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The Middle East has become perhaps the most crucial regional arena for American foreign policy in the coming years, involving the future of Iraq, the war against terrorism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and international energy security.

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Why the U.S. Must Win in Iraq

Recent Heritage Studies

Lessons Learned from the Basra Fighting for the Iraq Hearings by James Phillips
April 07, 2008

Iraq: Pause in Troop Drawdown Makes Sense by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. and James Phillips
March 28, 2008

Courageous Women in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Beyond: A Record of Success in Democratic Transition by Andrea G. Bottner
March 28, 2008

Heritage Experts

James Phillips

Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Senior Research Fellow, The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies

Peter Brookes

Senior Fellow, National Security Affairs and Chung Ju-Yung Fellow for Policy Studies, Asian Studies Center

Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies and Director, The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies

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April 14, 2008

War & Pieces

By Peter Brookes

April 11, 2008

The Real World: Iran – N.Korea with oil?

By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

March 29, 2008

The Real World: OPEC, Master of Universe

By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.

Events

The Confrontation: Winning the War Against Future Jihad

3/26/08

The Surge in Iraq: One Year Later

3/05/08

Knowing the Enemy: Faith, Reason and the War Against Jihadism

2/25/08

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