| 单词 | Near East |
| 例句 | Throughout recorded history, people have been moving back and forth between Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The northern distribution of Africa’s whites is unsurprising, because physically similar peoples live in adjacent areas of the Near East and Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As with the yin and yang of the Far East and Zoroaster’s dualism of good and evil in the Near East, creation and destruction were intermingled in Hinduism. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Cuneiform writing, the remote ancestor of the Western alphabet, was invented in the Near East about 5,000 years ago. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re taught that Western civilization originated in the Near East, was brought to brilliant heights in Europe by the Greeks and Romans, and produced three of the world’s great religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We instinctively associate Semitic peoples with the Near East. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His proposal was seductive, and so was Smyrna, the most cosmopolitan city in the Near East. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z This suggests that Afroasiatic languages arose in Africa, and that only one branch of them spread to the Near East. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Near East became the cradle of civilization: to be civilized, after all, means to live as a citizen, a town dweller. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The oil deserts of the Near East, the opening lands of South America have felt the thrust. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If so, they can be regarded as the ancestors of the animal divinities, and their half-human, half-animal cousins we shall meet throughout the Near East and Greece. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It began in the Near East sometime about 8000 B.C., with the first successful attempts to domesticate animals and food grains. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn't dream of leaving town without an ample supply of Dean & DeLuca's Near East blend and my espresso maker. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z While the Near East is stereotypically thought of as exotic, sensual and decadent, Central or High Asia comes across as quite differently. Review | We may not be able to leave the house, but these transporting books whisk us to Central Asia 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z He traveled widely, to Italy and the Near East. Wonders unfurl at Getty, Met tapestry shows on Rubens, Coecke 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z Even if you are secular you likely have been infected with noxious ideas that come straight from the Ancient Near East and Medieval Europe by way of the Church. Sex for “mere pleasure”? Shame on you! — 15 sexual hang-ups we can blame on the Catholic Church 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z "It was an excavation in our own house," Beate Salje, the director of Berlin's Museum of the Ancient Near East, said if the project. Statues devastated in WWII go on show in Berlin 2011-01-27T15:03:11Z They aim to integrate these separate areas of the collection into an updated display that demonstrates the cross-cultural connections between the Near East — now commonly referred to as West Asia — and Cyprus. Met Museum to Renovate Its Ancient Near East and Cypriot Galleries 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z He was dispatched to the Near East by the French ambassador in Constantinople, who commissioned Cassas to document significant sites in Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. The Ancient Syrian City ISIS Is Destroying, Preserved Online 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The Metropolitan Museum of Art is planning a $40 million initiative to renovate its Ancient Near East and Cypriot galleries, museum officials announced on Tuesday. Met Museum to Renovate Its Ancient Near East and Cypriot Galleries 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Returning to Washington, she won top staff aide jobs, including a stint with Hal Saunders, the assistant secretary of state for Near East and South Asian affairs. Who is Robin Raphel, the State Department veteran caught up in Pakistan intrigue? 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The museum is also renovating the Ancient Near East and Cypriot galleries. Met Museum’s Chief Executive to Step Down 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z In between, the author swivels among civilizations, depicting Jewish life in the ancient Near East, in the Roman and Hellenistic world, and mingled with early Christianity and Islam. Books of The Times: Simon Schama’s ‘The Story of the Jews’ 2014-03-10T20:50:31Z As a scholar of the Bible and the ancient Near East, I study the role of religion in history and how this term originated and came to be understood over the centuries. From Biden’s giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, "religion" means many different things 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Warfare repeatedly pitched the pharaohs against the Semitic states of the Near East. Exhibition Review: Finding Ancient Egypt's Sense of Humor 2011-05-20T18:30:05Z An inscription is carefully engraved in Aramaic, the ancient Semitic language that was widespread across the Near East by the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z Arabicity: Such a Near East, Liverpool A range of paintings, installations, photo works and videos combine to offer a representation of Arab culture "far greater than the daily news bulletins we receive". Exhibitionist: The week's art shows in pictures 2010-08-20T23:05:00Z But Soner Cagaptay, the director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, was perplexed by the decision. The first lady watched school kids coloring in Tulsa. The Turks saw links to terrorism. 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Nearly a century later, Vignes took part in a French scientific expedition to the Near East, where he photographed the Dead Sea and the sites of Petra. The Ancient Syrian City ISIS Is Destroying, Preserved Online 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The Post quoted Robert Richer, a 35-year CIA veteran and former chief of the agency’s Near East division, who said the ban was a “strategic mistake.” Trump’s Muslim travel ban is a win for ISIS: This must-see film about Syrian journalists shows why 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z This series, Icons of the Nile – part of Arabicity: Such a Near East – is painted on recycled cardboard and bordered by hand-coloured textiles. Arabian sights 2010-07-08T14:55:00Z She draws our attention to the “polychrome” mosaic of the Near East and the polyphony of the great Greek-speaking Roman city that lay at its heart, and rightly so. A City Where East Meets West and the Past Is Always Present 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z It stands sentinel in Christian, Jewish and Muslim cemeteries across southern Europe and the Near East. Van Gogh and the Consolation of Trees 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z "This is their way of trying to create deterrence," said Dennis Ross, a former senior U.S. diplomat specialising in the Middle East who now works at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think-tank. Insight: Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' against Israel faces trial by fire 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The 3 centuries after 1600 B.C.E. also marked the heyday of such civilizations as the Mycenaeans in Greece, the Hittites and Babylonians in the Near East, and Egypt’s New Kingdom. Satellite images bring Serbia’s hidden Bronze Age megastructures to light 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z “Those goals are desirable, but it isn’t clear yet how feasible they are,” warned David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, who worked on Israeli-Palestinian talks during the Obama administration. Column: Biden and Blinken are planning for 'the day after' war in Gaza ends. Make that years after 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z "Whenever things were getting out of hand with Israel, Biden was the bridge," said Ross, now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 'I am a Zionist': How Joe Biden's lifelong bond with Israel shapes war policy 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z In a poll conducted in July for the Washington Institute on Near East Policy, 70% of Gaza residents said they would prefer to live under the PA than under Hamas. Column: Israel's goal in Gaza is regime change. Where have we heard that before? 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z The biggest of these aid groups in Gaza is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, also known as UNRWA. Gaza humanitarian crisis is "dire" under Israel's blockade — and rapidly getting worse 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z Dennis Ross, a former Middle East negotiator who is now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in Washington, said of Saturday's attack: "This is all about preventing the U.S.-Saudi-Israel breakthrough." Hamas strikes at Israel's regional security realignments 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z “The decision makes sense,” Henry Rome, an analyst with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said of the European decision. Britain, France and Germany say they will keep their nuclear and missiles sanctions on Iran 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z "The slowdown of the 60% accumulation is a clear sign Tehran is open to advancing the de-escalatory 'understandings' with Washington," said Henry Rome of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Analysis: Iran's nuclear slowdown may prop up US hopes to ease tensions 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z State Department's Near East Bureau said on Saturday, in its first application of the term in the context of settler violence. Israeli minister brushes off U.S. terrorism label for suspected settler killing 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z “Nations that were once great powers have a malleable and inflatable sense of their heyday,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z They had not yet conquered the remaining Hellenistic kingdoms, namely those of the Seleucids in the Near East and the Ptolemies in Egypt, but they controlled a vast territory nonetheless. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Although brief intervals of disunity occurred, Egypt remained a united and powerful kingdom, the great superpower of the ancient Near East, until the end of the Bronze Age in about 1100 BCE. