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This page shows all backlinks from tiny icon of atlanticcouncil Atlantic Council to tiny icon of winep Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Total backlinks found: 92 (Recent: 0, Other: 92)
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May 22, 2025
Lebanon’s 1982 war reverberates in Israel’s Syria campaign
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/avoiding-israel-syria-showdown-part-1-risks-occupation
May 21, 2025
Iran’s shadow looms large over the Houthi ceasefire
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/bidens-indifference-has-given-iran-upper-hand-iraq
May 13, 2025
Four energy deals Trump will look to make on his Middle East trip
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/saudi-arabia-increases-its-cooperation-worlds-nuclear-watchdog
May 8, 2025
Trump’s Gulf gamble: Oil, conflicts, and opportunities in a high-stakes visit
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/president-trumps-gulf-visit-setting-stage-strategic-wins#:~:text=What%20can%20U,Washington%20Institute%20is%20pleased%20to
May 8, 2025
Trump’s Gulf gamble: Oil, conflicts, and opportunities in a high-stakes visit
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/president-trumps-gulf-visit-setting-stage-strategic-wins#:~:text=This%20month%2C%20President%20Trump%20will,legacy%20for%20years%20to%20come
Apr 29, 2025
Why the US must not let Syria slip away
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/curbing-chinas-influence-new-syrian-government
Apr 29, 2025
Why the US must not let Syria slip away
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/return-maximum-pressure-comprehensively-countering-iranian-regimes-malign
Apr 26, 2025
In a normalization agreement with Israel, Saudi Arabia should settle for nothing less than Palestinian statehood
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/decision-points-podcast-season-5-gaza-war-and-its-aftermath#episode-17-how-war-ceasefires-and-trumps-arrival-are-reshaping-the-middle-east
Apr 17, 2025
Trump must clarify his Iraq policy. Washington’s Middle East investment hangs in the balance.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/danger-letting-iraqs-pmf-authority-law-pass
Apr 10, 2025
Iran is at an unprecedented crossroads over its nuclear program
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/after-hezbollahs-miscalculations-it-has-lost-much-its-power
Apr 3, 2025
Washington halted the Iraq-Iran electricity waiver. Here is how it’s perceived by Washington and Baghdad.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/make-iraq-independent-iranian-energy
Mar 27, 2025
A US-Saudi deal without Israel? Here’s what the US should ask for.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/saudi-air-defense-problem-us-opportunity
Mar 21, 2025
Trump’s Middle East strategy is all about striking an Iran deal. Gaza could get in the way.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/moving-past-wait-and-see-south-lebanon-us-french-role#utm_term=READ%20THIS%20ITEM%20ON%20OUR%20WEBSITE&utm_campaign=Moving%20Past%20null201CWait%20and%20Seenull201D%20in%20South%20Lebanon%20%28PolicyWatch%204019%29&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email&cm_mmc=Act-On%20Software-_-email-_-Moving%20Past%20null201CWait%20and%20Seenull201D%20in%20South%20Lebanon%20
Mar 19, 2025
Why the United States must bridge the Iraq-Syria divide
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/irans-foreign-legion-role-iraqi-shiite-militias-syria
Mar 19, 2025
Why the United States must bridge the Iraq-Syria divide
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/media/4698
Mar 13, 2025
What airstrikes in Somalia show about the war on terror
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/iron-curtain-sahel
Feb 26, 2025
How the Houthis’ strikes on US MQ-9 Reaper drones serve a wider regional agenda
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/houthi-attacks-russia-linked-tankers?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Feb 26, 2025
How the Houthis’ strikes on US MQ-9 Reaper drones serve a wider regional agenda
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/draw-win-houthis-after-one-year-war
Feb 26, 2025
Why post-Assad Syria complicates the Iran-Turkey rivalry
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/dont-assume-irans-supply-lines-hezbollah-are-cut
Feb 7, 2025
The aftermath of the Gaza war will determine the trajectory of US-Egypt relations
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/gaza-war-eroding-egypt-israel-relations
Feb 5, 2025
How the US can benefit from deepening Azerbaijani-Israeli ties
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/azerbaijans-cooperation-israel-goes-beyond-iran-tensions
Jan 31, 2025
The foreign aid freeze poses risks to US interests in Syria
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/five-years-after-caliphate-too-much-remains-same-northeast-syria#:~:text=The%20smaller%20Roj%20camp%20currently,from%20al%2DHol%20to%20Roj.
