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Iraqi President's Stroke Rekindles Fears of Kurdish/Arab Split

Simon Henderson and David Pollock

The condition of President Jalal Talabani of Iraq has reportedly improved since he suffered a stroke yesterday, but fears for the health of the country's titular leader remain acute. Foreign medical specialists have been flown in, and he will likely be transferred by air to Germany within a day. ...

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Is the End Near in Damascus?

Andrew J. Tabler and Jeffrey White

Watch a webcast Thursday at 12:30 p.m. EST as Andrew J. Tabler and Jeffrey White, leading analysts of the Syrian conflict, assess the latest developments, chances for the regime's demise, and the likely shape of post-Assad Syria.

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Lebanon's Stagnation

David Schenker

Lebanon has a long history of muddling through, and it may do so again unless Syrian violence reignites sectarian tensions in the perennially troubled state.

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Rockets versus Missiles in the Second Gaza War

Uzi Rubin

Leading Israeli missile defense expert Uzi Rubin offered a detailed assessment of defensive measures, including the Iron Dome system, deployed against rocket and missile attacks during the recent Gaza conflict.

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The Economic Cost of a Nuclear Iran

Charles Robb, Dennis Ross, and Michael Makovsky

Sanctions and U.S. military force carry risks, but Tehran with a bomb would wreak havoc on global markets.

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Last Act in Damascus

Jeffrey White

How will the end come for Assad's crippled regime?

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Winners of the 2012 Washington Institute Scholar-Statesman Award Announced

Dennis Ross and Elliott Abrams

Two long-serving U.S. troubleshooters in the Middle East -- Dennis Ross and Elliott Abrams -- received The Washington Institute's prestigious Scholar-Statesman Award before nearly 400 guests at a gala dinner on December 6, 2012, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Ross, who served as special Middle East negotiator to President...

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Have We Lost Egypt?

Eric Trager

After weeks of political intrigue and street violence, Egyptians voted this weekend on a controversial new constitution. Prior to the referendum, TNR asked two analysts with differing perspectives on events in the region -- Washington Institute fellow Eric Trager and Carnegie Endowment associate Nathan Brown -- to weigh in on...

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Egypt on the Brink (Again)

Steven Cook, Eric Trager, and Shalom Cohen

On December 14, 2012, Steven Cook, Eric Trager, and Shalom Cohen addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Dr. Cook is the Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Struggle for Egypt (2011). Mr. Trager, the Institute'...

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Strategic Reports, Books

Engagement without Illusions

Building an Interest-Based Relationship with the New Egypt

Vin Weber and Gregory B. Craig

Today's Egypt -- with its first-ever civilian president, Islamist leader Muhammad Morsi -- is a very different country from the one with which successive U.S. administrations built a...

Articles & Op-Eds

Why Won't Morsi Back Down? Read His Resume

Eric Trager

Morsi's political biography suggests that he is a hardline enforcer, not a compromiser, and his latest actions confirm it.

PolicyWatch 2005

The Future of U.S.-Egypt Relations: Engagement without Illusions

Vin Weber and Gregory B. Craig

On November 28, 2012, Vin Weber and Gregory B. Craig addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Weber is a former Republican congressman from Minnesota and former chairman of the National Endowment for Democracy. Mr. Craig served as White House counsel in the Obama administration and director of State Department...