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In Baghdad however, some politicians would "prefer to deal with the devil they know", said Bilal Wahab of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Erdogan's strong showing signals "business as usual" for Mideast 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Sullivan spoke of his plans during wide-ranging remarks on the Biden administration’s Middle East policy at an event hosted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Biden dispatching top aide to meet with Saudi crown prince 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Dennis Ross, a veteran U.S. diplomat now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank, suggested Biden may have to do more to make Iran fear the consequences of enriching to higher levels. Analysis: Smoldering Iran nuclear crisis risks catching fire 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z With a few violent exceptions, no major incursions were able to cross over Sinai, and contact with the cultures of Mesopotamia and the Near East was limited as a result. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z It is likely that agriculturalists in the region adopted barley and wheat cultivation techniques from the Near East, where people had been practicing agriculture for thousands of years by this point. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Gillick’s show was curated by the Museum of the Ancient Near East in cooperation with the city’s museum for contemporary art, the Hamburger Bahnhof. Light, sound show transforms Berlin museum’s exhibits 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Ross, who is now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank, said he thought that approach of largely making the case in private was the proper one. Biden sidesteps public dispute with Netanyahu, despite US concerns 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z “People feel that the very character of the state is on the chopping block,” said David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a pro-Israel think tank. Crisis in Israel Tests the Complicated Ties Between Biden and Netanyahu 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z In the following decades, other groups that remain impossible to identify precisely appear to have sacked the Mycenaean palace complexes and various cities across the Near East. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a period in which iron replaced bronze as the metal of choice for tools and weapons, and new and more sophisticated empires expanded across the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In a November poll by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 76 percent of Saudis said they had negative views of the Abraham Accords. Saudi Arabia Offers Its Price to Normalize Relations With Israel 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Instead, after the glacial maximum, people in Italy show genetic links to the Near East, suggesting a new population arrived from the Balkans. Ancient DNA upends European prehistory 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z It’s too early to say if the new spate of attacks marks a new resurgence, said Aaron Y. Zelin, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. IS attacks on Syria truffle hunters are deadliest in a year 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “His main focus is on the elections,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey’s Reeling Economy Is an Added Challenge for Erdogan 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Occupying all of Lower Egypt, the Hyksos kingdom had access to Canaan and by extension to the rest of the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “It sucks all the oxygen out of the room,” said David Makovsky, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Blinken to Meet Netanyahu at Turbulent Moment for Israel 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Yet there was another side to Twombly, expressed in his lifelong infatuation with the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as Egypt and the Near East. Review | I’ve been waiting half my life for this show. It’s magnificent. 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z "The admixed genetics from Western Europe and the Near East cats were subsequently spread to Portuguese colonies in the Americas." How the evolution of domestic cats traces the history of colonization 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z In a poll published in July, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank found a distinct lack of popular support for the Abraham Accords. Palestinian cause takes center stage at the World Cup 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Bronze was introduced into Egypt from the Near East and Eastern Mediterranean a little before 3000 BCE. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Among the past beneficiaries are governments and Shiite militias in Lebanon, Yemen and Syria, said Michael Knights, a Middle East military and security specialist with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Iran will help Russia build drones for Ukraine war, Western officials say 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z That made them very difficult to learn, but they spread around the Near East. An Ancient People’s Oldest Message: Get Rid of Beard Lice. 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z "I do think it's a shift in democratic norms," said David Makovsky, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Analysis: As Netanyahu returns, concerns grow over far-right ally 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z “This is an absolutely new chapter in Iran-Russia relations,” said Henry Rome, an Iran analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Desperate for allies, Russia cultivates ties with Iran and Saudi Arabia 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z By about 900 BCE, numerous blacksmiths around the Near East had mastered the art of creating iron tools that were far superior in strength to bronze. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Freer procured artworks from Japan, China and the Near East at the same time the U.S. was acquiring an overseas empire — and banning Asian immigration under the Chinese Exclusion Act. Freer Gallery gets an early start on celebrating its 2023 centennial 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z "In terms of economic tools that could really change the regime's outlook ... those tools are very limited," said Henry Rome of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank. Analysis: Beyond cutting hair and rhetoric, little West can do to change Iran’s trajectory 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z He had recently completed a stint as the deputy chief of the agency’s Near East Division, helping oversee covert operations. A CIA spy pursued bin Laden after 9/11. Now he’s being mourned as a legend. 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z He served as chair of the Judicial Evaluations Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Assn. and was a trustee and board member of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Richard Borow, L.A. attorney who fought for Angela Davis' right to teach at UCLA, dies 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Evidence of sophisticated ironworking technology in Egypt dates to the seventh century BCE, introduced to the area from other parts of the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Israel Antiquities Authority prehistorian Avi Levy, who headed the dig, said it was “the largest complete fossil tusk ever found at a prehistoric site in Israel or the Near East.” Israeli archaeologists dig up large tusk of ancient elephant 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z “All this matters because Iraq is important to the United States and its interests in the region,” said Mr. Schenker, who served as assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs during the Trump administration. Chaos and deadly clashes in Baghdad as cleric al-Sadr leaves Iraqi politics 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z But in the Near East and in the Arab world, nothing allowed all sorts of tabulations. L.A. novelist Percival Everett, in advance of his latest, 'Dr. No,' talks about nothing 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Few places have shaped Eurasian history as much as the ancient Near East. ‘Phenomenal’ ancient DNA data set provides clues to origin of farming and early languages 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Instead, it occurred independently at different times and in several different areas, including the Near East, China, sub-Saharan Africa, Mesoamerica, and South America. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Mr. Schroen came back to Washington in 1999 to become the deputy chief for the Near East in the Directorate of Operations. Gary Schroen, Who Led the C.I.A. Into Afghanistan, Dies at 80 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z “The tectonic plates are shifting,” said Dennis Ross, a former American diplomat who is now a distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Biden seeks new chapter in troubled Middle East 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Every administration faces “a tension between balancing our interest and our values,” Schenker, a senior fellow now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said in an interview. In pursuit of oil and Mideast security, Biden to meet with Saudis he once regarded as pariahs 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Andrew Tabler, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said the two developments reflected the same thing: "Concern about a Lebanese state collapse is increasing in the West and in the region." New Lebanese parliament will act on IMF deal, PM adviser says 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z In the Near East it was grains like wheat and barley. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Some banks organised calls for clients with experts to analyze the situation, invitations seen by Reuters showed, with JPMorgan scheduling one with Michael Singh, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Global finance grapples with Ukraine crisis as shares slump 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z “Was this lull in operations because they were preparing for something like this?” said Aaron Zelin, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. A foiled prison break brings a sense of deja vu — and fears of an ISIS resurgence 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z And defending cities such as Abu Dhabi and Dubai against drones and missiles with current weapons systems isn’t feasible, said Michael Knights, an analyst with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Yemeni rebels' attack on UAE leaves U.S. and allies with few good options 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Geigl thinks it’s likely that humans were crossing donkeys and related animals earlier in the Near East for farming and battle. Donkeylike creatures may be first known hybrid animal made by humans 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z On a map, these places take the shape of a large crescent bending through the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z That dubious distinction belongs to the infamous "Black Death," a bubonic plague that swept through Europe and the Near East in the mid-14th century. Like COVID, the Black Death had its own "truthers," too 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z It was a time of social upheaval across China, the Near East, Egypt and Europe that may have been incited by a century of intense climate change, during which environments became much drier. You Should See Her in a Crown. Now You Can See Her Face. 