Jan 29, 2025
Lebanon’s prime minister-designate is unlikely to confront Hezbollah
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/lebanons-new-prime-minister-approaches-next-crossroads-hezbollah
Jan 21, 2025
How the Gaza war brought Morocco and Israel closer
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/polisario-attack-smara-worrying-escalation-morocco%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank
Jan 14, 2025
China is supporting the Houthis. Here’s how the Trump administration can respond.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/even-after-houthi-attacks-russia-linked-tankers-return-red-sea
Jan 13, 2025
Turkey’s Syria and Libya strategies add up to a Mediterranean power play
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/dont-assume-irans-supply-lines-hezbollah-are-cut
Jan 8, 2025
What’s behind Egypt and China’s ‘golden decade’ of partnership
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/imf-and-uae-swoop-ease-egypts-economic-crisis
Jan 8, 2025
What’s behind Egypt and China’s ‘golden decade’ of partnership
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/understanding-egyptian-militarys-perspective-su-35-deal
Dec 12, 2024
Can China’s new ambassador to Israel reset the strained relationship?
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/tracking-chinese-statements-hamas-israel-conflict
Dec 5, 2024
Could Syria’s rebels take Damascus?
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/sites/default/files/pdf/PolicyFocus175Zelinv2.pdf
Nov 18, 2024
Iran has ambitions in Western Sahara. Trump can contain them by bolstering ties with Morocco.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/polisario-attack-smara-worrying-escalation-morocco
Oct 11, 2024
The Nasrallah killing is upending Iran’s security strategy. Here’s what to expect next.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/hezbollahs-deadly-rockets-arent-most-serious-threat-israels-northern-border
Oct 4, 2024
One year after Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attacks, here’s how the region has changed
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/gaza-war-eroding-egypt-israel-relations
Oct 1, 2024
Hezbollah c’est moi: The Party of God without Hassan Nasrallah
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/shadow-hezbollah-israel-escalation-poll-shows-slim-majority-lebanese-still-want
Sep 29, 2024
After Nasrallah, three quandaries shape the future of the war—and the Middle East
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/regional-impact-additional-iranian-money
Sep 29, 2024
After Nasrallah, three quandaries shape the future of the war—and the Middle East
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/hezbollah-iran-dynamics-proxy-not-partner
Sep 20, 2024
The end of Libya’s false stability period
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/all-libya-held-hostage-gunmen-targeting-central-bank
Sep 20, 2024
The end of Libya’s false stability period
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/libyas-armed-group-catch-22
Sep 19, 2024
Israel’s communications attacks push Hezbollah into an uncomfortable corner
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/shadow-hezbollah-israel-escalation-poll-shows-slim-majority-lebanese-still-want
Sep 17, 2024
Reformists on the ropes: How they are battling their own irrelevance and conservative dominance in Iran
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/opposition-iranian-diaspora-and-among-iranian-reformers-case-mousavi
Sep 13, 2024
Part 3. Defense cooperation: Turkey’s triangular balancing in the Black Sea region
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/media/3261
Sep 13, 2024
Part 2. Maritime security: Redefining regional order in a new security environment
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/how-turkey-views-russian-naval-access-black-sea
Sep 13, 2024
Part 3. Defense cooperation: Turkey’s triangular balancing in the Black Sea region
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/deals-drones-and-national-will-new-era-turkish-power-projection
Sep 10, 2024
In the age of great power competition, the threat of another 9/11 still looms large
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/islamic-states-response-october-7
Aug 30, 2024
Algeria has never seen a smooth transfer of power. It won’t in this election, either.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/future-and-role-algerian-youth-after-hirak-movement
Aug 6, 2024
Can northeast Syria delink from the PKK?
