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For the estimated 7 to 15 million Kurds in Iran, the current war represents a narrow window for change, albeit one where the parameters are unclear. After seeking a more decentralized political system ...

Ata Hoodashtian, Ph.D., is an associate professor and research director based in Toronto, Canada. He is a board member of CDI (Canadians for Democracy in Iran) https://cdi-org.ca/. Brief Analysis The ...

Russia’s arms sales, military relationships, and paramilitary activity across the region remain central to expanding its local influence and boosting its anti-Western strategic interests. Conflict ...

Matthew Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow and director of the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute. Articles & Testimony Why do Iranian officials ...

Mohamed Maher is an Egyptian journalist and researcher based in the United States, and a former participant in IVLP's exchange program sponsored by the State Department. Despite economic losses, Egypt ...

Erik Yavorsky is a development assistant with The Washington Institute, and previously held the position of research assistant within the Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab Politics at the institute ...

Ghaith al-Omari is the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Senior Fellow in The Washington Institute's Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship. Articles & Testimony ...

Wladimir van Wilgenburg is the coauthor of the recently published book The Kurds of Northern Syria: Governance, Diversity and Conflicts. He is a contributor to Fikra Forum. Brief Analysis Iranian ...

Blake Herzinger is a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a U.S. Navy Reserve officer. Current Chinese basing capacity and force commitment in the region seem insufficient to ...

Given his strong ties to the IRGC, Khamenei’s son might pursue extreme strategic options. This week, the New York Times and other media reported that Iranian authorities are leaning toward naming ...

Washington’s tacit acquiescence to normalization with a war criminal has shown the world who won the Syria war—and, by extension, what can be gained from challenging U.S. policy. Six years after ...