July 05, 2008
The Unlikely Peace: Analyzing the Dim Prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian Agreement in 2008
At the inaugural Zeev Schiff Memorial Lecture on Middle East Security, former Israeli chief of staff Lt. Gen. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak offered a detailed view of the challenges facing attempts to reach a new Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement before the end of the current American administration.
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Invigorating the U.S.-Turkey Strategic Partnership
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza delivered the ninth Turgut Ozal Memorial Lecture, detailing the lessons for America's future approach to Ankara that can be learned from the challenges of the last decade. Listen online.
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Thinking about Preventative Military Action against Iran
Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt correct common misperceptions about potential military action against Iran's nuclear program. Read or listen online.
PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCES
Strengthening the Partnership: How to Deepen U.S.-Israel Cooperation on the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
Read the first report of a distinguished, bipartisan group of current and former diplomats, legislators, strategists, scholars, and experts assembled by The Washington Institute.
Reconciling with Hamas? Abbas's Hedge Against a Failed Peace Process
Mahmoud Abbas's recent call for dialogue with Hamas is best understood as a tactical effort, not a strategic move toward Palestinian reconciliation. Mohammad Yaghi writes.
Determinants of a U.S. Drawdown
Both presumptive presidential candidates have promised to significantly reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq during their first term. Michael Eisenstadt examines the factors that will affect the pace of withdrawal in 2009 and beyond.
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 Provincial Politics in Iraq: Fragmentation or New Awakening?
In post-Saddam Iraq, decentralization has been a central rhetorical theme in...
 The Last Resort: Consequences of Preventive Military Action against Iran
Accepted wisdom suggests that preventive military action against Iran's nuclear...
2008 Soref Symposium
·Emerging Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Middle East With Donald Kerr, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
·Israel: Challenges at Home and Abroad With Haim Ramon, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
·Israel and America at Sixty: The Strategic Partnership at a Crossroads With Natan Sharansky, Itamar Rabinovich, James Woolsey, and Dennis Ross
·Prospects for the Bush Administration's Unfinished Business in the Middle East With Ghaith al-Omari, Theodore Kattouf, and David Makovsky


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