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z That began to change over the summer with a series of largely unreported rocket attacks against U.S. bases in the Kurdish-controlled northeast, said Michael Knights, an analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Iran’s role in attack on U.S. troops in Syria signals new escalation 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Soner Cagaptay from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy tweeted: “Erdogan believes he can win the next Turkish elections by blaming the West for attacking Turkey -- notwithstanding the sorry state of the country’s economy.” Erdogan's critics say expulsion call is diversion from economic woe 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Along the Danube River valley in Europe, Neolithic settlements began to emerge around 6000 BCE, likely having adopted cereal farming from the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The senior official said that the Iran and Korea mission centers would now be absorbed by larger components focused on whole regions, the Near East and East Asia, respectively. CIA creates new mission center to counter China 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z After four coordinated attacks on American soil took the lives of 2,977 people, the U.S. moved its focus from the Near East to Central Asia. 9/11 had the biggest effect on military recruiting since Pearl Harbor 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z He said he was “absolutely thrilled” when he was chosen for Bahrain, making him the only Black ambassador in the Near East and one of the few outside Africa. Johnny Young, ambassador to four countries, dies at 81 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has counted 24 attacks since Biden took office and three U.S. retaliatory strikes. Biden, pulling combat forces from Iraq, seeks to end the post-9/11 era 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z They left a powerful regional legacy, yet theirs is just one of many empires that rose and fell in the complicated and dangerous world of the ancient Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Global wheat production prospects also retreated this month, as dry weather in the Near East hurt yield prospects there. World food prices fall in June for first time in a year - FAO 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z The bravado from both sides was, for now, largely for show, said Ghaith al-Omari, a former Palestinian official who is now an analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a research group. Israel and Hamas Scale Down the Conflict, Avoiding Another War 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Twenty-eight families were settled in Sheikh Jarrah in the 1950s by Jordan in coordination with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Palestinian oppression and despair in stark relief in Netanyahu’s war 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z It also includes 1,500 openings for those from the Near East and South Asia, and another 1,000 that are not linked to a specific region. Biden Wavers on Restricting Refugee Entry 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z By the reign of Suppiluliumas I in the mid-fourteenth century BCE, it had become arguably the most powerful empire in the Near East and a major rival of New Kingdom Egypt. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "Within 2,000 years, all over the world, in China, in the Near East, in South America, in Mesoamerica, you're getting people domesticating crops," says Dr Robert Bettinger of the University of California Davis. The real reason humans are the dominant species 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z The Ancient Near East department was the first to do so. How One Looted Artifact Tells the Story of Modern Afghanistan 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z The Philos Project promotes “positive Christian engagement in the Near East and fostering the next generation of African-American leaders,” it said in announcing the tour. Israeli ambassador to US is visiting Alabama, South Carolina 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The Bedein Center for Near East Policy Research report cited several examples showing, what they claimed was antisemitic and religious incitement. Amid claims of incitement and antisemitism Biden administration signals it will refund controversial UN agency 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Archaeological work has unearthed a wealth of information about the trading networks that crisscrossed the Near East and beyond. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In 1944, Ralph Bunche became the first African-American officer at the State Department as he was appointed to a post in the Near East and African Section. Today in History 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z “We’ve built up this presumed leverage,” Michael Singh of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a conservative critic of the pact, warned at a conference last week. Column: Biden was left with a mess in Iran. Can he get out of it? 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z Whether it’s Near East antiquities or coins or manuscripts or sports memorabilia, the market is rife with fraud. Inside the national gallery of stolen art 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z “I think primarily the driver for his resignation is the collapse of the economy,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey’s Finance Minister Resigns Amid Pressures of Sliding Economy 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Large empires had an interest in encouraging trade and maintained roads and bridges across the Near East for that purpose. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A 2016 study concluded that dogs may have been domesticated twice, once in Asia and once in Europe or the Near East, but critics said there wasn’t enough evidence to be sure. How dogs tracked their humans across the ancient world 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z “Al Qaeda in Syria is in a hard spot,” said Aaron Y. Zelin, a terrorism scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. Commandos Use Secretive Missiles to Kill Qaeda Leaders in Syria 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z “For those who care about stabilizing the Middle East, Iraq is really central,” says Michael Knights, an expert on Iraq and Gulf security affairs at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. How Iraq could become a Mideast anchor, not a ‘forever war’ 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z “We know almost nothing about the leadership,” says Michael Knights, an analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy who has tracked the group since its founding. Inside the Iraqi Kleptocracy 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Access to foreign goods and raw materials was a major concern of empires in the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z For example, farmers and their pups in Sweden about 5000 years ago both trace their ancestry to the Near East. How dogs tracked their humans across the ancient world 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z “It is all symbolism and optics,” said Soner Cagaptay, a fellow and the director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Erdogan Fulfills Cherished Goal, Opening Hagia Sophia to Prayers 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z “A cost-benefit analysis argues for preserving the status quo,” wrote Robert Satloff, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Analysis | For Israel, annexation is saying the quiet part loud 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z According to David Makovsky, a former State Department analyst now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Netanyahu perceives a “historic opportunity to fulfill long-term territorial goals.” Opinion | Trump now has the power to forever alter Israel’s character 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z By the time the Persian Empire extended its domination across the Near East, the religion of Judaism as we know it today was starting to take shape. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Farmers in Germany about 7000 years ago also came from the Near East and also lived with dogs. How dogs tracked their humans across the ancient world 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Israeli and Saudi establishments remains strong, relations with the leaders have become “fragile,” notes Ghaith al-Omari, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Opinion | How instability in the Middle East could affect Trump’s reelection bid 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z As chief of the CIA’s Near East division, Mr. Anderson was keen on recognizing the contributions of fallen officers such as Robert Ames, who was killed in the 1983 U.S. Frank Anderson, former CIA spymaster in the Middle East, dies at 77 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z David Makovsky, a former senior adviser on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in the Office of the Secretary of State, is director of the Project on Arab-Israel Relations at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Opinion | Trump’s peace plan won’t have a chance unless Israel shows restraint on annexation 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z How was the relationship between the people of the ancient Near East and their gods similar to or different from religious practices today? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A report from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy showed similar figures. ISIS Wife’s Return to Norway Divides Government 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z In the nineteen-sixties and seventies, the trees contributed to the upending of the canonical theory that Bronze Age civilization had spread westward from Egypt and the Near East. The Past and the Future of the Earth’s Oldest Trees 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z There are many in Iraq who would like to salvage the U.S. presence, said Michael Knights of the Washington Institute of Near East Policy. Trump administration insists U.S. troops will remain in Iraq 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Writing in a Washington Post essay before Iran’s announcement, Washington Institute for Near East Policy Executive Director Robert Satloff said the killing of Soleimani could hasten a replacement nuclear deal if Trump handled it right. Trump, after Soleimani killing, may finally get his wish to end the Iran nuclear deal 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Why might someone want to become an ambassador or a spy in the ancient Near East? