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Publications and Multimedia
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Resolution Convolutions
Adam Garfinkle - E-Notes December 29, 2016 -
What the Assassination of the Russian Ambassador May Be Telling Us about Erdoğan’s Turkey
Michael A. Reynolds - E-Notes December 23, 2016 -
Small Tribes, Big Gains: The Strategic Uses of Gender Quotas in the Middle East
Sarah Bush - Outside Publications December 20, 2016 -
How We Misunderstand the Sources of Religious Violence
Adam Garfinkle - E-Notes, Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs December 19, 2016 -
From union (ʾīttihād) to united (muttahida): the United Arab Emirates, a success born of failure
Brandon Friedman - Outside Publications December 19, 2016 -
The Flawed Hope of Sufi Promotion in North Africa
Vish Sakthivel - E-Notes December 19, 2016 -
How Russia Wins an Election
Clint Watts - Outside Publications December 14, 2016 -
The Jihadi Threat: ISIS, al-Qaeda, and Beyond
Clint Watts - Outside Publications December 14, 2016 -
Donald Trump’s Excellent Middle East Adventure
Adam Garfinkle - E-Notes December 07, 2016 -
Saudi Arabia in the Crucible: A Conversation with Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
Private: Joseph Braude - Outside Publications December 07, 2016 -
Primer on the Alawites in Syria
Devin Trivedi - Intern Corner December 01, 2016 -
President-elect Trump and the Middle East?
Brandon Friedman - Outside Publications November 22, 2016 -
Jordan Held Elections. It Changed Little
Sean L. Yom - Outside Publications November 05, 2016 -
President-elect Trump and the Middle East?
Brandon Friedman - Outside Publications November 01, 2016 -
Commentary: Al Qaeda’s ruthless pragmatism makes it more dangerous than Islamic State
Barak Mendelsohn - Outside Publications October 28, 2016 -
Illusions of Change in Morocco
Sean L. Yom - Outside Publications October 24, 2016 -
How are Europe and the United States dealing with the separation of Hezbollah’s political and military wings?
Benedetta Berti - Outside Publications October 24, 2016 -
Who is winning the Syrian digital war?
Benedetta Berti - Outside Publications October 20, 2016 -
The Chemistry of Syrian Lies and U.S. Credulity Revealed
Adam Garfinkle - E-Notes October 20, 2016 -
Surveying Saudi Arabia’s Youthful Majority
Private: Joseph Braude - E-Notes October 20, 2016 -
As the Bouteflika Era Ends, Crisis or Continuity for Algeria?
Vish Sakthivel - Outside Publications October 19, 2016 -
What is the Legacy of the 2006 Lebanon War?
Tally Helfont - Outside Publications October 07, 2016 -
Beyond Fraternity: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Brandon Friedman - Outside Publications October 01, 2016 -
Kanan Makiya and the Rejection of Victimhood
Samuel Helfont - The American Review of Books, Blogs, and Bull September 30, 2016 -
Shimon Peres (1923-2016): A Man of Contradictions?
Adam Garfinkle - E-Notes September 29, 2016 -
Damaging Democracy: The U.S., Fethullah Gülen, and Turkey’s Upheaval
Michael A. Reynolds - E-Notes September 26, 2016 -
Why Humanitarian Aid Workers Are Under Attack
Benedetta Berti - Outside Publications September 25, 2016 -
How a New Youth Movement is Emerging in Jordan Ahead of Elections
Sean L. Yom - Outside Publications September 24, 2016 -
Across Arab world, Jihadist Rhetoric Not Far from Mainstream
Ahmed Charai - Outside Publications September 23, 2016 -
Is Political Islam Compatible with Democracy?
Ahmed Charai - Outside Publications September 22, 2016 -
Islamists and Autocrats: What the Next Administration Needs to Know about Egypt
Aaron Rock-Singer - Reports, The Philadelphia Papers September 19, 2016 -
How Does the Syrian Civil War End for Hezbollah?
