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SPOTLIGHT: Pakistan


Reuters/Adrees Latif - A young boy walks past Pakistani military in Peshwar.

Save to My Portfolio Pakistan Trip Report: Islamabad, Peshawar and Points in Between

Michael E. O'Hanlon, March 20, 2010

In this trip report, Michael O'Hanlon outlines his recent travels to Islamabad, Peshawar and several points in between, at the invitation of the Pakistani Embassy in Washington and the country’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate. O'Hanlon discusses what he observed to be the Pakistanis' motives behind this invitation, writing that his hosts were eager to inform and influence American debate about the region, but were aware that they could not control their visitor's message. Read More

Pakistan, South Asia, Defense, Terrorism

SPOTLIGHT: Iraq


Reuters - Residents hold poster of Allawi, former prime minister and head of secular Iraqiya coalition, as they celebrate victory of Iraqiya coalition in parliamentary elections, in Baghdad.

Save to My Portfolio Iraq’s Long, Hot Summer?

Kenneth M. Pollack, March 29, 2010

The final count of Iraq's March 7 elections gave former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's Iraqiya coalition a two-seat win over current Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law coalition. Following this development, Kenneth Pollack outlines the major challenges still ahead in forming a new Iraqi government and offers recommendations for U.S. diplomacy going forward. Read More

Iraq, Elections, Politics, Polling and Public Opinion

SPOTLIGHT: Middle East


Reuters - Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu

Save to My Portfolio Osiraq Redux: A Crisis Simulation of an Israeli Strike on the Iranian Nuclear Program

Kenneth M. Pollack, February 16, 2010

In December 2009, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy conducted a day-long simulation of the diplomatic and military fallout that could result from an Israeli military strike against the Iranian nuclear program. In this Middle East Memo, Kenneth M. Pollack analyzes the critical decisions each side made during the wargame. Read More

Middle East, Iran, Israel, Islamic World, Nuclear Weapons

PAST EVENT: 2010 U.S. Islamic World Forum


Ralph Alswang - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with Brookings Vice President Martin Indyk and Brookings Doha Center Director Hady Amr at the 2010 U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar.

Save to My Portfolio 2010 U.S. Islamic World Forum

Saturday, February 13, 2010
12:00 AM to Monday, February 15, 2010
Doha,

The Saban Center for Middle East Policy and the Government of Qatar hosted the Seventh Annual U.S. Islamic World Forum from February 13 through 15 in Doha, Qatar.  This year's forum included keynotes addresses by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, and U.S. Senator John Kerry, as well as a videotaped message from U.S. President Barack Obama. Read More

Islamic World, Middle East, Foreign Policy, International Relations

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