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- Lebanon Goes to the Polls - June 6, 2009
- October Surprises AboundIdeological divisions between these camps notwithstanding, Lebanese campaign the old-fashioned way. In the south, for example, Amal leader Nabih...
- House of the Leader: The Real Power In Iran - June 2, 2009
- Several months before Khomeini's death, however, he dismissed his officially designated successor, Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, and ordered a constitutional review....
- Obama's Egypt Speech: A Watershed - May 29, 2009
- During the interview, the president said that he would close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and would soon announce the drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq. Obama...
- The Obama-Netanyahu Meeting: Analysis and Assessment - May 21, 2009
- A regional initiative. The new innovation the Obama administration seems ready to inject into Arab-Israeli peacemaking is the transformation of the Saudi-inspired Arab...
- Behind Turkey's Witchhunt - May 19, 2009
- The tarikat gained political power in Turkey in the 1990s through its support of various political parties. In return, it gained appointments to key positions in the...
- Obama, Netanyahu on Collision Course? - May 17, 2009
- At the rhetorical level, the United States and Israel have been engaging in verbal ping-pong. Three examples come to mind: First, in the coalition negotiations leading...
- Measuring Progress Against the Global Jihad - May 12, 2009
- Both reports make clear, however, that not all al-Qaeda affiliates have been weakened. In Somalia, for example, al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked organization, has "overrun"...
- The Battle for Turkey's Future - May 6, 2009
- More importantly, the AKP was upset by the European Court of Human Rights' November 2005 decision to uphold Turkey's ban on Islamic style headscarves on college...
- The Implications of Pakistan's Breakdown - May 4, 2009
- Given the country's history of nuclear trade with China, Iran, Libya, and North Korea, concerns about leaks of weapons and technology linger. Although past proliferation...
- Disrupting Iran's Weapons Exports - May 2, 2009
- U.S. and Cypriot authorities acted upon the legal guidelines set forth by a series of EU and UN resolutions pertaining to Iran. In February and April 2007, the EU...
- Throwing the Book at Tehran - April 29, 2009
- U.S. federal law enforcement agencies have also been stepping up efforts over the past year. On April 3, Baktash Fattahi, an Iranian national residing in the United...
- Can Syria Make Peace with Israel? - April 22, 2009
- From the beginning, al-Asad's struggle for power relied heavily on loyal Alawite officers scattered throughout the military and security apparatus. Even today, Alawites,...
- Kurdistan's Troubled Democracy - April 20, 2009
- And before Saddam Hussein was ousted, Iraqi Kurdistan was certainly more democratic than the rest of Iraq. But this is no longer the case.Barzani's Kurdish Democratic...
- Fixing Anti-Americanism in Turkey - April 18, 2009
- Lately, the United States has done the right things to win Turkish hearts and minds. First, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during her March visit to Turkey, and...
- Making Smugglers Pay for Border Security - April 13, 2009
- International Efforts to Combat SmugglingOn March 13, 2009, the United States, Canada, and seven European nations agreed to a plan to prevent arms smuggling into the...
- Prince Nayef Bids for Saudi Throne - April 1, 2009
- Whither the Allegiance Council?What has happened in the past, however, is no longer a clear indication of what will happen in the future. In 2006, King Abdullah...
- Convergence of New Israeli Government - March 30, 2009
- Netanyahu and Barak: Commandos UniteNetanyahu and Barak have many similarities. Both were elected prime minister in the 1990s, and both were soundly defeated in...
- Harmonious Discord at Doha Summit - March 27, 2009
- The most important development to emerge from Kuwait was the thawing of Saudi-Syrian relations, which deteriorated following the February 2005 assassination of former...
- Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty: Lessons for Today - March 25, 2009
- Leadership, however, ultimately catalyzed the Egyptian-Israeli treaty process. The two leaders collaborated willingly and incessantly with American mediators, and the...
- Turkey's Secret Power Brokers - March 24, 2009
- The Deep State was further weakened by the European Union accession process, which began soon after. In 1999, the EU decided to consider Turkey's candidacy -- but only...
- Hizballah and Iran in the Age of Engagement - March 19, 2009
- Although it has not conducted terrorist attacks in Europe for many years, Hizballah is still active there, mainly engaged in financial, logistical, and recruiting...
- Iran's Ongoing Proxy War in Iraq - March 16, 2009
- Resurgence of Iranian-Backed Attacks?The Special Groups have suffered major disruptions since 2007, losing many leaders, arms caches, and safe havens. Yet by the end of...
- The Price of Palestinian Unity Government - March 14, 2009
- Third, in return for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Israel is considering releasing up to 450 hard-core Hamas prisoners, some 300 of whom are serving life...
- Buying Time with Iran: The F-22 Fighter - March 14, 2009
- Tehran's tactics may be having an effect. Israel currently believes that its F-15I and F-16I aircraft maintain a viable strike option against Iranian nuclear targets. As...
- Palestinian Views on Unity Government - March 13, 2009
- Finally, pressure is mounting on Abbas from important constituencies within Fatah. Ahmed Qurei and Marwan Barghouthi's blocs believe that Abbas's conduct during the...
- Lebanon: High Stakes, High Anxiety - March 13, 2009
- The most significant change to the election dynamic since 2005 was the June 2008 election of former Lebanese Armed Forces chief of staff Michel Sulaiman as president....
- Al-Qaeda's Economic Crisis Response - March 9, 2009
- Al-Qaeda's focus on economic targets will likely sharpen under the current economic conditions, prompting more strikes on oil facilities on land or against ships at sea...
- Egypt's Hamas Challenge - March 3, 2009
- Hamas control of the Gaza-Egyptian border, combined with the ineffectiveness of Egyptian border security forces, opened the frontier to extensive smuggling activity. As...
- Syria Needs to Come Clean on Nukes - February 27, 2009
- Implications for U.S. PolicyOne month into its tenure, the Obama administration has already signaled that it intends to take a different approach toward Damascus than...
- Saudi Arabia Changes Course, Slowly - February 18, 2009
- Apart from Prince Faisal, other associates of King Abdullah also figure prominently in the changes. The new health minister is Abdullah al-Rabia, who has been in charge...
- Egpyt's Muslim Brotherhood and Iran - February 13, 2009
- While such a rapprochement appears unlikely, history suggests it is far from impossible. Iran has maintained informal ties to the Muslim Brotherhood for many years, and...
- First Assessment of Operation Cast Lead - January 24, 2009
- One thing is clear: Israel has sharply degraded Hamas's ability to fire rockets at Israeli cities. At the start of the war, Hamas was able to fire up to eighty rockets...
- Iran Says Much, Does Little on Gaza - January 8, 2009
- Demonstrations in IranFollowing the launch of Israeli air strikes in Gaza, the Iranian leadership spurred its followers to action. Gen. Muhammad Ali Jafari,...
- Hardline Militants Calling Shots in Gaza - January 7, 2009
- Structure of HamasHamas comprises three interrelated wings. The social welfare and political wings are the public faces of the group's social, administrative, political,...
- Hizballah Will Not Defend Palestinians - December 31, 2008
- BackgroundIn addition to its purported mission of defending Lebanon, the Shiite militia has long articulated a commitment to the "liberation" of Palestinian territories....
- Fatah's Offensive Against Hamas - December 10, 2008
- Two Different WorldsGaza and the West Bank represent two very different political environments. In Gaza, Hamas is virtually unchallenged. The organization derives its...
- Next President Will Be Wartime Leader - November 4, 2008
- Iraq: Still UnresolvedThe next administration's key challenge in Iraq will be to preserve and expand the security gains of the 2007 U.S. military "surge," and to...