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Iran is facing constraints on its room to maneuver in many of those places, said Hanin Ghaddar, of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Analysis | Iran has vowed revenge against the U.S. But it seems to be in no hurry. 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z “Over the last few days we’ve literally stopped the anti-Isis fight – everything stopped,” said Michael Knights, an expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Pompeo: European response to Suleimani killing 'not helpful enough' 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z “Nothing can be excluded,” said Levitt, the director of the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a Washington think tank. With missile strike, Trump opts for escalation and a swing at a ‘hornets’ nest’ 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Aaron Zelin, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said he thought that “I.S. is trying to grab headlines during the holidays when usually there isn’t much news.” ISIS Affiliate in Nigeria Releases a Video Showing 11 Executions 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Homo erectus appears to have stayed close to rivers and lakes during migration, hunting and eating animals like rhinoceroses, bears, pigs, and crocodiles, as discoveries in the Near East have confirmed. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z These items suggest that Pylos, a city with a fine port, had trading connections, previously unknown, with Egypt and the Near East around 1500 B.C.E., the time the tombs were in use. Tombs at Ancient Greek Site Were Gold-Lined Chambers 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z “Sanctions alone will never solve your problem unless they are used in tandem with other tools,” said Matthew Levitt, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Trump’s Embrace of Sanctions Irks Allies and Prompts Efforts to Evade Measures 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z “These attacks were not supposed to happen in the United States,” said panelist Hassan Abbas, professor of the Near East South Asia Strategic Studies Centre at the National Defense University in Washington. Holy site security concerns international religious freedom panel 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Bilal Wahab, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said the two Kurdish experiments in self-government in Syria and Iraq “suffered a nosebleed” in the past two years. Turkish assault in Syria weakens Iraq Kurds, strengthens regional powers 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Just over twelve thousand years ago, for example, wheat was merely one wild edible plant among many found in the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “This is a very complicated Rorschach test of American foreign policy,” Robert Satloff, the executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said of American reactions to Prince Mohammed. One Year On, Shadow of Khashoggi’s Killing Stalks Saudi Prince 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z “This is a national security issue of such extraordinary complexity and moment,” added Ms. Leaf, now a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Trump Names 5 Candidates for National Security Adviser 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z “The Saudi air defenses have been proved completely worthless,” said Michael Knights, a scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Hard-Liners in Iran See No Drawback to Bellicose Strategy 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z The migrant farmers from the Near East brought another way of treating death, setting the body in a crouched or fetal position. An Archaeological Puzzle on the Danube 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z A number of these Neolithic settlements emerged in Europe, the Near East, China, Pakistan, and beyond. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Michael Knights, a Gulf military expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, has made two visits since the war began to the Saudi airbase at Khamis Mushayt, near the border with Yemen. ‘The Saudis couldn’t do it without us’: the UK’s true role in Yemen’s deadly war 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z “Iran’s strategy at sea particularly is based on disruption,” said Dave DesRoches, a professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington. Oil tanker attacks echo Persian Gulf’s 1980s ‘Tanker War’ 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z According to past archaeological research, the first herders moved into East Africa about 5000 years ago; the genetics show they had ancestry from both the Near East and what is now Sudan. Study raises questions about roots of lactose tolerance in Africa 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Miller spoke Friday at a forum on Iran at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Trump says U.S. will send up to 1,500 troops to Middle East 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Barley cultivation techniques may have been brought to the area from the Near East, though they also may have been developed independently. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Soner Cagaptay of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, writing on Twitter, called it a “seismic” change in the country’s political life. Many in Turkey see voiding of Istanbul vote as latest sign of Erdogan's autocracy 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Speaking at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy on Thursday, Kushner declined to give further details of the plan, which he is expected to unveil next month. US briefing: Ending Aids, Jared's Middle East plan and opioid boss guilty 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z “If you say ‘two-state’, it means one thing to the Israelis, it means one thing to the Palestinians,” Kushner said on Thursday at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 'Let's just not say it': Jared Kushner says 'two-state' label hinders Middle East talks 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z "We see this exceptional genetic diversity in the Near East during medieval times, with Europeans, Near Easterners, and mixed individuals fighting in the Crusades and living and dying side by side." Crusader skeletons discovery sheds new light on the Crusades 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Training and the ability to fight year-round gave a considerable advantage and transformed the waging of war in the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z On the contrary, argues Robert Satloff of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, that may be the final trigger for Netanyahu. Opinion | Netanyahu was a cautious leader — until Trump came along 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z “I find the chances extremely high that the election board will accept A.K.P.’s request to repeat the elections,’’ said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Erdogan’s Party Demands New Vote in Istanbul After Losing Election 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Matt Levitt, a former Treasury Department official who is director of the counterterrorism program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said the move may have unintended consequences. Trump to designate Iranian military unit as a terrorist group 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The researchers found lineages that were known only from the central part of North Africa, as well as more common lineages from other parts of North Africa, Europe and the Near East. DNA Clues to an Ancient Canary Islands Voyage 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z How did their use of technology increase the severity and frequency of warfare in the Near East? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “It is completely changing the topography and design of the square,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. In Istanbul, Erdogan Remakes Taksim Square, a Symbol of Secular Turkey 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Phoenicians from the Near East built trading ports there 3,000 years ago, and Romans conquered the region around 200 B.C. A History of the Iberian Peninsula, as Told by Its Skeletons 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z “Right now, the context of the U.S.-Palestinian relationship is overwhelmingly negative,” said Ghaith al-Omari, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Trump’s Aides Are Imitating His Aggressive Twitter Diplomacy. The Results Are Mixed. 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Early on, most anthropologists thought megaliths originated in the Near East or the Mediterranean, whereas many modern thinkers back the idea they were invented independently in five or six different regions around Europe. Stonehenge, other ancient rock structures may trace their origins to monuments like this 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z By the third millennium BCE, the inhabitants of these lands were already producing wine and olive oil, products in high demand in ancient Egypt and the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He spotted a map of the ancient Near East. Karl Sharro’s Acid-Tinged Satire of the Middle East 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z At the same time, people from southern Europe and the Near East also began leaving an imprint. A History of the Iberian Peninsula, as Told by Its Skeletons 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z “Both sides are trying to negotiate the width of a potential safe zone,” said Soner Cagaptay, a Turkey scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Trump vows to ‘devastate’ Turkish economy if U.S.-backed Kurds are attacked 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z And some of its translations are simply incorrect, as we’ve learned thanks to advances in Near East philology and archaeology since the 19th century. After More Than Two Decades of Work, a New Hebrew Bible to Rival the King James 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Within a few centuries, their conquests had provided the Assyrians with an empire larger than the Near East had ever seen. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “This leaves us alone in the arena with the Russians,” said Michael Herzog, an Israel-based fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former Israeli defense official. American Withdrawal From Syria Shakes Up the Middle East 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Neanderthals left Africa long before modern humans, and their bones were found across Europe, the Near East, and even Siberia. Narrower Skulls, Oblong Brains: How Neanderthal DNA Still Shapes Us 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The build-up of forces already risks a clash even if both sides wish to avoid it, said Philip Smyth, an analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. On Iraq's border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye U.S.... 