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How to Secure Mosul:
Lessons from 2008-2014
In early 2017, Iraqi security forces are likely to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State, which has held the city since June 2014. As the event draws near, big-picture questions regarding how Arabs, Kurds, and microminorities can work together have justifiably drawn much scholarly attention, as have immediate challenges such
Oct 12, 2016
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Missile Attacks on the USS Mason: Principles to Guide a U.S. Response
After three antishipping attacks in two weeks by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, Washington should take firm steps to prevent this from becoming the new normal off Yemen's coast.
Oct 12, 2016
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Jeremy Vaughan
Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Houthi Antishipping Attacks in the Bab al-Mandab Strait
Yemeni rebels successfully attacked a UAE military vessel with what appeared to be an Iranian cruise missile, raising the need for a stronger U.S. role in the strategic waterway.
Oct 6, 2016
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Alex Almeida
Jeremy Vaughan
Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
How Will the Battle for Mosul Unfold?
Coalition and Iraqi planners seem to have settled on a phased approach aimed at encircling the city, hitting Islamic State targets with precision weapons, and minimizing civilian casualties, but the aftermath could prove more difficult than the battle itself.
Oct 4, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Iraq's Regional Decentralisation Debate Is Heating Up
As the battle for Mosul looms, however, national fragility may require postponing larger boundary-drawing initiatives.
Sep 18, 2016
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Michael Knights
Video
Brief Analysis
The Military Campaign Against the Islamic State: An Assessment
Two years into Operation Inherent Resolve, where does the U.S. campaign to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the Islamic State stand?
Sep 14, 2016
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Michael Knights
James Jeffrey
Michael Eisenstadt
Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates
New military facilities and operations in Eritrea and elsewhere on the Horn of Africa are serving the UAE's power-projection ambitions.
Sep 2, 2016
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Alex Almeida
Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Aug 27, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Contesting Facts on the Ground in Iraq
Far away from the exaggerated debates of misguided pundits, Western officials have moved on from past mistakes and are making grownup policy choices on Iraq that are reasonably good under the circumstances.
Aug 25, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The U.S., the Peshmerga, and Mosul
Although the scale and effectiveness of coalition efforts to train and equip the Peshmerga have grown, U.S.-Kurdish ties have yet to change fundamentally.
Jul 28, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Iraqi Security the Day After Mosul
Despite much progress on the ground against the Islamic State, missteps by the Iraqi government, political parties, and security forces could breathe new life into the group.
Jul 4, 2016
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Jun 11, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
A New Formula in the Battle for Fallujah
The campaign is Iraq's latest attempt to push militia and coalition forces into a single battlespace, and lessons from past efforts have seemingly improved their tactics.
May 25, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The Liberation of Fallujah, the Fall of Baghdad
Securing the Iraqi capital won’t be easy, but keeping Baghdad safe from the Islamic State is the only way to ensure it doesn’t fall to Shiite militias.
May 23, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The U.A.E. Approach to Counterinsurgency in Yemen
The conflict in Yemen cannot fairly be described as a singular war. The main war is being fought between a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states who back the Sunni-dominated internationally recognized government against Shia clans called the Houthis. But amid this, another war is being fought against Al-Qaeda in the
May 23, 2016
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
May 20, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
How to Prevent Sectarian Backlash from Baghdad Bombings
Continued bombings could bring a devastating flood of sectarian attacks to Baghdad and delay the battle for Mosul, so the coalition should help Iraqis address the capital's longstanding vulnerability.
May 17, 2016
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Sajad Jiyad
Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Gulf Coalition Targeting AQAP in Yemen
Coalition units and allied Yemeni forces have fought a successful and timely campaign to stem the al-Qaeda affiliate's runaway growth in Yemen.
May 10, 2016
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Michael Knights
Alex Almeida
Brief Analysis
Apr 15, 2016
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Michael Knights
What Did the Gulf Coalition War Achieve in Yemen?
A conversation on the causes, consequences, and lessons of the Yemen war, including its implications for potential future conflicts between the Gulf states and Iran.
Apr 9, 2016
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Michael Knights
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