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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
Brief Analysis
Containing Hizballah's Terrorist Wing
As part of the international effort to ensure that the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel can become a sustainable ceasefire, much attention has been paid to blocking arms shipments to Hizballah, as called for in UN Security Council Resolution 1701. But another threat to peace in the region
Sep 7, 2006
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Barak Ben-Zur
Christopher Hamilton
In-Depth Reports
An Adaptive Insurgency:
Confronting Adversary Networks in Iraq
Iraq's Sunni Arab insurgency, which first emerged in spring 2003, continues today, and no blend of coalition operational strategy has succeeded in substantially diminishing it. In fact, by some measures, the insurgency has grown in scope and capability. What makes the insurgents such difficult targets? How have they been able
Sep 5, 2006
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Jeffrey White
Articles & Testimony
Lebanon: Why So?
From the outset, there was no “victory” to be had in this war, no resounding knockout. Still, the final score, on points, should have turned out very different from this. The perception that we’ve ended in a draw is actually a great achievement for Hizballah, one that all terror organizations
Sep 4, 2006
Brief Analysis
Lessons and Consequences of the Israel-Hizballah War:
An Early Assessment
On August 25, 2006, Jeffrey White, David Makovsky, and Dennis Ross addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum. Jeffrey White is the Berrie Defense Fellow at The Washington Institute and the coauthor, with Michael Eisenstadt, of the Institute Policy Focus Assessing Iraq’s Sunni Arab Insurgency. David Makovsky, senior fellow and
Sep 1, 2006
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Jeffrey White
David Makovsky
Dennis Ross
Articles & Testimony
Syria's Answer
Advocates of U.S. diplomatic reengagement with Syria have received a clear answer from Damascus. On August 15, Syrian president Bashar Assad gave a lengthy speech to the Syrian Journalists Association condemning the Bush administration, disparaging the United Nations, declaring support for Hezbollah and regional “resistance,” and calling for the removal
Aug 31, 2006
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David Schenker
Brief Analysis
Making the Lebanon Ceasefire Work:
Security Requirements and Implications for an International Force
On August 23, 2006, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Daniel Christman, Emile El-Hokayem, and Michael Eisenstadt addressed The Washington Institute’s Special Policy Forum. General Christman is senior vice president for international affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and previously served as assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Aug 30, 2006
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Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
The Damascus-Hizballah Axis:
Bashar al-Asad's Vision of a New Middle East
On August 15, Syrian president Bashar al-Asad gave a significant policy speech to the Syrian Journalists Union in which he expressed his support for Hizballah. More importantly, the address sought to redefine Syria’s position in the Arab world. Building on Washington’s talk of the birth of a new Middle East
Aug 29, 2006
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Seth Wikas
Brief Analysis
Darfur and the Arab League
On August 20, 2006, the Arab League committee on Sudan backed Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir’s refusal of a UN peacekeeping force in the war-wracked Darfur region. At the UN Security Council, the only open critic of the proposal to send such a force is Qatar, the only Arab member of
Aug 28, 2006
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Act Now to Deter and Contain Iran
For the last year, Iran has been successfully gaming the international diplomatic process, stalling while its nuclear program moves inexorably forward. We need to make time work for us, not against us. The best way to do that is to take bold and immediate steps to deter and contain Iran
Aug 28, 2006
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Patrick Clawson
Articles & Testimony
Would Turkish Troops in Lebanon Be Neutral?
Read more about Turkish president Ahmet Necdet Sezer’s opposition to Turkish participation in the Lebanon peacekeeping mission. With relative quiet prevailing in Lebanon, the question now is which countries will send peacekeepers to enforce order in the country. International media and policy pundits alike have proposed Turkish peacekeepers as an
Aug 26, 2006
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Turkey's Dangerous Lebanon Intentions
Read more about Turkish president Ahmet Necdet Sezer’s opposition to Turkish participation in the Lebanon peacekeeping mission. With quiet prevailing in Lebanon, the question now is which countries will send international peacekeepers to enforce a permanent cease-fire in the country. Media and policy pundits alike have proposed Turkish soldiers as
Aug 25, 2006
Brief Analysis
The Confused Security Situation in Iraq:
Some Less Publicized Units
While U.S. and coalition forces—and increasingly the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)—struggle to defeat the Sunni insurgency in Iraq, they are also dealing with a range of armed groups that complicate the security scenario. Militias and ad hoc units with different levels of government sanction are growing in strength, and the
Aug 21, 2006
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Questions Raised on Olmert Government's Viability
David Makovsky, an expert on Israeli politics, says in the aftermath of the month-long Israeli-Hezbollah conflict, questions are being raised about the viability of the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. “There are going to be a lot of questions on whether the Olmert government can survive,” Makovsky says
Aug 21, 2006
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David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
How to Prevent a Civil War
Sectarian violence has now surpassed the insurgency as the main security challenge in Iraq. Quelling this violence—which threatens to derail that country’s troubled political transition, devastate the Iraqi people, inflict lasting harm on the country’s social fabric and economy, erode flagging U.S. domestic support for the war effort, and heighten
Aug 21, 2006
Articles & Testimony
Islamists in Charge
Read the Turkish Daily News editorial response to this article. Something is changing in the Turks' sense of who they are. You hear it from cab drivers or columnists, old friends and fresh acquaintances. For a long time, the Turks put their Turkish identity first, snubbing their Muslim neighborhood. Now
Aug 18, 2006
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