Policy Analysis

The Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front, represent the most powerful political movement in Jordan today. Their statements and actions over the past five years—in government and in opposition—offer insight into how the Islamists might conduct domestic and foreign affairs if they come to power. To

On July 26, 1995, Dr. Emre Gönensay, ambassador-at-large and chief advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Çiller, addressed a session of The Washington Institute's Policy Forum on Turkey's foreign policy and security interests. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks. Turkey's New Geo-Politics When Mustafa Kemal Attaturk founded

On July 18, 1995, Terence Adams, president of the Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), and Gregory Rich, president of the AIOC Pipeline Group, addressed a session of The Washington Institute's Policy Forum on the energy potential of the Caspian Sea region and efforts to extract and export Azerbaijan's oil and

On July 13, 1995, Lt. General Malcolm R. O'Neill, director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, addressed a session of the The Washington Institute's Policy Forum on U.S. theater missile defense and missile proliferation in the Middle East. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks. The Threat of

On, July 10, 1995, Samuel Lewis, counselor to the Washington Institute, and Robert Satloff, executive director of the Washington Institute, addressed a session of the The Washington Institute's Policy Forum on the status of the peace process and its future development. The following is a rapporteur's summary of their remarks

On June 16, 1995, Ambassador Vafa Guluzade, principal foreign policy advisor to Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev, addressed a session of The Washington Institute's Policy Forum on Azerbaijan's relations with Russia and the Middle East. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks. Although Azerbaijan is now an independent state

The More than three years after Algeria's military-backed government annulled the results of the first round of parliamentary elections, the country remains locked in a bloody civil war with insurgents seeking to establish a sharia-based Islamic regime. While by no means assured, an Islamist takeover could occur in one of

In recent weeks, President Clinton has taken unilateral action against Iran (imposing a ban on U.S. private investment and trade) and has attempted bilateral diplomacy (with Russia) to curtail Tehran's efforts to acquire nuclear power and technology. Because neither of these two initiatives can by themselves succeed in "containing" Iran

NEW DELHI -- President Rafsanjani's trip here last week received widespread publicity largely because it coincided with -- and reportedly upstaged -- Treasury Secretary Rubin's visit to India. In a larger sense, though, as Washington seeks to contain Iran's growing ties with Russia and China, Rafsanjani's trip to this other

This week's announcement of the cancellation of Iran's participation in the Azerbaijan oil consortium -- partly as a result of U.S. pressure on both Azerbaijan and U.S. oil companies -- is the latest result of U.S. efforts to strengthen the "containment" of Iran's Islamic regime. So far, Iran has responded

Turkish Foreign Minister Erdal Inonu arrives tonight as part of a tour of major Allied capitals to explain Turkey's military operation in northern Iraq. In Washington--far more sympathetic to the Turkish action than European capitals, yet nevertheless insistent that it be "limited in duration and scope"--Inonu probably hopes to focus

It is truly my honor to be here with you on this occasion. It is hard to believe that The Washington Institute is already ten years old. It does not seem like that long ago that it was created. But it has been a splendid decade not only for the

As Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak opens his talks in Washington, his government's approach to the extension of the 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) is likely to be high on the agenda. Egypt's position is that it will not support the NPT's indefinite extension if Israel does not sign the treaty

Keynote addresses by Al Gore, Yitzhak Rabin, Martin Gilbert, Osama El-Baz, Nabil Sha'ath, Fayiz Tarawneh, and Uri Savir. Eminent Persons Roundtable with Ralph Begleiter, Richard Cheney, Leslie Gelb, Charles Krauthammer, Joseph Lieberman, and Samuel Lewis.

Preface In the post-Cold War era and with the emergence of new security challenges to U.S. interests around the globe, the U.S. intelligence community has come under intense scrutiny. Indeed, the principal mission of the newly-established Presidential Commission on Roles and Capabilities of the U.S. Intelligence Community -- whose ranks

On Thursday, March 23, 1995, Institute Senior Fellow Michael Eisenstadt and Visiting Fellow Shai Feldman delivered Policy Forum presentations on developments in nuclear proliferation and nuclear arms control efforts in the Middle East. The following is a rapporteur's report of their comments. Michael Eisenstadt Nuclear arms control is likely to

Secretary of Defense Perry's statements in Bahrain today highlighting the "potential threat" of Iran's deployment of "8,000 military personnel . . . anti-ship missiles, air-defense missiles and chemical weapons" on disputed Persian Gulf islands will renew debate over imposing comprehensive economic sanctions on Iran. A key element of that debate

While Iran's recent nuclear deal with Russia has attracted world attention, Tehran has in the past few months bolstered its military presence on the strategic Persian Gulf island of Abu Musa, raising new questions about its intentions and heightening concerns about Iranian policy in the Gulf. Iran's Naval Buildup Since

On February 8, 1995, David Litt, country director for Northern Gulf Affairs at the State Department, addressed a session of The Washington Institute's Policy Forum concerning the situation in northern Iraq and the prospects for peace and cooperation among the Kurdish factions there. The following is a rapporteur's summary of

Extending the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty: The Middle East Debate Executive Summary The debate in the Middle East over the possible extension of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) at the April 1995 review conference has emerged as one of the key determinants of whether the treaty will be extended. Egypt ratified