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z “The return of Prince Khalid suggests that Riyadh thinks the crisis is over,” said Simon Henderson, a Saudi Arabia expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Saudi ambassador returns to Washington for the first time since killing of journalist 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z During the Iron Age that followed, the Near East underwent an even deeper transformation as the Neo-Assyrians created the first empire to control both Mesopotamia and Egypt. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “The increasing pressures on Iran will not change the behavior of the regime any time soon,” said Dennis Ross, a former U.S. official now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. reimposes Iran sanctions, Tehran decries 'bullying' 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Michael Knights, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said he worries that a push for a cease-fire to alleviate political pressure could paper over the fissures driving the war. U.S. says the time to end the Saudi-backed war in Yemen is now 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z After listening to Mr. Erdogan’s speech on Tuesday, Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said, “He doesn’t want to rupture with the Saudi king.” Erdogan Says Saudis Planned Khashoggi’s Killing in Turkey 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Of the more than 300,000 people apprehended at the southern border in the last fiscal year, 61, or 0.02 percent, were from countries the State Department deems the Middle East or Near East. Trump’s Evidence-Free Claims About the Migrant Caravan 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z There they developed their own agricultural traditions, independent of those that emerged in the Near East, China, and Africa. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “If Secretary Pompeo was offered to listen to the audio recording, he was smart to say no,” said Soner Cagaptay, a Turkey scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Privately, White House doubts the Saudis 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Guler, who was born to ethnic Armenian parents, began his career as a photographer on a Turkish newspaper and in the 1950s he was appointed Time-Life magazine's Near East correspondent. 'Eye of Istanbul' Ara Guler dies at 90 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z “The differences in bilateral ties remain,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson leaves Turkey after being detained for 2 years 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z After Donald Trump’s election, Mr. Khashoggi remarked at an event at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy that the kingdom was rightfully nervous about a Trump presidency. Opinion | Where is Jamal Khashoggi? 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z His Persian Empire now incorporated the territories controlled by Babylonia, including Mesopotamia, Syria, Phoenicia, and Judah, and had become the largest empire to have existed in the Near East to that point. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “Jordan is the quintessential buffer state,” said Robert Satloff, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Jordan Scrambles to Recoup Funds for Palestinians Lost to U.S. Cuts 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Here are questions and answers about the agency, officially known as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or Unrwa for short: The U.N.’s Palestinian Refugee Agency: What It Does and Why It Matters 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Soner Cagaptay, the director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, predicted an “irrational response from Ankara.” Turkey Cheers as Erdogan Takes On U.S. Over Sanctions 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z “Any strategy requires a clear objective and the means to pursue that objective,” said Dennis Ross, a former diplomat who is at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. After Trump’s Threat to Iran, White House Convenes a Policy Meeting 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z This system of government contrasted with the earlier monarchies of the ancient Near East, in which rulers claimed to govern their subjects through the will of the gods. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z About half of the museum’s permanent collection galleries already have closed, including areas displaying art from the Islamic world, South and Southeast Asia, Egypt and the ancient Near East and Japan. At LACMA, new urgency to finish raising $650 million for the new museum building 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The royal figurine is made of faience, a glass-like material that was popular in jewellery and small human and animal figurines in ancient Egypt and the Near East. 3,000-year-old sculpture leaves researchers scratching their heads 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Dayton Mak, 100, a Foreign Service officer who worked in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Kuwait and Lebanon, specializing in Near East affairs, died March 16 at a care center in Washington. Washington-area obituaries of note 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z “What Bahrain shows is that Iran uses different formulas to support its proxies in each operational environment,” said Michael Knights, a scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. In Bahrain, a smoldering insurgency reveals the resilience of Iran’s proxy war 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z As a result of their conquests, trade flourished with the Near East and other areas, and significant advances took place in the arts. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z There, migrating farmers brought agriculture from the Near East to Europe, where they mixed with local hunter-gatherers about 7000 years ago. How rice farming may have spread across the ancient world 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z “Gaza is not a Palestinian state,” said David Makovsky, an expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. What Is the Gaza Fence and Why Has It Set Off Protests Against Israel? 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z He was a Foreign Service officer from 1946 until 1970, when he retired as director of the Near East, South Asia Division of the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Washington-area obituaries of note 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z For now, the Americans are gambling on his sense of Iraqi patriotism, says Michael Knights, the senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and expert on Iraqi security forces. U.S. Takes a Risk: Old Iraqi Enemies Are Now Allies 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z They also commanded massive and highly trained armies and had at their disposal a seemingly endless supply of wealth, with which they constructed some of the most impressive architectural treasures of the entire Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “Israel doesn’t want another Hezbollah inside Syria, it doesn’t want another Lebanon,” said Andrew J. Tabler, a Syria scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Israel and Iran, Newly Emboldened, Exchange Blows in Syria Face-Off 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z “These are warning shots directed not just at the Iranians, but also the Syrians and Russians,” Ehud Yaari, an Israel-based fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said of the public-relations campaign. For Netanyahu, Vindication and New Risk After Trump’s Iran Decision 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z It said that the fragments “resonate with the historical reality of religious communities in the Near East and as such are an invaluable survival from the earliest centuries of Islam”. Passages from the Bible discovered behind Qur'an manuscript 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z “The archaeology of the ancient Near East is traditionally conservative.” Did ancient Mesopotamians get high? Near Eastern rituals may have included opium, cannabis 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z What explains why iron replaced bronze as the metal of choice between 1200 and 900 BCE in the Near East and eastern Mediterranean? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It is both very lethal and very necessary, and legal to possess in all nations, said Michael Knights, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. A Hard Lesson in Syria: Assad Can Still Gas His Own People 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z “I believe Israel has suffered a strategic failure in Syria, mainly because Israel was reluctant to get drawn in,” said Ehud Yaari, an international fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy said. Syria crisis: danger awaits in rush for influence on crowded battlefield 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z “We can pick off his equipment at will,” said Andrew J. Tabler, an expert on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Trump’s Tweets on Syria, Russia and China: The Triumph of Contradiction 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z At the International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East here last week, for example, one scholar even reinterpreted well-studied ancient images as representing drug-taking rituals and drug-induced distortions. Did ancient Mesopotamians get high? Near Eastern rituals may have included opium, cannabis 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z It was only after about 1000 BCE that the number of iron tools began to overtake the number of bronze tools across the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “They will be taken care of by Turkey, but they won’t be in clear sight of many Turks,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey to Syrian refugees: You don’t have to go home, but don’t stay here 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z According to their results, farmers with Near East ancestry displaced hunter-gatherers already living in Europe. David Reich Unearths Human History Etched in Bone 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z While the majority of carriers live in Africa, many others live in southern Europe, the Near East and India. How One Child’s Sickle Cell Mutation Helped Protect the World From Malaria 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z “It’s important for him not to run afoul of Trump,” said Makovsky, now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. New headaches for Trump’s Mideast hopes as Netanyahu visits 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z At its height, the trans- Saharan exchange of goods influenced commerce and finance across the whole of North Africa, as well as the economies of Europe and the Near East. