http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org en-us Copyright 2008 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy SRogers@washingtoninstitute.org Washington Institute RSS 2.0 Generator http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=302 U.S. and international efforts to combat the financing of terrorism are an underappreciated and little-understood aspect of the global counterterrorism campaign. Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=302 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=300 Isaac Herzog, Riad Malki, Dennis Ross, Max Boot, Richard Danzig, Richard Williamson, Richard Clarke, Colin Mellis, Maajid Nawaz, Farah Pandith, J. http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=300 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=299 Fifteen years after the Oslo Accords outlined a pathway to a final resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a "permanent status agreement" seems as unattainable today as it was at the time. Giora Eiland http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=299 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=298 As nuclear negotiations between Iran and the international community enter a more dangerous and uncertain phase, further tensions and confrontations are likely on an often-overlooked front: the vital shipping lanes of the Persian Gulf. Fariborz Haghshenass http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=298 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=297 In December 2007, The Washington Institute's Matthew Levitt and Michael Jacobson (Eds.) http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=297 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=294 The impact of severe security crises on peace negotiations represents one of the most significant facets of modern conflict-resolution theory to remain underresearched. Matthew Levitt http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=294 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=295 FEATURING Donald Kerr, U.S. principal deputy director of intelligence Itamar Rabinovich, former Israeli ambassador to the United States R. http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=295 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=296 What is the Kurdish Regional Government's current status in northern Iraq, and what implications does it hold for the United States? Is Kurdish independence a likely scenario? To examine these questions, a four-member Washington Institute delegation visited the KRG in February 2008, exploring its political and economic situation, its ties to the rest of Iraq, and its relations with Turkey, Syria, and Iran. Soner Cagaptay, editor http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=296 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=293 The Presidential Task Force on the Future of U.S.-Israel Relations -- the first of three Presidential Task Forces sponsored by The Washington Institute in 2008 -- is composed of a distinguished, bipartisan group of current and former diplomats, legislators, strategists, scholars, and experts. http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=293 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=292 Whether military force is viewed as a threat to gain diplomatic leverage or an actual "last resort," policymakers must come to a realistic understanding of its consequences if they hope to end the Iranian nuclear threat for the long term. Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt http://www.thewashingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=292 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy