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Murder's Row Rules
Discusses murders within Tehran. By Michael A. Ledeen. (AEI 7/15/05) Read More...


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Arab Reform and the West
Discusses democracy in the Middle East. By Danielle Pletka, Mustafa Hamarneh. (AEI 7/14/05) Read More...


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Can Iraq Recapture Its Golden Age?
Discusses terrorism, a potential civil war, and Sunni-Shi'ite relationships, all within Iraq. By David Frum. (AEI 7/19/05) Read More...


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Rewarding Terror Just Causes More Terror
Discusses US foreign policy in Iraq, and what the US should do to maintain peace within Iraq and allow it to become efficiently self-governing. By Michael Rubin. (AEI 7/25/05) Read More...


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Public Opinion on the War with Iraq
Discusses the public's opinion of the war in Iraq, and what should be done. By Karlyn H. Bowman. (AEI 7/22/05) Read More...


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Rethinking UN Reform
Discusses UN policy reform in perspective to Israel, and to prevent anti-Israeli sentiments in the Middle East. By Newt Gingrich, Peter Oppenheim. (AEI 7/22/05) Read More...


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A Golden Opportunity Squandered
With the Israeli pullout looming, the new Palestinian authorities are promising to rein in extremists who threaten to attack the withdrawing settlers and soldiers -- but so far their efforts have been... Read More...


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Iranian Fission
Discusses tensions between Sunnis and Shiites within Iran. By Michael A. Ledeen. (AEI 8/01/05) Read More...


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Switched Off in Basra
Despite positive signs, security sector reform in Iraq is failing the very people it is intended to serve: average Iraqis who simply want to go about their lives. By Steven Vincent (New York Times, 7/... Read More...


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IA-Forum Interview: Mr. Paul Hughes
International Affairs Forum speaks about Iraq border issues with Mr. Paul Hughes, the Iraq program officer in the Peace and Stability Operations Program for the US Institute for Peace. Mr. Hughes is ... Read More...


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NEWSMAKER: Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks with Jim Lehrer about the North Korea six-party talks, Iraq, and the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. by Jim Lehrer (Online NewsHour, 28 Jul 2005.) Read More...


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IA-Forum Interviews: Dr. Al Shaky, Zainab Al-Suwaij, and Mary Larkin
IA-Forum discusses the Iraq constitution and Iraqi women's rights with Iraqi Minister of State for Women’s Affairs Dr. Azhar Abdul Karim Al Shakly, Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American... Read More...


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The Unexpected Nonproliferation Partner
Discusses North Korea and Iran's growing amount of nuclear weapons, as well as possible actions other nations might take to stop further WMD proliferation. By Rose Gottemoeller. (Carnegie Endowment 2/... Read More...


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Democracy marches ahead
Discusses Iraq's elections and how democratization has come about in Iraq as a result. By Husain Haqqani. (Carnegie Endowment 2/02/05) Read More...


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The End of The Beginning
Discusses the war in Iraq, as well as the topic of when the US troops will return from Iraq. By Michael Beckley. (Carnegie Endowment 4/11/2005) Read More...


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Bombs Won't Solve Iran
Discusses the possible threat of Iran to the US and Israel. By Joseph Cirincione. (Carnegie Endowment 5/11/2005) Read More...


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American presence in Iraq is 'generating more terrorists'
Rand Beers, Special Assistant to President Bush & Senior Director for Combating Terrorism from August 2002 to March 2003, answers questions in Doha, Qatar. By Rami Khouri (Daily Star, June 14 2005) Read More...


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Muslims can no longer remain silent about the hijacking of their faith
Middle Eastern media is increasingly speaking more forcefully to condemn terrorism & make regional religious leaders' condemnation of it more widely-heard. Editorial (Daily Star, July 14 2005) Read More...


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Bringing Hamas into the Peace Camp
To ensure stability in Gaza, Hamas needs to be encouraged in its momentous shift from jihadism to political participation. By Shlomo Ben-Ami (7/14/2005) Read More...


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We can't win this war the old way
The author argues that the current "war on terrorism" cannot be won by armies, but must be waged by skilled intelligence at home, a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, etc. By Timothy Garton A... Read More...


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IA-Forum Interview: Mr. Tarik Allagany
International Affairs Forum speaks with Mr. Tarik Allagany, Public Affairs Supervisor for the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Embassy in Washington, D.C about issues facing Saudi Arabia and the Middle... Read More...


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Securing terror target No. 1
This article discusses the efforts by the U.S. military to protect critical oil terminals in the Persian Gulf. Protection of these terminals will be turned over to Iraqi Marine forces by early 2006. ... Read More...


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Five Ways to Win Back Iraq
Pollack differentiates the situation in Iraq from both Afghanistan and Vietnam. By Kenneth M. Pollack. (New York Times, 7/2/2005 Read More...


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Iraq’s Botched Currency Reform
Discusses Iraq's monetary reforms. By Steve Hanke and Matt Sekerke. (Cato Institute 2/2004) Read More...


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Upcoming Iraqi Election Foretells Stillborn Democracy
Discusses the topics of Democracy and Iraq, and shows how they will be soon interrelated. By Patrick Basham. (Cato Institute 9/30/2004) Read More...


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Five Ways to Win Back Iraq
The director of research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution criticizes how the United States is handling Iraq's insurgency and proposes a five-point strategy on ho... Read More...


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To Hasten Iraq Democracy, Put Wells in People's Hands
Discusses the issue of Democratization of Iraq. By Ronald D. Rotunda. (Cato Institute 3/14/2004) Read More...


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Wisest Move: Leave soon
Discusses several reasons for the US to leave Iraq. By Christopher Preble. (Cato Institute 3/19/2004) Read More...


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Aid to Ayatollah is Killed in Baghdad
Sheik Kamaleddin al-Ghuraifi, a senior aid to Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, was assassinated while a suicide car bomb detonated near the office of a major Shiite political party. By James Glanz and ... Read More...


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Can Iraq Be Democratic?
Discusses the possibility of a Democratic government for Iraq. By Patrick Basham. (Cato Institute 1/5/2004) Read More...


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