rules of Engagement:

How Government Can Leverage Academe

For almost two generations, major parts of academe have been alienated from America's exercise of power due to entrenched ideological differences with the federal government. Following President Obama's election, however, signs of a remarkable shift emerged, with more academics serving in policy positions, huddling with top officials behind closed doors

Martin Kramer

Toward the Endgame in Libya

The conflict in Libya is now dominated by deliberate offensive warfare conducted by the rebels and NATO, and both Muammar Qadhafi and his regime will likely be gone by the end of this phase. The confrontation has been, and will continue to be, a very dramatic event: a once-powerful and

Jeffrey White

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What Would War with Iran Look Like?

Those who fear Iranian nuclear weapons above all else tend to minimize the risks of using force, while those who fear war tend to exaggerate them.

Jeffrey White

Articles & Testimony

Learning from Lebanon's Cabinet

Michael Singh, focusing on the current situation in Lebanon, cautions on the fragility of fledgling democracies.

Michael Singh

Filling the Strategy Vacuum in the Middle East

President Obama made news last month in advocating a borders-and-security-first approach to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and articulating an official view that the territorial solution should be a return to the 1967 lines, amended by mutually agreed land swaps. Those who contend that there was nothing new in the president's comments fail

Robert Satloff

In Search of Leverage with Syria

During his May 19 speech on the Middle East, President Obama defined America's policy objective in Syria by asking President Bashar al-Asad to either lead a political transition or "get out of the way." Asad shows no interest thus far in the former -- the death toll has reached 1,600

David Schenker
Andrew J. Tabler

The Iraqi Security Forces: A Status Report

On June 3, 2011, Michael Knights, Lachlyn Soper, Andrew Lembke, and Barak Salmoni addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Dr. Knights is a Lafer fellow with the Institute and author of The Iraqi Security Forces: Local Context and U.S. Assistance. Ms. Soper is a social scientist for the

Michael Knights
Barak Salmoni

The AKP's Turkey: Asset or Liability for the United States?

On June 10, 2011, Robert Wexler and Soner Cagaptay addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute, moderated by Institute managing director Michael Singh. Mr. Wexler is a former seven-term congressman as well as cofounder and former cochair of the Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans. Dr. Cagaptay is

Soner Cagaptay
Michael Singh

In-Depth Reports

Obama and Netanyahu:

Divergence and Convergence

Between May 19 and May 24, 2011, President Barack Obama and Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu delivered three landmark speeches that generated significant controversy regarding the status of relations between the two leaders and Washington's near-term plans for the peace process. At a time when the Palestinian Authority seems bent

David Makovsky

Articles & Testimony

Egypt and the Arab Fall

Egypt's stock market has plummeted, and the United States should do more to help.

David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Obama Walking a Fine Line on Borders Issue

The specific Israeli-Palestinian territorial principles enunciated by President Obama have within them the seeds of deepening tension between the United States and Israel, and perhaps even a rift.

Robert Satloff

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Obama's Push-Pull Strategy: How Washington Should Plan for a Post-Assad Syria

Andrew J. Tabler and Mara Karlin discuss what the United States can do to bring the Syrian crisis and the Asad regime to a peaceful end.

Andrew J. Tabler
Mara Karlin

Obama, the Arab Spring, and the Peace Process: Assessing a Pivotal Moment in U.S. Middle East Policy

On May 20, 2011, J. Scott Carpenter, Andrew J. Tabler, and Robert Satloff addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Carpenter is the Institute's Keston Family fellow and director of Project Fikra, which focuses on empowering Arab democrats in their struggle against extremism. Mr. Tabler is the Institute's

J. Scott Carpenter
Andrew J. Tabler
Robert Satloff

Articles & Testimony

A Welcome but Incomplete Shift on the Middle East

Perhaps the most striking aspect of President Obama's May 19 remarks was how greatly they differed from his 2009 Cairo speech.

Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

Obama to Assad: Reform or Leave

Washington and its allies should reach out to the Syrian opposition and help them plan for the eventuality of Asad's departure.

Andrew J. Tabler

Syria: The Case for "The Devil We Don't Know"

The Obama administration's announcement yesterday specifically sanctioning Syrian President Bashar al-Asad begins to clear the fog that has clouded policy toward this pivotal country since the outbreak of mass protests weeks ago. As U.S. and international leaders have grappled with popular uprisings across the Middle East, the tension between moral

Amos Yadlin
Robert Satloff

President Obama's Delicate Pivot: From Abbottabad to the Arab "Winds of Change"

After appropriately exulting in the daring raid against Usama bin Laden, President Obama will connect that success to a broader theme -- the Arab "winds of change" -- whose prospects for success are certainly no greater than the 50/50 odds originally given for the Abbottabad mission. In so doing, the

Robert Satloff

Articles & Testimony

Why a Case-by-Case Strategy Is Not Going to Work in the Middle East

When administration officials insist that each country and each revolution in the Middle East is different and must thus be handled differently, they are correct. Case-by-case action is often wise. Case-by-case strategy is not.

Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

Turkey's New Relationship with NATO: Implications for Washington

Ever since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) assumed power in Ankara in 2002, Turkey has grown gradually cold toward cooperating with the West in the Middle East. Now, the AKP is increasingly taking issue with NATO.

Soner Cagaptay

In-Depth Reports

When the Dust Settles: The Middle East, Circa 2016

On May 13, 2011, Robin Wright, Robert Kagan, and Martin Kramer addressed The Washington Institute's 2011 Soref Symposium. Ms. Wright, a distinguished journalist who has reported from more than 140 countries, is a senior fellow at the United States Institute of Peace and a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson

Robin Wright
Robert Kagan
Martin Kramer

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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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