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/media/4640
Jul 31, 2024
The role Turkey can play in NATO’s post-Washington summit aims
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/isaf-mission-and-turkeys-role-rebuilding-afghan-state
Jul 30, 2024
After 2011, the United States stayed on the sidelines—to Libya’s detriment
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/what-turned-battle-tripoli
Jul 30, 2024
After 2011, the United States stayed on the sidelines—to Libya’s detriment
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/about/research-programs/linda-and-tony-rubin-program-arab-politics
Jul 29, 2024
The Mattei Plan is an opportunity for North Africa
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/algeria-russia-relations-after-ukraine-invasion
Jul 29, 2024
The Mattei Plan is an opportunity for North Africa
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/egypt-haftar-and-us-passive-interest-libyan-conflict
Jul 12, 2024
A JCPOA 2.0 will secure Iran as a threshold state but move it away from a bomb
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/irans-anti-western-blueprint-next-fifty-years
Jun 18, 2024
Turkey signed two major deals with Somalia. Will it be able to implement them?
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/emirati-military-support-making-difference-somalia
Jun 4, 2024
Economic recovery in opposition-held Syria is challenging but still possible
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/not-money-alone-challenges-syrian-reconstruction
Jun 3, 2024
Shia Afghans are being brought to Iran to make up for the lack of religious Iranians
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/taking-back-neighborhood-irgc-provincial-guards-mission-re-islamize-iran
Mar 7, 2024
With Operation Aspides, Europe is charting its own course in and around the Red Sea
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/seeing-red-trade-and-threats-shaping-gulf-horn-relations
Feb 29, 2024
Complicated history helps Russian narratives about Ukraine find a foothold in the Middle East
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/west-losing-battle-narratives-middle-east
Feb 20, 2024
Here’s what an uncoordinated US withdrawal from Syria would look like. It’s bad for many partners, but especially Turkey.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/why-it-so-difficult-get-terrorist-list
Feb 20, 2024
Here’s what an uncoordinated US withdrawal from Syria would look like. It’s bad for many partners, but especially Turkey.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/tracking-anti-us-strikes-iraq-and-syria-during-gaza-crisis
Feb 18, 2024
Regardless of Sisi’s decision on Palestinian refugees in Rafah, he will not emerge as a winner
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/beyond-security-steps-toward-warmer-egypt-israel-relations
Feb 13, 2024
China is testing its freeriding strategy in the Red Sea
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/tracking-chinese-statements-hamas-israel-conflict
Feb 8, 2024
Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea add to Egypt’s economic troubles
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/cairo-stuck-between-securing-red-sea-and-avoiding-perception-support-israel
Dec 21, 2023
Opposition to Israel’s war for survival fails to understand Hamas’s goals
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/polls-show-majority-gazans-were-against-breaking-ceasefire-hamas-and-hezbollah
Nov 28, 2023
Why Morocco will not cut ties with Israel
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/renewed-public-debate-over-revising-moroccos-family-code
Nov 22, 2023
Meet the secret IRGC entity purging university professors in Iran
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/irans-third-cultural-revolution
Nov 18, 2023
The best antidote to surging Mideast violence and Iranian extremism? Regional versions of NATO and the EU.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/regional-security-cooperation-partnerships-middle-east
Nov 3, 2023
As the Gaza war continues, Egypt is facing pressure to act
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/hamas-and-islamic-state-growing-cooperation-sinai
Nov 2, 2023
The West must learn from Turkey’s transformation from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire to a rising middle power
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/turkeys-growing-military-presence-kurdish-region-iraq#:~:text=However%2C%20Turkey%20has%20established%20permanent,map%20remains%20on%20the%20internet.
Oct 25, 2023
The kidnapping of a peace activist by Hamas reveals the cruel irony of the situation Israel faces
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/shaykh-yassin-and-hamas-terror
Oct 23, 2023
Live expertise: The latest insight as the Israel-Hamas war intensifies
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/iran-backed-militias-applaud-hamas-threaten-americans#:~:text=Iraq%27s%20%22resistance%22%20militias%20all%20rhetorically,seemed%20to%20downplay%20potential%20involvement.&text=Figure%201%3A%20Hadi%20al%2DAmeri,%27%20on%20October%2010%2C%202023.
Oct 20, 2023
The conflict in Gaza threatens Iraq’s stability, progress in US-Iraq relations
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/iran-backed-militias-applaud-hamas-threaten-americans#:~:text=Iraq%27s%20%22resistance%22%20militias%20all%20rhetorically,seemed%20to%20downplay%20potential%20involvement.&text=Figure%201%3A%20Hadi%20al%2DAmeri,%27%20on%20October%2010%2C%202023.