Benedetta Berti - E-Notes September 13, 2016 -
It’s been 15 years since 9/11. How has al-Qaeda changed?
Barak Mendelsohn - Outside Publications September 10, 2016 -
Taking Stock of U.S. Policy Options in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia
Vish Sakthivel - E-Notes September 02, 2016 -
What Happened to the “Resistance Axis”?
Tally Helfont - Outside Publications August 29, 2016 -
ISIS’ Lone-Wolf Strategy
Barak Mendelsohn - Outside Publications August 25, 2016 -
Putin Doubles Down in Syria
Stephen Blank - E-Notes August 23, 2016 -
Egypt’s Crackdown on the Human Rights Community
Ann M. Lesch - E-Notes August 23, 2016 -
Arab-Israeli Relations in a New Regional Framework
Private: Joseph Braude - Outside Publications August 23, 2016 -
The Social Terrain of Islamist Radicalization: Insights from Jordan
Sean L. Yom - Outside Publications August 21, 2016 -
Fund Israel’s Military, Not Its Settlements
The Hon. Dov S. Zakheim - Outside Publications August 09, 2016 -
The Russian-Turkish Reset
Gallia Lindenstrauss, Zvi Magen - E-Notes August 08, 2016 -
It’s Not You, It’s Me: al-Qaeda Lost Jabhat al-Nusra. Now What?
Clint Watts - Outside Publications July 29, 2016 -
How Middle Eastern Monarchies Survived the Arab Spring
Sean L. Yom - Outside Publications July 29, 2016 -
Deciphering Competition Between al-Qa’ida and the Islamic State
Clint Watts - Outside Publications July 27, 2016 -
Authoritarianism Beyond Borders: Mapping The Iraqi Ba‘th Party Outside Iraq
Samuel Helfont - Outside Publications July 25, 2016 -
Turkey’s Coup Is a Sign of Hope for Exiled Egyptian Islamists
Eric Trager - Outside Publications July 20, 2016 -
The Next Arab-Israeli Peace Process
Adam Garfinkle - E-Notes July 14, 2016 -
Why Does Progress Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria Feel Like Defeat?
Clint Watts - Outside Publications July 13, 2016 -
The EU, Morocco, and the Western Sahara: A Chance for Justice
Vish Sakthivel - Outside Publications July 10, 2016 -
Horrific ISIS Attacks During Ramadan Disguise a Retreating and Fracturing Terror Group
Clint Watts - Outside Publications July 08, 2016 -
Syria’s Weaponized Humanitarian Space
Benedetta Berti - Outside Publications July 06, 2016 -
Expertise in Countering Urban Street Gangs can be used to Fight Jihadists
Private: Joseph Braude, Tyler Jiang - E-Notes June 29, 2016 -
Orlando: A New Stain on the Conscience of the Muslim World
Ahmed Charai - Outside Publications June 16, 2016 -
What Orlando Doesn’t Mean
Adam Garfinkle - E-Notes June 16, 2016 -
Terrorism’s Deadly New Breed
Clint Watts - Outside Publications June 14, 2016 -
When The Caliphate Crumbles: The Future Of The Islamic State’s Affiliates
Clint Watts - Outside Publications June 13, 2016 -
Beyond Syria and Iraq, The Islamic State’s HR Files Illuminate Dangerous Trends
Clint Watts - Outside Publications June 01, 2016 -
Tears
Adam Garfinkle - Outside Publications May 25, 2016 -
US-Morocco alliance is as strong as the values on which it stands
Ahmed Charai - Outside Publications May 24, 2016 -
How the State Department’s Human Rights Report Treats Friends — and Adversaries
The Hon. Dov S. Zakheim - Outside Publications May 20, 2016 -
The Obama Administration Snubs Another Arab Ally
Ahmed Charai - Outside Publications May 19, 2016 -
NY Psychoanalyst: “Partial Secrets” on the 9/11 Attacks Stoke Americans’ Fears About Terrorism
