August 08, 2008
Increasing Pressure on Iranian Opposition in Iraq
By Raymond Tanter   
Iraqi political pressure, humanitarian interests, and sometimes competing American policy goals complicate attempts to resolve a growing conflict over control of an Iranian opposition camp in Iraq.
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Coping with the Challenge of Iran
Israeli deputy prime minister Shaul Mofaz and former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs Nicholas Burns discussed the challenges caused by Iran and its nuclear program and whether time is running out on peaceful efforts to prevent Iran from achieving atomic weapons capability. View streaming video or read a summary of their remarks.
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Financial Crisis Grips Fayad Government
The Palestinian Authority faces a crisis of confidence and political legitimacy as salaries go unpaid due to unmet international aid commitments. Mohammad Yaghi writes.
2007-2008 LECTURE SERIES
Senior U.S. Counterterrorism Officials Address the Institute
Read and listen to remarks from top U.S. counterterrorism officials from the National Security Council, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Departments of State, Justice, Treasury, Energy, and Homeland Security.
The Future of the Iraqi Kurds
This new Policy Focus explores the Kurdish regional government's financial dependence on Baghdad, slow economic growth, relations with Iran, and tolerance of PKK terrorists.
Olmert's Announcement Fuels Uncertainty in Israel
David Makovsky examines likely effects on Kadima succession, Knesset elections, and Israeli policy toward Iran following Ehud Olmert's resignation as prime minister.
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 Energy in Danger: Iran, Oil, and the West
"If the Americans make a wrong move toward Iran, the shipment of energy will...
 The Last Resort: Consequences of Preventive Military Action against Iran
Accepted wisdom suggests that preventive military action against Iran's nuclear...
2008 Soref Symposium
·Emerging Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Middle East With Donald Kerr, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
·Israel: Challenges at Home and Abroad With Haim Ramon, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
·Israel and America at Sixty: The Strategic Partnership at a Crossroads With Natan Sharansky, Itamar Rabinovich, James Woolsey, and Dennis Ross
·Prospects for the Bush Administration's Unfinished Business in the Middle East With Ghaith al-Omari, Theodore Kattouf, and David Makovsky


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