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1. Family Rule in Iraq and the Challenge to State and Democracy

2. The Palestinian Authority Thirty Years After Oslo

3. Cash Cabal: How Hezbollah Profits from Lebanon's Financial Crisis

4. Turkey's Pivotal 2023 Elections: Issues, Potential Outcomes, and What Comes After

5. Sultan’s Landmark Speech to the Majlis Oman: A Window into Oman’s Economic Reforms

6. Why China Is Taking Sides Against Israel—and Why It Will Likely Backfire

7. Making Sense of Iraq’s Politicized Supreme Court Rulings

8. Can Federalism Work in Lebanon?

9. Hakan Fidan and the New Turkish Diplomacy in Iraq

10. Sinjar: Challenges and Resilience Nine Years after Genocide

11. How to Stop Iraqi Kurdistan’s “Bleeding”

12. Beyond Elections: Evolving Arab Public Opinion on Democracy and Human Rights

13. Rhetoric Meets Reality in Jawlani’s Push for Self-Sufficiency

14. Iraq’s Constitutional Moment?

15. A Sultan in Autumn: Erdogan Faces Turkey's Uncontainable Forces

16. Promoting Sovereignty and Accountability in Iraq: Guidelines for the Biden Administration

17. Accidental Allies: The US–Syrian Democratic Forces Partnership Against the Islamic State

18. Triangular Diplomacy: Unpacking Russia's Syria Strategy

19. A Strategy to Contain Hezbollah: Ideas and Recommendations

20. A New Start for the U.S. on Mideast Democracy and Human Rights

21. Back to Basics: U.S.-Iraq Security Cooperation in the Post-Combat Era

22. Preparing for Orderly Change in Jordan When the Time Comes

23. Palestinian Politics After Abbas Sudden Succession Essay Series

24. How Does Indonesia View the Prospect of Normalization with Israel?

25. In Search of a Semi-Autonomous Region in Northeastern Syria

26. As Israel’s Kingmaker Gets Off the Fence, Gantz Gets a Boost

27. Iranian Succession and the Impact of Soleimani’s Death

28. Iran’s Supreme Leader Responds to the Soleimani Assassination

29. Hezbollah Has a New Strategy to Survive Lebanon’s Financial Crisis

30. New Khamenei Speech Underlines the Importance of Popular Support for the Regime

31. Reading Trump in Tehran

32. U.S. Do’s and Don’ts in Iraq

33. Course Correction: The Muslim World League, Saudi Arabia's Export of Islam, and Opportunities for Washington

34. Algeria’s Election Is a Make-or-Break Moment

35. Kuwait: A Changing System Under Stress

36. Setback for Iran's Opposition: Khamenei's Hardline Reinforced

37. How to Assess Political Fissures in Iran

38. Iran Gets Negative Reviews in Iraq, Even from Shiites

39. The New British Government, the 'Special Relationship,' and the Middle East

40. Hizballah's Coalition Partner Meets President Obama

41. Arming Hizballah? U.S. Military Assistance to Lebanon

42. Ahmadinezhad's Bomb Rhetoric: Opportunities for U.S. Policy

43. Egypt in Transition: Presidential Succession and U.S. Policy

44. The Gaza Flotilla Incident: Impact on Three Key Arab Actors

45. The Gaza Flotilla Incident: Implications for Middle East Politics and U.S. Policy

46. How to Form a New Iraqi Government while U.S. Combat Forces Withdraw

47. Mahmoud Abbas Visits Washington: Key Quotes

48. Netanyahu Comes to Washington: Assessing U.S.-Israel Relations

49. The Obama-Netanyahu Meeting: Assessment and Implications

50. One Year after a Rigged Election: Iran's Introverted Politics

51. Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan: Hamas in Ascendance

52. Qadhafi's Time in the Limelight: Impact on U.S. Interests