Private: Joseph Braude - Outside Publications May 10, 2016 -
US Intelligence Analyst: Obama Administration Denied Central Command Team Access to Bin Laden Documents
Private: Joseph Braude - Outside Publications May 10, 2016 -
Former US Defense Intelligence Agency Executive: There’s a Push to Drive a Wedge Between the US and Saudi
Private: Joseph Braude - Outside Publications May 10, 2016 -
Decorated US Counter-terrorism Expert: Declassify the “28 Pages” to Heal Saudi-American Relations
Private: Joseph Braude, Edward A. Turzanski - Outside Publications May 10, 2016 -
The Presidential Candidates on Democracy Promotion in the Middle East
Caroline Wallace - Intern Corner May 03, 2016 -
Passover, Chocolate Bars, and Women in Israeli Politics
Tamar Friedman Wilson - E-Notes April 28, 2016 -
Morocco Can Fix America’s Arabian Gulf Problem
Ahmed Charai - Outside Publications April 27, 2016 -
The Moroccan Difference
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman April 21, 2016 -
Saddam Did Not Create ISIS
Samuel Helfont - Outside Publications April 20, 2016 -
The Fall of Empires and the Formation of the Modern Middle East
Adam Garfinkle - Orbis April 14, 2016 -
The Arab World (Finally!) Proclaims Hezbollah a Terrorist Organization
Tally Helfont - E-Notes April 14, 2016 -
Homage to Kurdistan
Samuel Helfont - The American Review of Books, Blogs, and Bull April 13, 2016 -
Pew Controversy Conveys Need for Dialogue
Justin Scott Finkelstein - Outside Publications April 06, 2016 -
Terror in Europe: Safeguarding U.S. Citizens At Home And Abroad
Clint Watts - Transcripts and Testimonies April 05, 2016 -
Review: The Ethics of Insurgency: A Critical Guide to Just Guerrilla Warfare
Benedetta Berti - Outside Publications April 04, 2016 -
Why ISIS Beats al Qaeda in Europe
Clint Watts - Outside Publications April 04, 2016 -
Let’s End America’s Hopeless War for the Middle East
Andrew Bacevich - Outside Publications April 03, 2016 -
Why the US Government Rejected an American Judge’s Finding of an Iranian Role in the 9/11 Attacks
Private: Joseph Braude - Outside Publications April 02, 2016 -
The Militia in the Living Room
Private: Joseph Braude - Outside Publications April 01, 2016 -
The Islamic State in Europe: Terrorists without Borders, Counterterrorists with All Borders
Clint Watts - Outside Publications March 29, 2016 -
Where Does Tunisia Go from Here?
Will Dossett - Intern Corner March 28, 2016 -
Saudi Brinkmanship in Lebanon
Benedetta Berti - Outside Publications March 24, 2016 -
A Wounded Islamic State is A Dangerous Islamic State
Clint Watts - Outside Publications March 23, 2016 -
Will Putin Be the “Liberator Tsar” of the Kurds?
Michael A. Reynolds - Outside Publications March 20, 2016 -
Iran’s Nuclear Deal And The ‘Obama Doctrine’ – Analysis
Amin Tarzi - Outside Publications March 16, 2016 -
Helping Hurts: Why Supporting Dictators Can Doom Them
Sean L. Yom - Outside Publications March 07, 2016 -
Vladimir Putin, Godfather of Kurdistan?
Michael A. Reynolds - Outside Publications March 01, 2016 -
Israel’s Political Drama and the System Behind It
Tamar Friedman Wilson - E-Notes February 23, 2016 -
Saudi Brinkmanship in the Syrian War
Brandon Friedman - E-Notes February 16, 2016 -
Between Alliance and Rivalry
Bruce Maddy-Weitzman - Outside Publications February 15, 2016 -
Follyanna?
