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Israel Announces New Units for Settlers and Palestinians
Whether or not Palestinian units are actually built in Area C, the announcement will be a net loss if Israeli construction outside the security barrier becomes the new norm post-election.
Aug 16, 2019
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David Makovsky
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Iran Across the Border:
Israel's Pushback in Syria
Of all the threats in Israel’s strategic landscape, none have loomed larger in recent years than Iran’s ambitions and developing military capabilities in neighboring Syria and Lebanon. Exploiting regional turmoil as well as the 2015 nuclear agreement, the IRGC’s elite Qods Force has embarked on an ambitious plan to build
Jul 25, 2019
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Michael Herzog
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
MbZ and the Future Leadership of the UAE
Sudden Succession Essay Series
Attempts by the de facto leader of the United Arab Emirates, Muhammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan, to consolidate power and pursue an activist regional policy have drawn criticism from other emirates, including Dubai. If a compromise candidate eventually emerges to lead the UAE, it could reshape the country’s posture in the region as well as relations with the United States.
Jul 16, 2019
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Sudden Succession Essay Series
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
A Humanitarian Time Bomb in Idlib
As the latest regime offensive continues, hundreds of thousands of civilians are fleeing to overcrowded border camps, furthering Assad’s strategy of emptying as much of the Sunni Arab population as possible.
Jun 28, 2019
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Fabrice Balanche
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Iran’s Deceptive Nuclear Messaging
Tehran’s decision to renege on some of its nuclear commitments heralds a new period of disturbingly ambiguous announcements.
May 23, 2019
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Simon Henderson
Maps & Graphics
The Shia Militia Mapping Project
Explore a comprehensive interactive map of Shia militias across the Middle East, charting their location, movements, ties to Iran, and involvements in conflicts in Iraq and Syria.
May 20, 2019
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Phillip Smyth
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
No More Turkish Veto on Idlib Offensive?
Ankara’s calculations about the rebel province appear to have shifted, though it still hopes to use the situation as leverage for constraining the YPG and preventing another refugee influx.
May 14, 2019
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Fabrice Balanche
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Making Sense of Iraq's PMF Arrests
By highlighting the hypocrisy of recent ‘housecleaning’ campaigns, Washington can show the Iraqi public that Iran’s Shia militia networks offer no genuine solution to rampant corruption.
Apr 26, 2019
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Phillip Smyth
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Assessing the Post–July 15 Turkish Military:
Operations Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch
After Turkey’s July 2016 failed military uprising, the leadership initiated purges and reforms aimed at ensuring the military’s future loyalty, but raising questions about the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the newly configured Turkish Armed Forces. Two subsequent cross-border operations into northern Syria provide valuable insight: Operation Euphrates Shield, lasting
Mar 26, 2019
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Metin Gurcan
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
International Engagement in Iraq Is Tied to Military Presence
The U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State is the strongest alliance Iraq has ever enjoyed, but much of the resultant international attention and support could dissipate if forces are removed.
Feb 21, 2019
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Michael Knights
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
For Assad, Manbij Is the Key to East Syria
Reestablishing control in Manbij is the only way to build influence across the Euphrates, and now that U.S. troops are set to leave, both Russia and local Arab tribes may support this regime goal.
Feb 5, 2019
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Fabrice Balanche
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Tunisian Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria
Over the past few years, the influx of Tunisian fighters to Iraq and Syria has rendered Tunisia practically synonymous with a phenomenon that is still not well understood. This new Policy Note by jihadism expert Aaron Y. Zelin seeks to remedy this gap by quantifying the flow of Tunisian fighters
Nov 28, 2018
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Aaron Y. Zelin
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Iraq's Post-2014 Counter Terrorism Service
More than a decade ago, the United States created the elite Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service to conduct, coordinate, and lead CT efforts within the country. The CTS generally thrived in this role, even as Iraqis viewed the group with suspicion owing to its secretive operations, forbidding look, and avoidance of
Oct 2, 2018
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David Witty
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Treasury Increases the Pressure on Iranian Airlines
Numerous individual aircraft and front companies were added to the Treasury sanctions list, but naming even more of them could boost U.S. efforts to pressure Iran and close the IRGC’s Syrian air bridge.
Jun 1, 2018
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Farzin Nadimi
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Technical Implications of Trump’s JCPOA Announcement
Now that the nuclear deal is off, Iran’s next steps will be shaped at least in part by the technical capabilities of its enrichment program and related efforts.
May 9, 2018
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Simon Henderson
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
State with No Army, Army with No State
Evolution of the Palestinian Authority Security Forces, 1994–2018
No institution embodies the move toward Palestinian self-determination quite like the Palestinian Authority security forces (PASF). Created in the wake of the Oslo Accords, the PASF encompasses a collection of gendarmerie, police, intelligence, and civil defense services that has played a crucial role, for both good and ill, in every
Mar 27, 2018
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Neri Zilber
Ghaith al-Omari
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Tentative Transition:
Civil-Military Relations in Turkey Since the July 15 Uprising
On July 15, 2016, Turkey survived a harsh test to its democracy when it pacified a coup attempt led by the ultrasecretive Gulenist movement. But the episode raised more questions than it resolved. Looking back, how had the Gulenists infiltrated the highest military ranks, thereby allowing the uprising to go
Mar 7, 2018
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Metin Gurcan
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
The Road to Protective Edge:
Israel-Hamas Confrontation in Gaza
Without the creation of a new military concept by Israel to counter Hamas, a much bloodier conflict is likely in the future.
Feb 23, 2018
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Sami Turjeman
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Sectarianism in Syria's Civil War
A Geopolitical Study
This study, illustrated with 70 original maps and graphics, fosters a deeper understanding of the role sectarianism has played in Syria's war and reassesses the notion that the regime's divisive efforts singlehandedly transformed the secular and democratic revolution of 2011 into the brutal sectarian conflict of today.
Feb 5, 2018
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Fabrice Balanche
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
The Others: Foreign Fighters in Libya
This new study offers a deeper understanding of the foreign-fighter phenomenon, its evolution, and its potential trajectories.
Jan 16, 2018
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Aaron Y. Zelin
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