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Dr. Dafna H. Rand: The 2015 Middle East Landscape
Deputy Director of Studies Dr. Dafna H. Rand provides a landscape and outlook for the modern Middle East, discussing the transition from peaceful movements to long-term conf...
By Dafna Rand
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Dr. Marc Lynch before House Armed Services Committee on ISIL and the New Islamist Challenge
Adjunct Senior Fellow Dr. Marc Lynch testified at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the threat posed by Islamic extremism and possible U.S. foreign policy implicatio...
By Marc Lynch
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If the Iran Nuke Talks Fail...
What if the nuclear talks with Iran completely break down at some point, as quite a few people in Congress and the Washington policy community seem to want? We believe the res...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Robert D. Kaplan
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How to bankrupt the Islamic State
As Congress begins to debate a new resolution endorsing the U.S. use of military force against the Islamic State (ISIS), policymakers also need to stay focused on another key ...
By Peter Harrell
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Testimony: National Security Threat of Islamic State Terrorists
Deputy Director of Studies Dr. Dafna Rand testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the national security threat posed by ISIS....
By Dafna Rand
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Dr. Dafna Rand before House Foreign Affairs Committee on ISIS
Deputy Director of Studies Dr. Dafna Rand testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the national security threat posed by ISIS....
By Dafna Rand
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Video: Is it time to open the door to better relations with Iran?
By Robert D. Kaplan
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The Real U.S.-Iran Dilemma: What Happens After a Nuclear Deal?
There is a fierce debate in both the United States and Iran about the possible implications of a nuclear agreement for broader relations between the two states after thirty-fi...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Jacob Stokes & Nicholas Heras
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SOTU: Ilan Goldenberg on Iran
The President’s message on Iran will be closely watched by the leadership in Tehran, skeptical members of Congress, and anxious Arab and Israeli partners. The President should...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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SOTU: Nicholas Heras on Syria
President Obama should take this opportunity to present a vision for the framework of a post-Assad Syria, and not simply limit his remarks to an update on the U.S.-led Coaliti...
By Nicholas Heras
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Does the Islamic State Pose a Threat to Morocco and Jordan?
The Middle East and North Africa‘s constitutional monarchies are surviving the upheaval of the Arab Spring. Morocco and Jordan, two key US allies in the region, are popularly ...
By Amanda Claypool & Nicholas Heras
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Time clock for deal with Iran
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, the P5+1, and Iran are in overtime negotiations to reach a nuclear agreement, after failing to craft one in ...
By Ellie Maruyama
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The South will Rise Again
Syria’s civil war is heading toward a point of no return. Advances by the Islamic State (IS) in eastern and northern Syria and the resurgence of other jihadi organizations in ...
By Dafna Rand & Nicholas Heras
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Warming to Iran
Foreign policy is about necessity, not desire. And multiple necessities have been driving the United States and Iran toward a détente of sorts. Indeed, the American-Iranian es...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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No need for new sanctions on Iran
As the 113th Congress wraps up and the new Congress prepares for the start of 2015 it is evident that one of the central early debates on foreign policy will revolve around ne...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Is Israel increasing its role in Syrian conflict?
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comIn a Fox News interview, Research Assocaite Nick Heras believe the strikes against ISIS are significant in the fight against both Sy...
By Nicholas Heras
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A Delicate Atomic Dance: Managing the Aftermath of the Iran Nuclear Talks
With the agreement in Vienna between Iran and the P5+1 on an extension of the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, policy makers will now have to turn to the equally chal...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Ilan Goldenberg
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A Big Step Forward: Tunisia’s Fragile Democratic Consolidation
Those in Washington still hopeful about the positive potential of the 2011 Arab uprisings should celebrate Tunisia’s successful October 26 legislative elections. By all accoun...
By Dafna Rand
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Don’t Wreck the Iran Talks
Iran and the international community are approaching the finish line in negotiations to roll back Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. Even at this late hour, however, American ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Contain ISIS, Then Roll It Back
Nine days after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress. Referring to thousands of terrorists active in more than 60 coun...
By Richard Fontaine