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Iraq: Are Shia Leaders Ready for Sectarian Healing?
Recent trips to Iraq indicate that the struggle against the Islamic State has rekindled the possibility of sectarian cooperation.
Apr 5, 2016
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Michael Knights
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The Liberation of Mosul Has Begun
If the coalition-backed Iraqi and Kurdish governments make the right deals and send the right messages, the nascent campaign to retake the city could be very different from the military slogs in Tikrit and Ramadi.
Mar 30, 2016
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Gulf Coalition Operations in Yemen (Part 3): Maritime and Aerial Blockade
The coalition has restricted Iranian resupply of the Houthis by air and sea, and selective reopening of Yemeni ports may be possible as they fall to pro-Hadi forces.
Mar 25, 2016
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Nadav Pollak
Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Gulf Coalition Operations in Yemen (Part 2): The Air War
The air campaign has demonstrated surprising endurance and proficiency, but the coalition's strategic communications and efforts to mitigate collateral damage have been sorely lacking.
Mar 25, 2016
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Gulf Coalition Operations in Yemen (Part 1): The Ground War
The Saudi-led coalition has waged a dynamic campaign, but all actions so far constitute a prelude to the tougher fighting ahead should the coalition launch an assault on Sana and the Houthi heartland.
Mar 25, 2016
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Alex Almeida
Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Using International Financial Aid to Improve Baghdad-KRG Relations
Planned financial aid packages can help prevent economic meltdown in Iraqi Kurdistan and reduce tensions between Baghdad and Erbil.
Mar 15, 2016
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Mar 10, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
The Future of Iraq's Armed Forces
Efforts to rebuild Iraqi forces should focus on establishing support units in the right proportion to combat brigades.
Mar 10, 2016
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Mar 7, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Iraq's Popular Demobilisation
The prime minister has broad backing to begin absorbing Shiite militias into the armed forces, though two key PMUs seem bent on resisting the move.
Feb 26, 2016
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Iranian EFPs in the Gulf: An Emerging Strategic Risk
Tehran and its proxies have increased their efforts to provide armor-piercing explosive devices to Shiite cells in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and this game-changing escalation could pose even greater challenges if Riyadh takes further action in Syria.
Feb 23, 2016
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Michael Knights
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The Future of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Mosul, Economic Crisis, and Self-Determination
A senior foreign policy advisor to Iraqi Kurdish President Barzani discusses the state of U.S.-Kurdish military cooperation, the situation in Iraq and Syria, Kurdistan's economic needs, and the region's future.
Feb 9, 2016
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Hemin Hawrami
David Pollock
Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Feb 2, 2016
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Jan 14, 2016
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Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
What Would a Saudi-Iran War Look Like? Don't Look Now, But It Is Already Here
Even a short, sharp burst of direct military clashes would serve as a reminder to both sides of the overriding imperative to keep their conflict limited to the territories of unfortunate third parties.
Jan 11, 2016
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Jan 5, 2016
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Michael Knights
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Time to Focus on the Wars Within the War Against the Islamic State
To have any hope of deterring, limiting, or winning the coming conflicts in the Middle East, Washington needs to widen its view beyond the Islamic State in the manner that regional states are already doing.
Dec 21, 2015
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Michael Knights
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Playing Politics With Boots on the Ground
For many factions operating in Iraq, defeating the Islamic State is not priority number one.
Dec 8, 2015
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Michael Knights
The Paris Response: Answering Urgent Questions in the Anti-ISIS Fight
Experts weigh in on key questions regarding the perpetrators of the Paris attacks and the proper response, including counterterror and military measures in Syria and Iraq.
Nov 19, 2015
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Mohammed Dajani
Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Sarah Feuer
Soner Cagaptay
Simon Henderson
Michael Eisenstadt
Fabrice Balanche
Brig. Gen. Muni Katz
Nadav Pollak
Jeffrey White
Jacob Olidort
Matthew Levitt
Olivier Decottignies
Michael Knights
David Pollock
James Jeffrey
Anna Borshchevskaya
Brief Analysis
Nov 14, 2015
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Michael Knights
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