Policy Analysis

As the various threats posed by Iran's nuclear efforts become increasingly clear to the international community, most published assessments of the regime's strategy continue to overlook the role of religion. Because Iran is a theocracy, any attempt to fashion an effective policy toward its nuclear program must account for the

Despite devoting more than thirty years and $50 billion to secure the peace, Washington now finds itself with precious little influence in Egypt.

Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Because the issue of U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority has become intertwined with the upcoming Palestinian bid for United Nations membership, I feel it is necessary to address these two issues together. I would like to say, from the outset, that

The anti-Israel hatred ingrained in Egypt's nationalist ideology may well be the downfall of Egypt's revolt.

Ankara's warning that Turkey will stop Israel from unilaterally exploiting gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean poses a direct challenge to U.S. policy.

Ambassador William B. Taylor, recently named as the State Department's special coordinator for Middle East transitions, has his work cut out for him.

On September 11, 2011, Matthew Levitt, director of The Washington Institute's Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, delivered a plenary keynote address at "World Summit on Counter-Terrorism: Terrorism's Global Impact," the eleventh annual conference of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, Israel. The following is an excerpt from his

The downward spiral in Turkish-Israeli relations is not only an irreversible trend, but also a lose-lose situation for both sides.

The United States cannot simply capture and kill its way out of the global terrorism problem; it must find a way to take on the extremist ideology directly.

Turkey and Israel are at dangerously opposing ends of Levantine politics, and conflict may be looming.

On September 23, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas is slated to address the United Nations to request full membership for the "State of Palestine." The Obama administration has pledged to veto any such move at the UN Security Council, but with a two-thirds majority vote of the General Assembly, the

Remarkably, as Syria’s increasingly isolated President Asad continues his bloody crackdown on a popular uprising, Iraq is throwing him a lifeline.

Two decades of disuse and neglect may have made salvaging Egypt-Israel peace in the post-Mubarak era an impossible task. But the stakes are too high not to try.

According to reliable, face-to-face surveys, more Palestinians in east Jerusalem would prefer to become citizens of Israel rather than citizens of a new Palestinian state.

The more deeply that 9/11 revisionism becomes ingrained in Arabs' views of history, the harder it will be to advance policies for preventing another attack.

Soner Cagaptay and Ata Akiner examine the political and military implications of Turkey's new order since the military resignations of July 2011.

Despite Qadhafi's fall, the Obama administration's initial reluctance to become involved in Libya sends a negative signal to Iran and others regarding Washington's stomach for confrontation.

By subjecting civilians to military tribunals, Egypt's military rulers risk confrontation with the public.

As the Asad regime crackdown continues, neighboring states are increasingly likely to view Syria as another arena for contesting power.

For the past decade, a military vs. AKP dichotomy has shaped most analysis on Turkey, but a new framework seems necessary now.