Adam Garfinkle - E-Notes February 11, 2016 -
Getting Serious about North Africa
Ahmed Charai - E-Notes February 08, 2016 -
A Rare Shot at Peace Amid War and Migration
Ahmed Charai - Outside Publications February 04, 2016 -
Durability before Democracy: Why Stability is Elusive in the Middle East
Sean L. Yom - Outside Publications February 04, 2016 -
What is the future of al-Qaida and the Islamic State?
Barak Mendelsohn - Outside Publications January 07, 2016 -
How America Contributed to the Saudi-Iran Flare-Up
The Hon. Dov S. Zakheim - Outside Publications January 06, 2016 -
A Strategy for the ISIS Foreign Fighter Threat
Thomas R. McCabe - Orbis January 05, 2016 -
Israel and Its Messianic Right: Path-Dependency and State Authority in International Conflict
Barak Mendelsohn - Outside Publications January 05, 2016 -
What is the Future of al-Qaida and the Islamic State?
Clint Watts - Outside Publications January 05, 2016 -
A Method to the Madness: The Logic of Russia’s Syrian Counterinsurgency Strategy
John R. Haines - E-Notes January 05, 2016 -
Iran’s New and Dangerous Moment
The Hon. Dov S. Zakheim - Outside Publications January 05, 2016 -
Implementation Day: What Just Happened?
Adam Garfinkle - E-Notes January 05, 2016 -
Why the U.S. Can’t Make a Magazine Like ISIS
Clint Watts - Outside Publications January 05, 2016 -
Saddam’s ISIS?: The Terrorist Group’s Real Origin Story
Samuel Helfont - Outside Publications January 05, 2016 -
Turkey’s “Kurdish Problem” – Then and Now
Nicholas Danforth - E-Notes January 05, 2016
Associated Multimedia
- Egypt’s Trajectory from Mubarak to Morsi to Al-Sisi and Beyond - Event and Lecture Media, Main Line Briefings - December 19, 2016
- North Africa: Geopolitics, Reform, and the New Authoritarianism - Event and Lecture Media, Geopolitics with Granieri, Geopoliticus - December 07, 2016
- How We Misunderstand the Sources of Religious Violence - Event and Lecture Media, Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs - December 01, 2016
- Beyond Dysfunction and Devastation: Iraq, the Arab Spring, and Lessons for Today - Event and Lecture Media, FPRI Annual Dinner - November 17, 2016
- BookTalk – Ike’s Gamble: America’s Rise to Dominance in the Middle East - Event and Lecture Media, Princeton Committee of FPRI - October 28, 2016
- Terrorism at Home and Abroad: An Update on the Level of Threat and Possible Responses - Event and Lecture Media, Main Line Briefings - September 27, 2016
- The Two-State Solution: Dream or Delusion? - Event and Lecture Media, Stanley and Arlene Ginsburg Lecture Series - June 07, 2016
- The Question of Identity in the Mideast - Event and Lecture Media, Main Line Briefings - May 18, 2016
- What to Do about ISIS? FPRI’s 2016 Champagne Brunch for Partners - Event and Lecture Media, Partner Events - April 17, 2016
- Iraqi Kurdistan: A Trip Report - Event and Lecture Media, Sponsors Forum - April 13, 2016
- On the Brussels Attacks - FPRI Radio - March 24, 2016
- The Middle East and the Geopolitics of Oil - Event and Lecture Media, Main Line Briefings - March 10, 2016
- How We Misunderstand Islam - Event and Lecture Media, Geopolitics with Granieri - February 02, 2016
- The al Qaeda Franchise: The Expansion of al-Qaeda and Its Consequences - Briefings, Booktalks, and Conversations, Event and Lecture Media - January 20, 2016
- From Resilience to Revolution: How Foreign Interventions Destabilize the Middle East - Event and Lecture Media, Geopolitics with Granieri - January 12, 2016
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- From Resilience to Revolution: How Foreign Interventions Destabilize the Middle East - December 15, 2016
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- A Century of Arab Politics: From the Arab Revolt to the Arab Spring - February 19, 2016