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Don't Bother Working Through BaghdadThe United States has long relied on its influence in Baghdad to defuse sectarianism in Iraq, fight Sunni extremism, and curb Iran’s regional influence. But the Iraqi national...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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The legacies of the Iraq war
Just after midnight on Aug. 2, 1990, an invasion force of about 100,000 Iraqi troops crossed into Kuwait. The Kuwaiti military, outnumbered and taken by surprise, was swiftly ...
By Vance Serchuk
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The Guns of August 1990
Just after midnight on August 2, 1990, an invasion force of approximately 100,000 Iraqi troops crossed into Kuwait. As mechanized and armored Republican Guard divisions breach...
By Vance Serchuk
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
How to constrain Iran's support for terrorism - and still make a dealOne of the major criticisms of the nuclear deal with Iran is that lifting economic sanctions will strengthen Iran’s ability to support terrorist groups and other activities th...
By Peter Harrell
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
Why China likes the Iran dealAs members of Congress debate whether to back the deal over Iran's nuclear program, one source of support seems guaranteed -- China. It's one of the biggest winners in the agr...
By Alexander Sullivan & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Nick Heras: Assad is Stronger Than You Think
CNAS Researcher Nick Heras discusses why U.S. policymakers and the international community should not underestimate the ability of the Assad regime to prolong the Syrian civil...
By Nicholas Heras
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
Ilan Goldenberg before the House Committee on Foreign AffairsMiddle East Security Program Director Ilan Goldenberg testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the implications of a nuclear agreement with Iran....
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Contesting the Caliphate
On June 29, 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared himself the Caliph, extending his position as the ruler of the Islamic State and claiming leadership of all Muslims. A remarkab...
By Marc Lynch
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
A historic agreementThe nuclear agreement reached in Vienna creates an unprecedented opportunity for the United States to deter Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and increase stability in the M...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Ilan Goldenberg
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
INFOGRAPHIC: U.S. Strategy After the Iran Deal: Top 5 QuestionsWith the historic nuclear agreement with Iran the question turns to the long-term implications of the deal and whether years from now it will be judged as successful. To try ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Ilan Goldenberg
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
How Promoting Business in Iran Boosts the Nuclear AgreementThe United States and international partners have signed a historic agreement with Iran on its nuclear program, but they still face important choices about just how far to go ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Can the Iran deal be a new Camp David?
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement over Iran’s nuclear program announced on Tuesday is a genuinely historic accomplishment. While experts will closely pa...
By Marc Lynch
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
Sanctions Relief Can Empower the Iranian PeopleIf the United States, other world powers and Iran sign a nuclear deal in the coming weeks, the United States should proceed strategically in its diplomatic opening with Iran t...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Peter Harrell
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Video: CNAS 2015 Annual Conference - A Better Strategy for Fighting ISIS
By Michèle Flournoy
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Video: CNAS 2015 Annual Conference - Iran: Deal or No Deal
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Lean Forward in Iraq
The announcement this month that 450 additional U.S. trainers and support troops will deploy to Iraq represents a modest step forward in the fight against the Islamic State. B...
By Michèle Flournoy & Richard Fontaine
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Can Obama’s plan ‘defeat and destroy’ the Islamic State?
By Michèle Flournoy
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Still Winning in Iraq
Two months ago, my colleague and I published a Foreign Affairs piece warning about the political challenges that lay ahead in Iraq’s Sunni heartland, where the government and ...
By Dafna Rand
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Commander trained to fight terrorism joins ISIS
By Paul Scharre
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What's the key to defeating ISIS?
By Michèle Flournoy