On September 8, House and Senate conferees met for the first time to consider the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016.
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The two countries appear to be compartmentalizing their shared and divergent interests in Syria and Iraq, but such an approach is highly vulnerable to unexpected military incidents and other factors. Turkish and Iranian officials have conducted a number of high-level bilateral visits recently, suggesting that the two countries are drawing closer after a period of… Keep reading →
Legal Brexit: Energy – Oil & Gas
By Marc Hammerson, John LaMaster | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
On 23 June 2016, the UK electorate voted in a referendum to leave the European Union (EU).
What Trump And Clinton Said (And Didn’t Say) About The Middle East
By Robert Satloff
With a few exceptions, the candidates focused more on debating the past than offering ideas and prescriptions for today’s Middle East challenges. Apart from the rants, attacks, and insults, when it came to Middle East issues, last night’s debate was like an old and broken record — rehashing disputes over the Iraq war (2003), the… Keep reading →
The U.S. Strike In Deir Al-Zour: Implications On The Ground
By Fabrice Balanche
The episode gives Moscow a great excuse to be uncooperative, which it may have planned to be anyway, but providing clearer information could nevertheless help further the coalition’s goals. Note: Click on map for high-resolution version. On September 17, planes from the U.S.-led coalition in Syria attacked a target inside the city of Deir al-Zour,… Keep reading →
U.S.-Iran Competition: Prospects And Limits Of Cooperation
By Jay Solomon, Ambassador James Dobbins, and Dennis Ross
Three experts discuss whether the contentious history of U.S.-Iranian relations stems more from unrealistic American expectations and missed opportunities, or from the Islamic Republic’s strategic decision to oppose Washington’s interests. On September 7, Jay Solomon, James Dobbins, and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Solomon is the chief foreign affairs correspondent… Keep reading →
The costly siege has spurred Iran to withdraw or relocate certain IRGC units, but this is unlikely to hurt the Assad coalition’s strategy in Aleppo so long as Hezbollah and other Shiite militias remain willing to fight there. The besieged city of Aleppo has come to symbolize the sufferings of a Syrian civilian population caught… Keep reading →
The surprise visit may have been intended to shore up various aspects of the Saudi-Pakistani defense relationship, perhaps including their suspected arrangement regarding access to nuclear weapons. On August 28, Saudi deputy crown prince Muhammad bin Salman (aka MbS) made an unexpected three-hour stopover in Islamabad on his way to China and Japan. The Asia… Keep reading →
As part of its renewed effort to export the Islamic Revolution through armed proxies, Tehran has been recruiting and training Afghan and Pakistani fighters for Syria’s battlefields, thereby giving them invaluable experience for potential future campaigns in other regional countries. Iran has a long history of building up militant ethnic groups across the Middle East… Keep reading →
The Potential For Radiological Terrorism By Al-Qaeda And The Islamic State
By Michael Eisenstadt and Omar Mukhlis
So-called dirty bombs would probably not produce large numbers of casualties but could yield big headlines, impose heavy costs, and terrorize more effectively than is possible with conventional explosive devices. Concerns about nonconventional terrorism at the Rio Summer Olympics, and reports that persons involved in the November 2015 Islamic State (IS) attack in Paris had… Keep reading →
