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/policy-analysis/uae-president... | | UAE President’s White House Visit Is About Much More Than Mere Formalities |
/policy-analysis/death-another... | | The Death of (Another) Hezbollah Lifer Like his recently killed predecessor, Ibrahim Aqil had a long history of killing Americans, Europeans, Israelis, Leban... IMG-ALT A Hezbollah fighter has his picture taken alongside a mural depicting deceased Hezbollah military leader Ibrahim Aqil at Aquil's funeral in September 2024 - ... |
/policy-analysis/how-exploding... | | How Exploding Pagers Can Lead to Calm Along Israel-Lebanon Border Washington should push to negotiate limited border understandings now—it makes little sense... IMG-ALT One of the pagers destroyed by remotely triggered explosion in Lebanon on September 17, 2024 - source: Reuters |
/policy-analysis/mbz-visits-wa... | | MbZ Visits Washington: Meeting Agendas and Regional Implications The Emirati leader will likely focus on the future of bilateral economic and technological i... IMG-ALT UAE President Muhammad bin Zayed - source: Reuters |
/policy-analysis/israel-and-co... | | Israel and the Coming Long War To defeat Iran’s "resistance" axis, the IDF needs a new strategy—and a unified country. Sep 13, 2024 ◆ Assaf Orion IMG-ALT Hezbollah fighters parade with flags in Lebanon in 2019 - source: Reuters |
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/policy-analysis/how-sustainab... | | How Sustainable Are Defense and Deterrence Methods in Light of Iran’s Attack? Despite the success of the allied response on April 13, Iran’s attack calls int... IMG-ALT Iron Dome rockets intercepting Hamas missiles over Tel Aviv |
/policy-analysis/denial-or-pun... | | Denial or Punishment? The U.S.-Israel Debate About How Best to Deter Iran Experience shows that a balanced strategy blending deterrence by denial and deterre... |
/policy-analysis/palestinian-a... | | The Palestinian Arena in the Shadow of the Iran-Israel Crisis |
/policy-analysis/security-coop... | | Security Cooperation in a Changed Region: How to Advance the U.S.-GCC Defense Working Groups |
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/policy-analysis/reinforcing-u... | | Maps & Graphics Reinforcing U.S. Diplomacy to Stop a Hezbollah-Israel War Only a comprehensive initiative aimed at curbing Hezbollah’s influence both within ... IMG-ALT Israeli flag, Hezbollah flag, implied Lebanon border |
/policy-analysis/bidens-legacy... | | Biden’s Legacy and Netanyahu’s Missed Moment? The coming months still hold hope for the president’s dream of Israeli-Saudi normalization, but only if Netanya... IMG-ALT Then Vice President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in 2010 - source: Reuters |
/policy-analysis/netanyahu-vis... | | Video The Netanyahu Visit, U.S.-Israel Ties, and the War on Hamas Three veteran diplomats discuss the context and policy content of the prime minister’s visi... |
/policy-analysis/behind-us-pla... | | Behind the US Plan to Prevent an All-Out Israel-Hezbollah War |
/policy-analysis/israel-and-un... | | Israel and the United States Must Agree on How to End the War in Gaza |
/policy-analysis/israel-biden-... | | On Israel, Biden Is No Reagan |
/policy-analysis/denial-or-pun... | | Denial or Punishment? The U.S.-Israel Debate About How Best to Deter Iran |
/policy-analysis/even-after-ho... | | Maps & Graphics Even After Houthi Attacks, Russia-Linked Tankers Return to Red Sea The operators are either accepting risk on a vital transport route or else... IMG-ALT A Russia-linked ship on the Red Sea. |
/policy-analysis/houthi-attack... | | Maps & Graphics Houthi Attacks on Russia-Linked Tankers Available data suggests the Yemeni group has been going after vessels carrying Russian cargo, particu... IMG-ALT Houthi missile hits Chios Lion tanker, Red Sea, July 2024. |
/policy-analysis/are-houthis-a... | | Are the Houthis Attacking Ships in the Mediterranean? |
/policy-analysis/tracking-mari... | | Tracking Maritime Attacks in the Middle East Since 2019 |
/policy-analysis/understanding... | | Video Understanding Jihadist Governance: Contending with a Diverse Problem Set Three experts discuss the findings of a new Washington Institute compilation o... IMG-ALT Photo of a woman reading a document at a military checkpoint in the Philippines before being permitted to return home after fighting between government troop... |
/policy-analysis/us-bahrain-ti... | | Video U.S.-Bahrain Ties One Year After the Strategic Partnership Agreement Two veteran ambassadors discuss bilateral efforts in the security, economic, and t... IMG-ALT U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa in Riffa, Bahrain - source: Reuters |
/policy-analysis/brink-potenti... | | Video On the Brink? The Potential for a Broader Conflict in the Middle East An Israeli general and two former U.S. officials discuss the prospects of an immi... IMG-ALT Photo of a woman walking in front of a mural that shows missiles being launched from Iran. |
/policy-analysis/extent-terror... | | Maps & Graphics Extent of Terrorist and Militia Fuel Oil Diversion Exposed in Iraq A mechanism for diverting Iraqi government oil to militias through non-ope... IMG-ALT Iraqi cabinet meeting, August 6, 2024 |
/policy-analysis/what-make-rec... | | Maps & Graphics What to Make of Recent Attacks on Coalition Bases in Iraq and Syria? The strikes are not yet numerous enough to form a definitive pattern, bu... IMG-ALT Rocket truck used to attack US forces at Al-Asad, Iraq, Aug 5, 2024 |
/policy-analysis/tracking-anti... | | Tracking Anti-U.S. and Anti-Israel Strikes From Iraq and Syria During the Gaza Crisis |
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/policy-analysis/free-and-fair... | | Fikra Forum Fikra Forum Free and Fair? Setting Expectations for the KRI’s October Elections Elections in which Kurdish voters can authentically choose their ... IMG-ALT Parliament of Kurdistan |
/policy-analysis/irans-debate-... | | Fikra Forum Fikra Forum Iran's Debate about Weekends Highlights Tehran's Ideological Constraints The debate over making Saturday the official second day of t... IMG-ALT Street in Tehran |
/policy-analysis/hamass-mislea... | | Hamas's Misleading Narrative and Its Impact on Jordanian National Security |
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/policy-analysis/will-hezbolla... | | Will Hezbollah Choose to Keep Its Word—or Its Arsenal? The group must decide between walking back its threat to northern Israel or risking the loss of its ad... |
/policy-analysis/death-another... | Text duplicate | The Death of (Another) Hezbollah Lifer Like his recently killed predecessor, Ibrahim Aqil had a long history of killing Americans, Europeans, Israelis, Leban... IMG-ALT A Hezbollah fighter has his picture taken alongside a mural depicting deceased Hezbollah military leader Ibrahim Aqil at Aquil's funeral in September 2024 - ... |
/policy-analysis/how-exploding... | | How Exploding Pagers Can Lead to Calm Along Israel-Lebanon Border |
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