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Europe's Hizballah Problem

On February 8, 2013, Daniel Benjamin, Karen Betts, and Matthew Levitt addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Benjamin is the State Department's former ambassador-at-large and...

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2011 Scholar-Statesman Award Dinner

Two heroes of the campaign for freedom and human rights in the Middle East -- Natan Sharansky of Israel and Saad Eddin Ibrahim of Egypt -- jointly received the Washington Institute's Scholar-Statesman...

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Who Will Lead Post-Khamenei Iran?

Institute Iran expert and Qom-trained Shiite theologian Mehdi Khalaji joined Carnegie Endowment Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour and Dennis Ross, counselor at the Institute and formerly special assistant...

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Dennis Ross Briefs Journalists on Obama-Netanyahu Meeting

Ambassador Dennis Ross, the Institute's counselor and formerly special assistant to President Obama and senior Iran advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, briefs journalists on a conference...

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Party of Fraud: Hizballah's Criminal Enterprises

Former DEA operations chief Michael Braun, illicit finance expert David Asher, and Institute counterterrorism expert Matthew Levitt explore Hizballah's growing involvement in global organized crime,...

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Israeli National Security Strategy in the Expanded Coalition with Shaul Mofaz

Shaul Mofaz's victory in the Kadima primary election and subsequent decision to bring his party into the governing coalition sent shockwaves through Israel, changing the dynamics of regional politics....

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Israel and Egypt: In-Depth Reports from a Changing Region

Washington Institute scholars David Makovsky and Eric Trager report on recent extended research trips to Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Egypt.

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The Secret History of America's Twilight War with Iran

On July 31, David Crist and Ambassador James Jeffrey addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Dr. Crist, a senior historian for the U.S. government and a special advisor to the head of...

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How to Build U.S.-Israeli Coordination on Preventing an Iranian Nuclear...

On September 21, 2012, Patrick Clawson and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute to discuss the findings of the soon-to-be-released study Preventing an Iranian Nuclear...

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The Future of the Palestinian Authority: Is Collapse an Option?

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Public Diplomacy in a Changing Middle East with Tara D. Sonenshine

Speaking to Middle Eastern publics was difficult enough when friendly (and some not-so-friendly) autocrats were in charge; projecting American interests and values to Middle Easterners at a time of...

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Russia in the Middle East with Anna Borshchevskaya

Anna Borshchevskaya explains how Russia's growing weakness and Vladimir Putin's focus on maintaining his grip on domestic power have led to meddling and intervention across the Middle East.

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Terror in Europe with Matthew Levitt

Days before the deadly bombings in Brussels, Belgian authorities carried out raids that killed or captured several of Europe’s most-wanted terrorists. At the same time, Institute Fromer-Wexler fellow...

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Terror in Europe with Olivier Decottignies

Diplomat-in-residence Olivier Decottignies from the French Foreign Ministry share an insider’s view of the jihadist threat facing Europe – how the Islamic State seeks to exploit economic, cultural, and...

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Terror in Europe with Eric Rosand

A former State Department counterterrorism official outlines the gaps in European efforts to fight violent extremisms: Why they exist, what needs to change, and how they make it harder for U.S....

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Prosecuting Assad with Ben Taub and Stephen J. Rapp

A leading humanitarian criminal justice advocate and a journalist who's helped uncover the Assad regime's atrocities in Syria explain why bringing war criminals to justice matters, and what must be...

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Middle East 2017: Challenges and Choices with James Jeffrey

When the forty-fifth president of the United States gets down to work on January 21, 2017, the new commander in chief will face life-or-death decisions that will shape America’s role in the Middle East...

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Middle East 2017: Challenges and Choices - Syria

How the next president deals with the conflict in Syria will shape American foreign policy in the Middle East for years to come, says Andrew Tabler, and American decisions in Syria will determine the...

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Middle East 2017: Challenges and Choices Egypt with Eric Trager

Politics has become a life-or-death struggle for several of America's important partners in the Middle East, says Eric Trager, and their leaders increasingly perceive even mild U.S. encouragement on...

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Middle East 2017: Challenges and Choices with Ambassador Dennis Ross

"Syria is going to hit the next president very hard," warns Ambassador Dennis Ross. A veteran of five administrations, under presidents of both parties, Ross shares his insights into the decisions that...

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