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Hezbollah's New Mission
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah made headlines last week when he claimed during a rally that Hezbollah still possessed 20,000 rockets and missiles after this past summer's war with Israel. The rally and the announcement were audacious: Some 350,000 supporters gathered in South Beirut to see Nasrallah appear publicly for the
Sep 29, 2006
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David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Hezbollah's Global Reach
On September 28, 2006, Washington Institute senior fellow Christopher Hamilton testified before the House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation. Mr. Hamilton directs The Washington Institute's Terrorism Studies Program. The prepared text of his remarks follows. Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I have been
Sep 28, 2006
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Christopher Hamilton
In-Depth Reports
Dealing with Iran's Nuclear Ambitions, Post-Lebanon
On September 17, 2006, Shahram Chubin and Gary Samore addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Dr. Chubin is director of studies and joint course director at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and author of Iran's Nuclear Ambitions (2006). Dr. Samore is incoming director of studies for the
Sep 27, 2006
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Who Are the Lumbrosos, Anyway? George Allen's Ancestors
Virginia Senator George Allen says he takes "great pride" in learning about the Jewish roots of his mother's family, the Lumbrosos of Tunisia. There's actually a lot for him to be proud of. After four years of research, I just completed a book on the history of the Holocaust's long
Sep 26, 2006
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Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Iran: The Complex Calculus of Preventive Military Action
Faltering diplomacy to suspend Iran's nuclear program -- highlighted by French president Jacques Chirac's September 18, 2006, call to temporarily suspend the threat of United Nations sanctions on Iran -- has revived speculation that the United States might undertake preventive action to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions. U.S. policymakers considering prevention
Sep 25, 2006
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Michael Eisenstadt
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The Israeli-Islamist War
Who won the summer war between Israel and Hizbullah? Right after the ceasefire, Hizbullah and its Iranian patrons declared the war a "divine victory," and the Economist concurred, running this headline across its cover: "Nasrallah Wins the War." Israel sank into a funk of self-recrimination. But a few weeks later
Sep 21, 2006
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Martin Kramer
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Promised Land:
The Legacy of Ariel Sharon and the Limits of Unilateralism
Dennis Ross reviews Ariel Sharon: A Life, a new biography by Nir Hefez and Gadi Bloom. The review originally appeared in the Fall 2006 issue of the journal Democracy. As Israeli journalists Nir Hefez and Gadi Bloom ask in the beginning of their new book, Ariel Sharon: A Life, will
Sep 21, 2006
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Dennis Ross
In-Depth Reports
Jihadist Threats to the West, In the West
On September 16, 2006, Frank Cilluffo, director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University, and Ronald Sandee, executive director of the Nine Eleven/Finding Answers Foundation, addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Following is a brief summary of their remarks. Throughout the discussion, both panelists focused
Sep 21, 2006
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The American Interest
The question of whether Israel is or is not an asset to the United States is one we rarely bother to ask ourselves. Time and again, we see prominent Americans -- presidents of the United States at the forefront -- emphasizing their special relationship with Israel. In polls of American
Sep 21, 2006
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Martin Kramer
Brief Analysis
Yemen's President to Be Reelected As Terrorist Plots Revealed
On September 20, amid reports of al-Qaeda plots against local American targets, the people of the strategically important but impoverished Arabian Peninsula state of Yemen go to the polls to elect a president. The president will not be new -- the incumbent Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power
Sep 20, 2006
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Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
The West at War:
Transatlantic Cooperation in the Fight against Terrorism (Part II)
On September 7, 2006, Michael Jacobson, Telmo Baltazar, and Jeremy Shapiro addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum. Telmo Baltazar is the political justice and home affairs counselor for the European Commission’s mission to Washington. Jeremy Shapiro is director of research at the Brookings Institution’s Center on the United States
Sep 20, 2006
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Michael Jacobson
Brief Analysis
The West at War:
Transatlantic Cooperation in the Fight against Terrorism (Part I)
On September 7, 2006, Michael Jacobson, Telmo Baltazar, and Jeremy Shapiro addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum. Michael Jacobson, a former FBI intelligence analyst and counsel to the 9-11 Commission, is currently senior advisor at the Department of the Treasury. While working at The Washington Institute as a Soref
Sep 19, 2006
In-Depth Reports
Building Security in the Broader Middle East
On September 15, 2006, Philip Zelikow delivered the opening keynote address at The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Mr. Zelikow is a counselor to the Department of State, in which capacity he serves as the secretary of state's senior policy advisor on a wide range of issues. Previously, he
Sep 18, 2006
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A Golan Gambit
President Bashar al-Adad of Syria is skittishly stamping his foot like a warhorse, restrained from galloping forward only by a tight grip on the reins. He is trying to tell us that he can hardly hold back from opening a front on the Golan Heights, after more than 30 years
Sep 17, 2006
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Ehud Yaari
In-Depth Reports
Deterrence in the Middle East:
Consequences of the Lebanon War
On September 16, 2006, Uzi Arad, Uzi Dayan, and Ephraim Sneh addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Mr. Arad is former head of research for Israel's foreign intelligence service, the Mossad. General Dayan is former head of Israel's National Security Council. Dr. Sneh is former deputy defense minister
Sep 16, 2006
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Uzi Dayan
Articles & Testimony
Is There a Clash of Civilizations?
Islam, Democracy, and U.S.-Middle East Policy
On September 14, 2006, Soner Cagaptay testified before the House International Relations Committee Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia's hearing on Islam, democracy, and U.S. policy toward the Middle East. The following is the prepared text of his remarks. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee
Sep 14, 2006
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
The Future of a Palestinian Unity Government
On September 11, 2006, advisors to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and prime minister Ismail Haniyeh announced that the two had reached agreement on the formation of a national unity government after months of on-again, off-again discussions. The core of the agreement appears to be that Haniyeh will remain prime minister
Sep 13, 2006
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Ben Fishman
Mohammad Yaghi
Brief Analysis
Iranian President Ahmadinezhad's Relations with Supreme Leader Khamenei
As part of their close consultation over how to respond to the Iranian nuclear challenge, top officials from the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany met in Berlin on September 7. In developing a plan for influencing Iran, a key consideration is, who are the key decision-makers in
Sep 12, 2006
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Mehdi Khalaji
Brief Analysis
Reconstructing Lebanon:
Short- and Longer-Term Challenges
Lebanon has secured pledges for assistance roughly equal to its $3.6 billion estimate of what is required to rebuild from the recent war. Though foreign assistance will be an important element in the short-term physical reconstruction, it will do little to help Beirut contend with the longstanding structural maladies afflicting
Sep 12, 2006
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David Schenker
In-Depth Reports
The Last Marja:
Sistani and the End of Traditional Religious Authority in Shiism
Iraqi Shiite cleric Ali Hussein al-Sistani has achieved tremendous popularity in recent years, becoming the greatest marja, or independent religious authority, in the Shiite world. But how does his influence compare to that of Iran's Supreme Leader, who can draw upon the considerable resources of the Iranian state? In this
Sep 10, 2006
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Mehdi Khalaji
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