Aug 22, 2023
Iran has a hostage-taking model. It’s long overdue that the US build a policy around it.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/regent-allah-ali-khameneis-political-evolution-iran
Aug 18, 2023
What are ‘targeted human rights sanctions,’ and why are they used for Iran?
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/human-rights-sanctions-iran-need-more-coordination-and-creativity#utm_term=READ%20THIS%20ITEM%20ON%20OUR%20WEBSITE&utm_campaign=Enhancing%20Human%20Rights%20Sanctions%20on%20Iran%20%28Rome%20%7C%20PolicyWatch%203680%29&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email&cm_mmc=Act-On%20Software-_-email-_-Enhancing%20Human%20Rights%20Sanctions%20on%20Iran%20%28Rome%20%7C%20P
Aug 3, 2023
The West must back Ukraine and Turkey to counter Russia’s attempts to control the Black Sea
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/how-turkey-views-russian-naval-access-black-sea
Jul 13, 2023
Iran joining the SCO isn’t surprising. But Beijing’s promotion of illiberal norms in Eurasia should get more attention.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/iran-one-step-closer-sco-membership
Jun 16, 2023
How the international community can help Iraq on a path toward democratic stability
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/iraqs-nexus-sectarianism-and-corruption
Jun 1, 2023
Is Egypt planning a full-scale invasion of Sudan?
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/egypts-security-and-libyan-civil-war
May 24, 2023
The US needs to be proactive in order to break its escalatory cycle with Iran
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/profile-harakat-hezbollah-al-nujaba
May 10, 2023
Saudi Arabia should consider the ‘Just Do It’ strategy for normalizing ties with Israel
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/arab-public-opinion-arab-israeli-normalization-and-abraham-accords
Apr 12, 2023
Egypt-Turkey normalization: Ankara’s perspective
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/normalization-making-cairo-uncomfortable
Mar 30, 2023
Israel and the international community have deep gaps on the Iran nuclear issue. It’s time the Israeli government adopts fresh thinking.
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/juniper-oak-military-exercise-implications-innovation-experimentation-and-us-policy
Mar 17, 2023
Turkey and Syria’s devastating earthquakes send a reminder to the world: Don’t leave Syrians behind
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/media/6257#utm_term=download%20the%20PDF.%2526nbsp%3B&utm_campaign=Middle%20East%20Responses%20to%20the%20Turkey-Syria%20Earthquake&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email&cm_mmc=Act-On%20Software-_-email-_-Middle%20East%20Responses%20to%20the%20Turkey-Syria%20Earthquake-_-download%20the%20PDF.%2526nbsp%3B
Feb 28, 2023
To counter the Wagner Group’s presence in Africa, the US will need to prioritize stabilizing Libya
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/changing-egyptian-turkish-dynamics-may-create-opportunities-libya
Feb 27, 2023
From Twitter spats to island disputes, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have a bone to pick with each other
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/aid-security-gulf-egypt-dynamic-supporting-egypts-economy
Feb 27, 2023
From Twitter spats to island disputes, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have a bone to pick with each other
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/getting-israeli-saudi-deal-tiran-and-sanafir
Feb 15, 2023
Full throttle in neutral: China’s new security architecture for the Middle East
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/new-saudi-poll-some-surprises-us-iran-israel-oil-and-more
Jan 30, 2023
Ben-Gvir’s controversial new position angered the Arab world. But how will it impact a potential peace deal with Saudi Arabia?
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/arab-public-opinion-arab-israeli-normalization-and-abraham-accords
Jan 24, 2023
Rising inflation is hurting Egypt’s economy. Will the country’s powerful military cede economic power to salvage it?
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/aid-security-gulf-egypt-dynamic-supporting-egypts-economy
Nov 21, 2022
Offside: Watch the World Cup alongside the Atlantic Council
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/amazigh-cultural-renaissance
Oct 7, 2022
Boom and bust: Can Algeria break the cycles of its past?
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/un-resolution-ukraine-how-did-middle-east-vote
Jul 12, 2022
Shifting priorities: The US and the Middle East in a multipolar world
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/growing-pains-promise-and-reality-bidens-middle-east-policy
Jun 7, 2022
With Lavrov in Turkey, a different war may dominate talks
Cites: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/deals-drones-and-national-will-new-era-turkish-power-projection
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