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “My guess is that the name of the Ritz will forever be associated with being a Saudi luxury prison,” said Simon Henderson, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. ‘A Saudi Luxury Prison’: How the Kingdom Squeezed Billions From Billionaires 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z They have traced the spread of the first farmers in the Near East, for example, and have tracked the rise and fall of various populations in ancient Africa. David Reich Unearths Human History Etched in Bone 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The cells also turned up at high rates in people in parts of the Near East and India, and in southern European countries such as Greece. How One Child’s Sickle Cell Mutation Helped Protect the World From Malaria 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East made up about half of the $700 million the United States donated last year, most of it for economic programs. Trump threatens to take away more U.S. aid from Palestinians if they don’t negotiate with Israel 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Hershkowitz says that the jaw and teeth point to a long-term occupation of the Near East by early H. sapiens. Israeli fossils are the oldest modern humans ever found outside of Africa 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Michael Singh is managing director and senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Opinion | The protesters in Iran need real help from Washington 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z “It hasn’t worked well,” Andrew J. Tabler, a Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said of Turkey’s effort on the Kurds. Assad Must Go, Says Turkey’s Leader, Seeking Leverage as War Winds Down 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Waves of migrants made their way to the Near East. How One Child’s Sickle Cell Mutation Helped Protect the World From Malaria 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Jambon tested the ancient iron daggers, including one from Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt, iron axes and pieces of iron jewelry from the ancient Near East and China with X-ray scans to identify their metals. King Tut's Dagger Is Out of This World 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z “There’s no putting the Hashd back in its box,” said Michael Knights, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Studies. After Fighting ISIS, Iraqi Militias Seek Political Power 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Archaeologists generally agree that not long after humans started farming in the Near East about 10,000 years ago, pastoralists began caring for newly domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle. Was trading by nomads crucial to the rise of cities? 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The ancestors of Neanderthals left Africa first, expanding to the Near East and then to Europe and Central Asia. Neanderthals: The Original Globetrotters 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Up to 10 million people in Iran are living with disabilities, campaigners say, but the culture surrounding the issue is largely one of shame, writes BBC Near East Women's Affairs journalist Feranak Amidi. 'Disabled women have sexual needs too' 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z But Jambon said his research found no evidence that smelted iron was known until the Iron Age dawned in the Near East, around 1200 B.C. King Tut's Dagger Is Out of This World 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z “I don’t want to minimize the hurt the Palestinians feel,” said David Makovsky, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Did Trump Kill Off a Two-State Solution? He Says No, Palestinians Say Yes 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East. Parallel palaeogenomic transects reveal complex genetic history of early European farmers 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z “As a medicine, social lubricant, mind-altering substance and highly valued commodity, wine became the focus of religious cults, pharmacopoeias, cuisines, economies and society in the ancient Near East.” Drinking age: oldest evidence of wine-making found near Tbilisi 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z “I presume his pleas will be met with collective eye-rolling,” said Michael Knights, a Mideast analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Osama al-Nujaifi, Iraqi VP, asks for arms, training for Sunnis in his country 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z “There’s a greater environment . . . for jihadist groups to be active and operational and attempt to build up their capacities,” said Aaron Zelin, an expert on such groups at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Deaths of four U.S. soldiers in Niger hint at the shadow war against ISIS in Africa 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z “Islamic State is not finished,” said Aaron Y. Zelin, who studies jihadi movements at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. After the Caliphate, What’s Next for ISIS? ISIS 2.0, Experts Say 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Michael Knights, an expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said the United States needed to take steps to avoid alienating the Kurds in the region. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z “As a medicine, social lubricant, mind-altering substance and highly valued commodity, wine became the focus of religious cults, pharmacopoeias, cuisines, economies and society in the ancient Near East.” Drinking age: oldest evidence of wine-making found near Tbilisi 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Among those experts, Patrick Clawson at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy said Iran’s leaders worried about the potential for social unrest at the time, but that the economy was sustainable. AP FACT CHECK: Trump offers questionable reading of Iran 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z He formerly served on the board of American Near East Refugee Aid and the Army and Navy Club. Washington-area obituaries of note 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Bernard Haykel, professor of Near East studies at Princeton University, said the driving announcement may help explain those arrests. Saudi women rejoice at end of driving ban long backed by clerics 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Michael Knights, an expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said the United States needed to take steps to avoid alienating the Kurds in the region. A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z For Abdullah, it made sense to cede the spotlight in New York to his son, said David Schenker of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank. Jordan’s young crown prince makes global debut in UN speech 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The group is moving into a new, insurgent phase, said Michael Knights, a military analyst and Persian Gulf expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a nonpartisan think tank. Double attack in southern Iraq kills more than 80 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The tulip was then a comparatively new import from the Near East, and mutant specimens, with irregular stripes, were prized as rarities — so prized that men would mortgage their villas and their fields. The Real Economic Madness Behind 'Tulip Fever' 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Bernard Haykel, professor of Near East studies at Princeton University, said the driving announcement may help explain those arrests. Saudi women rejoice at end of driving ban long backed by clerics 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z “They thought they were using the clergy, but the clergy was using them,” Mehdi Khalaji, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said of moderates such as Dr. Yazdi. Ebrahim Yazdi, Iranian foreign minister turned dissident, dies at 85 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Robert Satloff, the executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said the conflicting messages from the Trump administration were surprising. U.S. Slaps Egypt on Human Rights Record and Ties to North Korea 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The Near East department adviser said the same. Student Voices: Why the UW should consider adding a Somali studies program 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Some scholars believe the languages were introduced by the first farmers migrating from the Near East. DNA clue to origins of early Greek civilization - BBC News 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z “The Near East region is very important to understand how the human genome was shaped,” Haber said, allowing experts to unpack “the diversity we see in present day population.” Ancient DNA solves mystery of the Canaanites, reveals the biblical people’s fate 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z “What are we going to do when these people coming back to their homes come under fire from Iranian militias?” asked Andrew Tabler, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Opinion | The Trump team is repeating Obama’s mistakes in Syria 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z Lavrentyev, who earlier on Tuesday met Stuart Jones, acting U.S. assistant secretary of state for the Near East, said he would meet Syrian opposition delegates on Wednesday. Russia may deploy military in Syrian buffer zones within weeks 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z “He is said to allow his views to be challenged — but does not change them,” Simon Henderson, a Middle East expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, wrote on the group’s website. Saudi king names son as new crown prince, upending the royal succession 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Scientists extracted DNA from the bones, teeth, hair and skin of more than 200 long-dead animals found at sites in the Near East, Africa and Europe. Africats to the Purr-ymids: DNA study reveals long tale of cat domestication 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z "There were two taming events - one in the Near East at the beginning and one in Egypt much later," said lead researcher Eva-Maria Geigl. How cats conquered the ancient world - BBC News 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z But Driscoll is skeptical, noting that many plants and animals in Egypt originally came from Turkey and the rest of the Near East. Ancient Egyptians may have given cats the personality to conquer the world 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The closest genetic ties were to the peoples of the ancient Near East, spanning parts of Iraq and Turkey as well as Israel, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Who's your mummy? Genetic secrets of ancient Egypt unwrapped 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z At various points, it was conquered by Assyrians from the Near East, Nubians from farther south along the Nile, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, among others. Scientists thought ancient Egyptian mummies didn’t have any DNA left. They were wrong 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Aaron Zelin, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said “Libya is relevant but not at the forefront” of Islamic extremist activity across the region. How Libyan reality could pave way for more extremism | Jason Burke 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East of “perpetuating troubling anti-Israel bias and activities,” without citing any evidence for this claim. Is it true that not a single senator — including progressive dems — cares about Palestinian plight? 