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Syrian Battlefields Divide Adversaries; Lucrative Border Crossings Bring Them Together
Despite the collapse of the Syrian economy due to the ongoing war that has raged for years, Syria’s war economy benefits those known as “war profiteers,” who exploit the war, siege, and mass poverty to amass vast resources. These profiteers operate via border crossings that connect regions in conflict, which
Mar 3, 2020
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Ishtar Al Shami
Brief Analysis
Hezbollah Has a New Strategy to Survive Lebanon’s Financial Crisis
Unless Washington and its allies respond to the protestors’ legitimate demands for reform, the group will survive through measures such as expanding its smuggling activity, promoting its financial institutions, and selectively scapegoating corrupt politicians.
Mar 2, 2020
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Hanin Ghaddar
Video
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Inside the DHS Prevention and Protection Mission Addressing Targeted Violence and Terrorism
A senior Department of Homeland Security official discusses how the government is dealing with white supremacist and anti-Semitic attacks, continued threats from terrorist groups in the Middle East, and other challenges.
Mar 2, 2020
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Elizabeth Neumann
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Counterterrorism Lecture Series
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An Alternative Peace Plan
The disenchanted response of much of the Arab world to U.S. President Trump’s recently announced Peace Proposal has highlighted the serious need for alternative visions of a peace process, especially from Palestinians. And as an international community, we need to shake the foundations of this conflict to find peace. The
Mar 2, 2020
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Mohammed Dajani
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Fikra Forum
Consensus Politics and Democracy in Tunisia: Challenges for Political Reform
On January 14, Tunisia marked the ninth anniversary of the revolution that overthrew the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Yet this year’s anniversary took place amid a tense social and political atmosphere, made even more strained by Tunisia’s fragile economy. Although Tunisian citizens now enjoy freedom of expression
Mar 2, 2020
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Maher Al-Qudurat
Brief Analysis
Israel’s Electoral Marathon: Coalition Scenarios and Policy Implications
Although another abortive government formation process is possible, the main players could assemble an assortment of coalitions that differ widely in their approach to West Bank annexation and other issues.
Feb 28, 2020
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David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
‘Fighters Without Borders’: Forecasting New Trends in Iran Threat Network Foreign Operations Tradecraft
To hide its fingerprints on future attacks against U.S. interests, the regime is focusing on its regional 'Shia Liberation Army' and potentially seeking to radicalize lone actors.
Feb 27, 2020
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Matthew Levitt
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Brief Analysis
The Search for Extremism: Deploying the Redirect Method
Results from a new terrorism prevention project in the United States show how targeted online advertising tools can be used to undermine white supremacism and Islamist-inspired extremism.
Feb 27, 2020
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Ryan Greer
Vidhya Ramalingam
Brief Analysis
Sacked Saudi Energy Minister Returns to Cabinet
Khalid al-Falih’s appointment to a new investment role suggests that the kingdom’s Vision 2030 economic transformation project needs to be reinvigorated.
Feb 26, 2020
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Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
The Middle East’s Future of Perpetual Pandemics
If outbreaks like the coronavirus shift from ‘black swan’ events to regular occurrences, globalization trends in the region may reverse, with sobering consequences.
Feb 26, 2020
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Michael Knights
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Palestinian Majority Rejects Two-State Solution, But Backs Tactical Compromises
In between the Trump peace plan’s release on January 28 and Israel’s March 2 election, new survey data shows that most Palestinian respondents now say they prefer “regaining all of historical Palestine” over permanent peace with Israel. Yet majorities in both the West Bank and Gaza voice much more pragmatic
Feb 25, 2020
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David Pollock
In-Depth Reports
Reading Trump in Tehran
A week after Donald Trump was elected president in November 2016, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei played coy, remarking, “I have no judgment on the American election...[Both parties have been] naughty toward us.” Of course, his true reaction was far more complex. On one hand, he saw in the president-elect—who
Feb 23, 2020
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Mehdi Khalaji
Articles & Testimony
The Problem with Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan
The administration seemingly cannot decide if its plan is an opening gambit to trigger a compromise or a fait accompli that precludes one.
Feb 23, 2020
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Dennis Ross
David Makovsky
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Algeria, One Year into the Hirak: Successes and Setbacks
One year ago, Algeria witnessed the beginning of the largest and most peaceful popular protests since its independence in 1962. Since then, Algerians have filled the streets every Tuesday and Friday to express their rejection of the state’s political system and demand radical change. In the past year, Algeria has
Feb 21, 2020
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Zine Labidine Ghebouli
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Trump’s Mideast Plan Represents a Deep Paradigm Shift. What Should Israel Do Next?
The proposal could create a powerful new point of reference for any future Israeli leader, but it must not be adopted as a rigid operative blueprint.
Feb 21, 2020
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Michael Herzog
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In Search of Solidarity: The Coronavirus and China’s Views of the UAE and Iran
Around the start of the Lunar New Year holiday on January 25, fears heightened as experts announced that the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) could no longer be contained in its origin city of Wuhan, China. Because much remains unknown about the virus, the international public has been reacting in a
Feb 20, 2020
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Sheng Zhang
Brief Analysis
Challenges Await Oman’s New Sultan as Mourning Period Ends
Sultan Haitham will now be free to put his own stamp on the country's government and foreign policy, and a recent dust-up on the Yemeni border could provide the first indicator of his approach.
Feb 20, 2020
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Elana DeLozier
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Fikra Forum
Reformist-Hardline Rivalries Dull Iran’s Parliament Elections
On February 21, Iran will hold elections for the 290 seats of its parliament, the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Facing a hardline-led state campaign to disqualify their candidates from seeking seats, most reformist candidates have retreated from trying to compete in the elections—despite the fact that the reformist coalition in the
Feb 20, 2020
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Banafsheh Keynoush
Brief Analysis
Iran’s Predetermined Parliamentary Election
The vote will further consolidate Khamenei’s authoritarian rule, while the Majlis seems set to continue its decline in importance.
Feb 19, 2020
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Mehdi Khalaji
Articles & Testimony
Trump Is Right to Bide His Time in Renewing a Nuclear Treaty with Russia
Far from panicking, Washington should use negotiations with Moscow to begin addressing heretofore neglected nuclear threats.
Feb 19, 2020
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Michael Singh
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