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Profile: Harakat al-Abdal
An inveterate opponent of the United States and Israel, the enigmatic Harakat al-Abdal may have become an entirely Qods Force-operated, Syria-based entity years ago, posing questions about where its fighters now reside and what became of its PMF status in Iraq.
Jun 2, 2025
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Sary Mumayiz
Michael Knights
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Militia Spotlight: Profiles
Articles & Testimony
Is a Good Iran Deal Possible?
If carefully negotiated and given enough time to demonstrate results, a new deal could prevent a crisis in the near term and create a foundation for regional stability down the road.
May 26, 2025
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Richard Nephew
Brief Analysis
Iran’s Foreign Minister Knows How to Speak Trump’s Language—Literally
In a bid to appease—and manipulate—the pioneer of “Twitter diplomacy,” Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator has adopted President Trump’s social media style while seeking favorable terms for the next big deal.
May 30, 2025
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Holly Dagres
Brief Analysis
UNIFIL’s Fork in the Road
The time for inertia is over—this summer, Security Council members will have a rare and urgent chance to break the spell of illusory “peacekeeping” and advance a model that actually helps keep the peace between Israel and Lebanon.
May 29, 2025
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Assaf Orion
Articles & Testimony
Everyday Life in the Islamic State’s Wilayat al-Raqqah
An in-depth study of how the Islamic State’s administrative apparatus and activities in its Syrian “capital” affected local residents, and how it sought to instrumentalize the populace in a quest to sustain its wider international state-building project for the long term.
May 2025
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Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Setting Expectations with Syria on Countering the Islamic State
After an encouraging Trump-Sharaa meeting, Washington and its partners must now facilitate the complex work of creating timelines and implementing new security arrangements to constrain the jihadist group.
May 27, 2025
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Devorah Margolin
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Brief Analysis
Kataib Hezbollah Sides with Sudani in Power Struggle Against Eidani
The Iran-backed militant group is signaling its seriousness about elections, aiming for better results in heavily populated Basra, and seeking to keep its rivals separated.
May 27, 2025
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Hamdi Malik
Michael Knights
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Militia Spotlight
Articles & Testimony
Will Trump Dump Netanyahu? Here's When Israel Will Find Out
A ten-year memorandum of understanding lapses during the president’s term, and he will have to decide whether negotiating a new deal serves American interests.
May 26, 2025
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Dennis Ross
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Seizing the Moment of Opportunity in Syria: Guidelines for U.S. Action
Four experts discuss what the Trump administration needs to do to follow through on the landmark talks with President Sharaa, from sorting through the complex web of sanctions to managing allied expectations and safely handing over the counter-IS mission.
May 22, 2025
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Matthew Levitt
Devorah Margolin
Souhire Medini
David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
A Potential "Interim" Iran Nuclear Deal Sounds Great, But It Isn’t
Now is the time to exert Washington's greatly expanded leverage, forcing Tehran to choose between a painful future with enrichment and other subversive tools in its arsenal or a hopeful future without them.
May 21, 2025
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Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Disarming Palestinian Factions in Lebanon Means Disarming Hezbollah
Given their deep historical and present-day coordination, Beirut needs to change its mindset of treating these groups separately and formulate a unified strategy for disarming them all—and the sooner the better.
May 21, 2025
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Hanin Ghaddar
Ehud Yaari
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Assessing the Gaza Death Toll After Eighteen Months of War
Health officials have compiled a largely comprehensive list, but questions remain about the Gaza ministry’s opaque revision process and vetting of family reports—along with unknown deaths and missing persons.
May 21, 2025
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Gabriel Epstein
Brief Analysis
Deporting Hamas’s Top Brass: A Path to Ending the War in Gaza
Although Hamas is still unwilling to discuss full disarmament, granting safe passage to hundreds of commanders could have similar effects on the ground while enabling the parties to end the fighting and reach a viable “day after” agreement.
May 20, 2025
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Ehud Yaari
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A New Energy Order in the UAE and Saudi Arabia
The two Gulf states are combining fossil fuel production with ambitions to become low-carbon leaders, and Washington risks getting left behind if it ignores the trend.
May 19, 2025
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Noam Raydan
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What the End of the Houthi Campaign Means for U.S. Power
Despite the embarrassing PR, “mowing the grass” by targeting Houthi capabilities and personnel has value if repeated periodically—perhaps by an Israeli-Arab “Red Sea security group” if Washington is no longer willing to take the lead.
May 19, 2025
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State Attacks the New Syrian Government
Even before a high-profile new attack in the east, shifting trends in the number, nature, and location of plots showed why the United States isn’t quite ready to take a victory lap in the battle against IS in Syria.
May 19, 2025
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Aaron Y. Zelin
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Iraqi Kurds Could Facilitate and Mediate in PKK-Turkish Peace Process
New developments in the PKK-Turkey peace process are a window of opportunity for Iraqi Kurdish parties to stabilize areas of Iraqi Kurdistan affected by the conflict and help facilitate a lasting peace.
May 18, 2025
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Wladimir van Wilgenburg
Video
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President Trump's Gulf Trip: A Whirlwind Three Days in the Region
In this final of several daily videos from Washington Institute scholars, Robert Satloff summarizes the economic, diplomatic, and cultural implications of President Trump's May 2025 trip to the Gulf region.
May 16, 2025
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Robert Satloff
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President Trump's 2025 Gulf Trip
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President Trump's Gulf Trip: Investment, AI, and Semiconductors in the UAE on Day Three
In this fifth of several daily videos from Washington Institute scholars, Elizabeth Dent shares details of deals reached or announced in Abu Dhabi on the third day of President Trump's May 2025 trip to the Gulf region.
May 15, 2025
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Elizabeth Dent
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President Trump's 2025 Gulf Trip
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Terrorist Wing of the Iraqi Government Opposes Sharaa Visit
Two of Prime Minister Sudani's partners in government—the terrorist groups Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq—have stepped up their efforts to bar Syria's new president from a Baghdad summit.
May 15, 2025
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Ameer al-Kaabi
Michael Knights
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Militia Spotlight
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