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z “This is a lifesaver,” said Ghaith al-Omari, a former Palestinian peace negotiator who is now a scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Confident Trump says he wants to ‘prove them wrong’ and get a Mideast peace deal 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z “There’s incredibly low expectations” for the Trump-Abbas meeting, said David Makovsky, a former negotiator who is a scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Palestinians think Trump can make a deal 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z “There is no big deal – whether you call it the ultimate deal or the big deal,” Ross, now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Meeting with Trump comes at time of crisis for Palestine leader 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z He also was a press attache in Lebanon and a State Department director of research and analysis for the Near East and South Asia. Capitol Hill house gets its unique look from a variety of architectural styles 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z "The strikes aren't necessarily a bad thing for Russia," said Andrew Tabler, a fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. air strike gives Tillerson a boost for Moscow talks 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The writer, a former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Iraq, is a fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Opinion | Iraq needs U.S. help. It also needs to accept U.S. help. 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z David Schenker, an analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank, said fear of chaos now appears to override demands for political or economic reform. Jordan FM: Arab world 'realizes urgency' of tackling crises 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Patterson retired from the State Department in December as assistant secretary for Near East affairs, the top official on the Middle East, with the highest rank, career ambassador. Defense Secretary Mattis withdraws Patterson as choice for undersecretary for policy 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z There, Anatolian farmers from the Near East swept into Europe with a package of artifacts including tools, seeds, and domesticated animals, and replaced or interbred with the local hunter-gatherers 12,000 to 8000 years ago. Ancient women found in Russian cave were close relatives of today’s indigenous population 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Michael Knights, an Iraq expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, called Wing a “committed Iraqi analyst — very emblematic of how technology mixed with obsessive interest can nowadays create experts in unconventional ways.” Who's tracking casualties in Iraq? A California high school teacher 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Before, the operators had a Near East division, and the analysts had a separate office for the Near East. Opinion | Will John Brennan’s controversial CIA modernization survive Trump? 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z “The agreement potentially sets the table for Trump in Syria,” said Andrew J. Tabler, an expert on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Trump Gets a Russia Opening, but the Path Is Risky 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Dennis Ross, an adviser to Democratic and Republican administrations, now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said he did not think a deal would bring peace to Syria. Russia, Turkey, Iran eye dicing Syria into zones of influence 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z “Why is he saying this?” asked Andrew J. Tabler, an expert on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Trump Suggests Berlin Attack Affirms His Plan to Bar Muslims 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z In the letter obtained by AP, the assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs, Anne Patterson, says the U.S. will continue to pursue the case with Israeli officials. US questions Israeli probe into Palestinian teen's death 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z The gathering points were 10 newly chartered “mission centers” that focused on geographical areas, such as the Near East or East Asia, or on topics, such as counterterrorism or counterintelligence. Opinion | Will John Brennan’s controversial CIA modernization survive Trump? 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z “The people of Mosul saw this as Kurdish occupation under a very thin guise of it being the Iraqi army,” said Michael Knights, a Boston-based fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. A victory against Islamic State is all but assured. But will the militants be back? 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Neither of his former bosses found the right formula, said Mr. Jeffrey, who is now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Awaiting Next U.S. President: A Splintered Middle East in ‘Free Fall’ 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z “The administration — the White House — is thoroughly fed up” with the Saudi government, said Simon Henderson, a fellow at the Washington Institute on Near East Policy who specializes in Arab Gulf states. Top U.S. military commander moves to ease souring relations with Saudis 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z “Russia need not be America’s military or economic equal to pose a real challenge to Western interests,” Anna Borshchevskaya wrote in an analysis for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Russian Carrier Is Bound for Syria, Flexing Muscle but Risking Malfunction 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Skeletons from ancient settlements in the Near East are providing a glimpse of one of the most important transitions in human history: the agricultural revolution. Barack Obama, Presidential Race, Mosul: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Some answers are now emerging from a surprising source: DNA extracted from skeletons at Ain Ghazal and other early settlements in the Near East. How the First Farmers Changed History 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The meeting of religious leaders at Mr. Rivlin’s official residence in western Jerusalem resulted from months of negotiations and dialogue begun by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy based in the United States. Israeli President Hosts Quiet Meeting of Muslim and Jewish Leaders 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z But Michael Knights, a senior analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, agrees with the Pentagon’s stance. Donald Trump’s call for ‘sneak attack’ against ISIS in Iraq stirs debate 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Analysts with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy called the Houthi missile fire "a surprisingly aggressive move," but stressed there were limits to Iran's control of the rebels. Officials say US missiles destroy radar sites on Yemen coast 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z “That’s a really bold statement,” said Andrew J. Tabler, an expert on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. In Debate on Syria, It’s Trump vs. Pence, and Clinton vs. Obama 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Agriculture originated in a few small hubs around the world, but probably first in the Fertile Crescent, a region of the Near East including parts of modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan. How the First Farmers Changed History 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “What we learn is that education is not only part of their arsenal, but an entire theater of conflict,” said Olidort, a scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. For the ‘children of ISIS,’ target practice starts at age 6. By their teens, they’re ready to be suicide bombers. 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z “It was a palace known as the Versailles of the ancient Near East, and so it was chosen because it was symbolic.” Archaeological Victims of ISIS Rise Again, as Replicas in Rome 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z “Of all the Sunni countries in the region, Turkey is least obsessed with the Shiite nature of Iran,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey and Iran Draw Closer, Despite Syrian War 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z It may, however, be an objective Russia supports, said Jeff White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. No sign of Obama’s predicted ‘quagmire’ as Russia’s engagement in Syria escalates 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z People from Ireland to India trace some of their ancestry to people who began growing barley and wheat in the Near East thousands of years ago. How the First Farmers Changed History 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “And then what?” he asked at a forum at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The Obama administration is pushing Iraq into further chaos 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z “It looks like the revolution is eating its own children,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Tables Have Turned for Some Media in Turkish Crackdown 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z As Andrew J. Tabler, an expert on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, noted, “Everyone in the region is just waiting for the next U.S. administration.” U.S. Strategy on Syria Is a Non-Issue in Washington and on Campaign Trail 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z "The Russians are showing they have options in Syria while they have Washington over a barrel on Aleppo," said Andrew Tabler, a Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Russia-Iran cooperation in Syria send message to US 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The Near East became one homogeneous mix of people. How the First Farmers Changed History 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “The Russians are showing they have options in Syria while they have Washington over a barrel on Aleppo,” said Andrew Tabler, a Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Russia-Iran cooperation in Syria send message to US 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z "It's not possible for oil to be transferred to the ownership of a foreign entity in Iraq's constitution," says Michael Knights, an Iraq expert with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Trump’s Plan for Iraq Stability Likely Illegal, Would Kill More Americans 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Thanks to aerial photography and satellite data, desert kites have since been found across a vast arc of the Old World from the Near East to the Caucasus and Central Asia. Giant ‘Arrows’ Seen From Space Point to a Vanished World 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Jeff White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy said the rebel advances in Aleppo underscored the persistent weakness of Assad’s ground troops. Battle for Aleppo may be the most crucial of the Syrian civil war 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z “Genetically, the Near East was terra incognita,” said David Reich, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School. How the First Farmers Changed History 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “It was about politics and power” rather than ideology, said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish research program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He’s 77, frail and lives in Pennsylvania. Turkey says he’s a coup mastermind. 