53. Ahmadinezhad's Cabinet: Loyalists and Radicals

54. Fatah Congress: A Victory for Abbas

55. Iraqi Kurds Go to the Polls: Is Change Possible?

56. PolicyWatch #1403: Livni's Outlook: Political and Policy Options in Israel

57. PolicyWatch #1405: The Importance of Iraq's Provincial Elections

58. PolicyWatch #1429: Livni vs. Netanyahu: From One Election to the Next

59. PolicyWatch #1397: Kirkuk Derails Iraq's Election Law

60. PolicyWatch #1393: Olmert's Announcement Fuels Uncertainty in Israel

61. PolicyWatch #1391: Can Lebanon's March 14 Reverse the Tide?

62. PolicyWatch #1383: Domestic and Regional Politics Delay U.S.-Iraqi Security Agreement

63. PolicyWatch #1380: Ahmadinezhad Deflects Critcism with Attacks on Clerics

64. PolicyWatch #1378: Ending (or Deepening) the Crisis in Lebanon: The Role of Electoral Reform

65. PolicyWatch #1374: Kuwaiti Elections: Democracy in Action, or Inaction?

66. PolicyWatch #1364: Iranian Parliamentary Elections and Ahmadinezhad's Discontents

67. PolicyWatch #1363: Electoral and Social Tensions Spike in Egypt

68. PolicyWatch #1355: Will the Turkish Constitutional Court Ban the AKP?

69. PolicyWatch #1351: Will the Damascus Arab Summit Be Convened?

70. PolicyWatch #1349: Who Represents the Iraqi Sunnis?

71. PolicyWatch #1342: Iran's Parliamentary Elections: Assured Victory for the Supreme Leader

72. PolicyWatch #1341: Pakistani Elections and the Middle East

73. Shimon Peres Addresses The Washington Institute's Soref Symposium

74. The Future of Palestinian Politics

75. Turkey's 'Smart' Islamist Challenge

76. Olmert After Winograd: A Battle for Survival

77. Cheney in the Middle East: Defining Key Issues and Mutual Interests

78. Contributions of the Turkish Armed Forces to Middle East Peace Operations

79. PolicyWatch #1310: Lebanon's Presidential Crisis

80. PolicyWatch #1305: The PKK Redux: Implications of a Growing Threat

81. PolicyWatch #1301: Pakistan and the War on Terror

82. PolicyWatch #1299: Presidential Elections in Lebanon: Consensus or Conflagration?

83. PolicyWatch #1298: Democracy in Slow Motion: Oman Goes to the Polls

84. PolicyWatch #1293: The PKK and the Armenian Genocide Resolution: U.S.-Turkish Relations at a Critical Juncture

85. PolicyWatch #1285: Hamas's Authoritarian Regime in Gaza

86. PolicyWatch #1282: The Moroccan Parliamentary Election: More Gains for Islamists?

87. PolicyWatch #1281: Ahmadinezhad's Power Slipping in Iran

88. PolicyWatch #1271: Cabinet, President, Referendum: Turkey's Complex Political Calendar

89. PolicyWatch #1269: The Islamist Boycott of Jordanian Municipal Elections: A Victory of Public Relations or Politics?

90. PolicyWatch #1266: Jordanian Islamists and Municipal Elections: Confirmation of a Problematic Trend?

91. PolicyWatch #1262: How Supreme Is Iran's Supreme Leader?

92. PolicyWatch #1257: Upcoming Turkish Elections: Issues and Winners

93. New Saudi Rules on Succession: Will They Fix the Problem?

94. Turkey Gets Ready to Elect President under New Chief of Staff: Implications for the United States

95. Ending the Palestinian Political Stalemate: Abbas's Electoral Option

96. Yemen's President to Be Reelected As Terrorist Plots Revealed

97. The Damascus-Hizballah Axis: Bashar al-Asad's Vision of a New Middle East

98. Israel's War against Hizballah and Its Battle against Hamas

99. Ahmadinezhad's Popularity One Year On

100. Iran's Shadow Government in Lebanon