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The Real Choice Turkey Has to Make When It Comes to Israel
While all eyes are fixed on the faltering Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Israel is involved in another diplomatic standoff whose consequences may be just as dire for the future of the Middle East. The impasse in question is between Turkey and Israel -- erstwhile allies whose deteriorating relations undermine the security of
Nov 6, 2010
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The Case for an Immediate IAEA Special Inspection in Syria
A key option for inspectors of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world body charged with stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, is a "special inspection" an intrusive visit made when the IAEA judges the information provided by a state to be inadequate. But The IAEA is reluctant
Nov 5, 2010
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Olli Heinonen
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Why I Still Miss Yitzhak Rabin
As a journalist, I covered Yitzhak Rabin for the better part of eight years, from 1987 to 1995. During that period, I interviewed him when he was defense minister and in the political opposition, and I covered him when he was prime minister of Israel, during the zenith of the
Nov 4, 2010
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David Makovsky
The Obama Administration at Midpoint: Taking Stock of Israeli-Palestinian Mediation
Presentation delivered at the Middle East Institute. Having reached the midway point of this term, the Obama administration is now at a logical time to evaluate where its effort in Israeli-Palestinian mediation stand, and to look ahead at prospects for the future. The Obama administration inherited challenging conditions in 2009
Nov 4, 2010
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David Makovsky
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How Turkey Is Changing
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) rose to power in Turkey in 2002, introducing new social, political and foreign policy currents throughout Turkish society. Reports indicate that under the AKP's guidance, Turkey is becoming more conservative. While social conservatism is not in itself a problem, a government-enforced conservative transformation of
Nov 4, 2010
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The Iran Angle of Ras al-Khaimah's Succession Struggle
The October 27 death of a long-serving Arab ruler in an obscure Persian Gulf sheikhdom has the potential to alter the tense relationship between the region's Arab states and Iran, while also testing the ruling style and adaptability of hereditary, quasimonarchical Arab states. Tiny but strategically situated Ras al-Khaimah, part
Oct 29, 2010
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Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Israel's Strategic Landscape:
A Diplomatic and Military Assessment
On October 26, 2010, Tal Becker and Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Michael Herzog addressed a special Policy Forum luncheon at The Washington Institute to discuss current Israeli strategic thinking at the negotiating table and on possible future battlefields. Mr. Becker is an Israel-based international associate with the Institute. Previously, he served
Oct 29, 2010
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Tal Becker
Michael Herzog
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Iraq:
Between Democracy and Disorder?
On October 22, 2010, Ahmed Ali, Michael Knights, and Michael Eisenstadt addressed a special Policy Forum luncheon at The Washington Institute. Mr. Ali is a Marcia Robbins-Wilf research associate at the Institute, focusing on the political dynamics of Iraq. Dr. Knights is a Lafer fellow at the Institute, specializing in
Oct 27, 2010
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Ahmed Ali
Michael Knights
Michael Eisenstadt
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A Lethal Saudi Mix of Cash and Conceit
To misquote F. Scott Fitzgerald, Saudi princes are different from you and me. For a start, they have more money. Lots more money. Indeed, as shown in the murder trial that concluded in London last Wednesday, so much money that at least one of them thought he could sexually assault
Oct 24, 2010
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Is It Islamic or Islamist?
Now that even the tolerant, liberal Swedes have elected an anti-Islam party to their Parliament, it's pretty clear that such controversies are mounting because both the left and the right are confused over the politics of Islam. The left is wrongly defending Islamism -- an extremist and at times violent
Oct 23, 2010
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Soner Cagaptay
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Balancing Rights in Bahrain
On October 23, the people of the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain will vote in parliamentary and municipal elections. Five days later, the trial will begin of more than twenty Shiite political activists detained since August and charged with terrorism and conspiring against the government. Both events will be watched
Oct 22, 2010
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Simon Henderson
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Bandar Is Back
For a generation, Prince Bandar bin Sultan was Riyadh's man in Washington. As the Saudi ambassador to the United States from 1983 to 2005, he was even dubbed "Bandar Bush" for his close ties to that powerful American political dynasty. After leaving Washington, apparently burned out, he returned to Saudi
Oct 22, 2010
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Turkey under the AKP:
Neither a European nor a Regional Power (Part 3)
Read part 1 and part 2. Believing that the supposedly reformed Islamist Justice and Development Party, or AKP, could be a bridge-builder between Europe and Muslim countries, some promoted the AKP as a special mediator in the region, shielding it from those who worried early on about the AKP's worldview
Oct 18, 2010
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Iran's Influence in Iraq:
Game, Set, but Not Match to Tehran
"Today, Iraq is to Iran as Lebanon was to Syria," intoned an Iraqi politician during a recent off-the-record briefing in Washington. The sentiment is commonly expressed by Iraqis, the US's Arab allies and by many American diplomats and soldiers: that the United States removed Iran's most inveterate opponent -- Saddam
Oct 18, 2010
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Obama's National Security Vision:
Confronting Transnational Threats with Global Cooperation
The Obama administration's May 2010 National Security Strategy (NSS) laid out a strategic vision that draws on interagency information sharing as well as active engagement with foreign partners to secure American interests. This multilateral approach is likely to succeed in the tactical areas of counterterrorism and counterproliferation. But given the
Oct 13, 2010
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Matthew Levitt
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Ahmadinezhad's Lebanon Visit and the Fate of the Hariri Tribunal
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad's trip to Beirut this week will likely produce a flurry of rhetorical challenges against Israel and perhaps even a visit to the Israel-Lebanon border. But one purpose of the trip may be aimed at influencing the fate of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), charged with
Oct 12, 2010
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Andrew J. Tabler
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Negotiations amidst the Settlement Freeze
In negotiating tradecraft, the distinction between positions and interests is a fundamental one. Parties with divergent interests can unite behind common positions, like the environmentalists and trade unions who opposed NAFTA in the 1990s. Just as often, parties with opposing positions fail to perceive their common interests, like divorcing parents
Oct 12, 2010
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Turkey under the AKP:
Neither a European nor a Regional Power (Part 2)
Read part 1 and part 3. Although the incumbent Justice and Development Party, or AKP, substantively dropped European Union membership as a top priority in 2005 and has since turned its attention to Turkey's Middle Eastern ties, it continues to allege that the accession process is of major importance. However
Oct 10, 2010
Brief Analysis
Jerusalem:
A Vision for Tomorrow
On October 6, 2010, Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat addressed a special Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. As leader of a uniquely high-profile city with complex municipal and political challenges that have international repercussions, Barkat laid out an optimistic vision of Jerusalem's future, including a detailed new municipal "master plan"
Oct 8, 2010
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2010 Scholar-Statesman Award Dinner
Watch video or read a transcript of a special Washington Institute event honoring Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Oct 5, 2010
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Tony Blair
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