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Confidence Building after Annapolis
In recent weeks, the United States has reduced expectations that the upcoming Annapolis peace conference will culminate in a diplomatic breakthrough for all parties after almost seven years of terror, violence, and non-engagement. Instead, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice seeks to revive the moribund 2003 Roadmap, and introduce a new
Nov 20, 2007
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David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
Prospects for Annapolis:
Assessing U.S. Policy and the Peace Process
Just days before President George W. Bush hosted a Middle East peace "meeting" in Annapolis intended to provide new impetus for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, The Washington Institute held a special policy forum with David Makovsky and Dennis Ross to assess the evolution of the Annapolis summit
Nov 19, 2007
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David Makovsky
Dennis Ross
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Six Critical Questions for Annapolis and Beyond
The purpose of the Annapolis summit now is to launch negotiations within the framework of the Roadmap to Middle East peace, the dormant and often maligned plan that provides neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians a setting to establish a "political horizon" for a future Palestinian state. With lowering expectations
Nov 19, 2007
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Robert Satloff
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Tony Blair Takes on West Bank Aid
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, now the Quartet's special Middle East envoy, has announced that he will soon determine the first set of projects meant to improve economic conditions in the West Bank, specifically mentioning projects around the town of Jericho. Although Blair will no doubt ignore calls from
Nov 19, 2007
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James G. Lindsay
Brief Analysis
Palestinian Politics and the Annapolis Meeting
The huge turnout of an estimated 250,000 Fatah supporters at a November 12 Gaza rally commemorating the third anniversary of Yasser Arafat's death reflects not only the worsening economic conditions since Hamas's June takeover, but also the factional rivalry over who is authorized to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinians
Nov 16, 2007
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Mohammad Yaghi
Brief Analysis
Libel, Terrorism, and the Assault on Academic Freedom
From London to Los Angeles, an increasing number of libel lawsuits have been filed against scholars researching the financial connections behind radical Islamist terrorism. This disturbing trend threatens to have a chilling effect on the important contributions that enterprising scholars can make to the work of law enforcement and intelligence
Nov 15, 2007
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Judith Miller
Brief Analysis
The PKK Redux:
Implications of a Growing Threat
On November 5, Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and deputy chief of military staff Gen. Ergin Saygun visited President Bush in Washington to discuss the growing threat posed by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The composition of the Turkish delegation was symbolically important and demonstrates a new political stability
Nov 15, 2007
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Magazine Engages Syrians and Americans
When I decided to start up a current affairs magazine in Damascus, my friends told me that the first edition would likely also be the last. This October our monthly magazine, Syria Today -- a Syrian-American joint venture, celebrated its third anniversary. Historically, Syria has one of the Middle East's
Nov 14, 2007
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Andrew J. Tabler
Brief Analysis
Sadat's Journey to Jerusalem:
Recalling Leadership in Service of Peace (Part II)
Thirty years ago, in November 1977, Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat stunned the world by traveling to Jerusalem to speak peace directly to the Israeli people. Israel responded with open arms, and after many months of U.S.-brokered negotiations, the result was the Camp David Accords and the subsequent Egypt-Israel peace treaty
Nov 14, 2007
Brief Analysis
Sadat's Journey to Jerusalem:
Recalling Leadership in Service of Peace (Part I)
Thirty years ago, in November 1977, Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat stunned the world by traveling to Jerusalem to speak peace directly to the Israeli people. Israel responded with open arms, and after many months of U.S.-brokered negotiations, the result was the Camp David Accords and the subsequent Egypt-Israel peace treaty
Nov 14, 2007
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How to Handle Terrorist Suspects:
No Easy Answer
On October 22, a U.S. government case against the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and five of its officials -- accused of financing Hamas -- ended in a mistrial when jurors deadlocked on nearly all of the 197 counts. A week later, Spanish judges acquitted a number of defendants charged with
Nov 14, 2007
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Michael Jacobson
Brief Analysis
Britain and Zionism:
Then and Now
On November 2, 2007 -- the ninetieth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration -- Michael Makovsky, Gerard Baker, and Simon Henderson addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Dr. Makovsky is foreign policy director of the new Bipartisan Policy Center and author of Churchill's Promised Land: Zionism and Statecraft (2007)
Nov 13, 2007
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Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
How to Win the War of Ideas
The resignation of Karen P. Hughes as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy gives President Bush an opportunity to fix one of the most glaring blunders in his administration's response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 -- a failure to prioritize ideological warfare over public relations. Today, most Americans
Nov 10, 2007
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How Europe Can Pressure Iran
Executive Summary Britain finds itself in a unique position to place tremendous pressure on Iran to desist from its nuclear activities due to the central role that the City of London along with New York plays in the international financial system. Realizing the leverage that the U.S. financial markets give
Nov 9, 2007
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Annapolis and a Dual-Track Peace Process
Public remarks by top U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian officials this week indicate that the character of the upcoming Middle East peace conference in Annapolis has changed. First, instead of the expected pre-conference declaration of final status -- principles and conceptual tradeoffs on core issues such as Jerusalem, borders, security, and
Nov 8, 2007
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David Makovsky
In-Depth Reports
Kuwait: Keystone of U.S. Gulf Policy
In spring 2007, a Gulf diplomat visiting Washington was asked how states such as Kuwait seem to remain insulated from regional crises in Iraq, Iran, and elsewhere. His response was unexpectedly poetic: "Think of a swan gliding across a pond. It all seems so serene -- but right below the
Nov 6, 2007
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David Pollock
Articles & Testimony
Turkey's Day
If there is one thing that Iraq does not need, it is additional sources of conflict and instability. Right now, the only part of Iraq that is stable and shows prospects o developing economically and politically is the Kurdish areas of the north. Though no without challenges, especially given the
Nov 5, 2007
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Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Pakistan and the War on Terror
On November 3, Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency, putting at risk, despite claims to the contrary, the upcoming January elections. Musharraf justified his move by citing an increase in "the activities of extremists and incidents of terrorist attacks." The action was taken despite recent pleas from
Nov 5, 2007
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Simon Henderson
Articles & Testimony
For Mideast Talks to Work, Rice Must Move the Goalposts
Secretary of State Rice is again shuttling back and forth to the Middle East, with plans to convene an international meeting in Annapolis later this month with the Israelis, Palestinians and leaders from a number of Arab countries. Her aim is to have the participants endorse a joint statement on
Nov 4, 2007
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Dennis Ross
Articles & Testimony
How Europe Can Pressure Iran
The U.S. ratcheted up the financial pressure against Tehran last week, unilaterally slapping sanctions on Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp, three state-owned banks, and a number of key officials for their involvement in the regime's terrorist financing and WMD-related activities. Realizing the leverage that American financial markets give Washington
Nov 2, 2007
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