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Soner Cagaptay, a Turkey expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said as the investigation into the coup unfolds, Turkish officials could temporarily freeze Turkish military activity if they are probing military officials. Turkey Coup Attempt Clouds Talks on Fighting Islamic State 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z “What we saw appears to show serious fracturing in Turkey’s military,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of Turkish research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey detains 6,000 in failed coup amid signs of chaos in the military 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Cagaptay is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey Faces Its Iran 1979 Moment 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z Dr. Reich and his colleagues — including Ron Pinhasi, an archaeologist at University College Dublin, and Dr. Lazaridis of Harvard — recovered genetic material from 44 sets of remains around the Near East. How the First Farmers Changed History 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “I think the whole mess has to affect the timeline,” said Andrew Tabler, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy who focuses on Syria. U.S. relationship with Turkey ‘is only going to get more complicated’ 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z “The coup means whatever bets Washington may have made in Moscow are now even harder to implement,” said Andrew Tabler, a Middle East expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkish Instability Threatens to Hamper Battle on Terror 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z “I don’t understand how Kerry walks away from this saying he got something,” said Andrew J. Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. As Kerry pushes for coordination with Russia in Syria, others in administration cry foul 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z But in reality, the lines between ardent nationalism and violent extremism are never neatly drawn, said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a think tank. Double game? Even as it battles ISIS, Turkey gives other extremists shelter 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Perhaps the climate of the Near East grew harsh, or perhaps the hunter-gatherer population outstripped the supply of wild foods. How the First Farmers Changed History 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “If there are people on the fence in Saudi, this kind of attack in Medina would probably turn them off,” said Lori Plotkin Boghardt, a research fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Saudi Arabia, Blamed for Spawning Jihadists, Is Again Their Target 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the other Sunni Arab groups that are left fighting Assad will be in a much weaker position, said Andrew Tabler, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Obama proposes new military partnership with Russia in Syria 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z "The threat of strikes brings dramatic results," Andrew Tabler, a Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said approvingly of the memo. Syria memo shakes up Washington but unlikely to shift policy 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Ararat in Turkey, and cultivation spreading throughout the Near East and Europe. Rye is finally having a moment. Taste why in these brownie, cookie and hand pie recipes. 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z This led to him proposing "centres of origin" for food crops, which included Central America, South America, the Mediterranean and the Near East, explained Dr Khoury. Surprising global origins for regional food favourites - BBC News 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z “It’s pretty clear Assad’s defiance and rigidity at the negotiating table continues to increase after the Russian intervention,” said Andrew J. Tabler, a Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Defiant Bashar al-Assad Vows to Retake ‘Every Inch’ of Syria 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Their original domestication, the study says, occurred near the start of the Holocene in the Near East, but soon they’d been transported all over the place. There’s basically no landscape on Earth that humans haven’t altered 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Dogs arose from the domestication of wolves, and research released Thursday, June 2, 2016 by the journal Science suggests this happened twice, once in Asia and also in either Europe or the Near East. Study suggests dogs first appeared in 2 places in Eurasia 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z State Department for religious minorities in the Near East and South and Central Asia, also joined the ceremonies, saying Tunisia should serve as a model for allowing religious minorities to practice freely. Under high security, Jewish pilgrims gather on Tun 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z "We've never figured out how to stop them conducting attacks on Baghdad," says Michael Knights, a fellow with The Washington Institute for Near East Policy who was in Iraq in March. The Agony of Victory: Battlefield Successes Push ISIS Into a Different Deadly Role 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z "This is a very divided, violent, uncontrolled urban environment, even by Iraqi standards," says Michael Knights with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Coalition In-Fighting Threatens the War Against ISIS in Iraq 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z “The Pentagon has valid concerns about troop safety,” said Eric Trager, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. shifts troops in the Sinai Peninsula after attacks by militants 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z “This was a cynical game from the beginning by Putin,” agreed Jeffrey White, a former senior Defense Intelligence Agency analyst now with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. split deepens over Putin's intentions in Syria civil war 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Simon Henderson of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank said this kind of rhetoric from a presidential candidate should be taken with a grain of salt. Obama in Saudi Arabia: Chilly reception likely as old allies face new pressures 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z He argues in a new report for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy that the YPG can be a key player in defeating IS in Syria, as long as US aid is forthcoming. Will Congress Rein in U.S. Support for Syrian Kurds? 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z And it may be working, said Andrew Tabler, a Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Studies. Al-Qaeda affiliate faces unusual backlash from fed-up Syrians 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z “Consider Europe. Four months ago, Angela Merkel was Time’s Person of the Year for throwing open the gates to the ‘huddled masses’ of the Middle and Near East.” Pat Buchanan channels his inner fascist and declares “nationalism” America’s last, best, and only hope 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z “We don’t want to be the ‘Thought Police,” said Levitt, who now works with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Why it's so hard to pinpoint domestic terror recruits 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z “If they die, they count,” says Jeffrey, now with The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Marine’s Death Reveals More Americans in Iraq Than Previously Thought 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z “The question, unfortunately, is not if there will be a terror attack again, but when the next attack will be,” said Soner Cagaptay of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey alleges Istanbul bomber was a member of the Islamic State 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Mike Eisenstadt, a military analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said it may be difficult to prove that the Iranians “designed” the missiles to be nuclear-capable, which is barred by U.N. Biden: Iran under close watch amid reports of missile tests 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z The fact that earthquakes didn’t occur in Europe wasn’t a particular concern for MacKie, who proposed that alarming news of these natural disasters traveled from the Near East to Scotland and other lands. Want to Build a Strong Fortress? Set It On Fire 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z "We have billions of posts every day," she said Friday at the nonprofit Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Pentagon chief to appeal to Silicon Valley for help with cybersecurity 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Both are senior fellows at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The neglected Israeli-Palestinian peace process must be revived 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z “Washington’s stated policy is not to end the Syrian war,” said Andrew J. Tabler, an expert on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S.-Russia Deal on a Partial Truce in Syria Raises More Doubt Than Optimism 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z The rebels “are being pulverized,” said Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Syrian talks are set to begin, but no one is sure who is coming 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z But that is a deal with a devil that has inherent complications for the Obama Administration, says Andrew Tabler, A Syria expert with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Is the U.S. Looking a 'Settlement' with Assad? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z There are rumblings of discord inside the regime, with intelligence services and some in the military suspected of discontent with Mr. Sissi, according to Eric Trager of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Five years after a revolution, Egypt is far from ‘restoring democracy’ 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z “Where he fits best is the Nile Valley or an environment like that—we can’t pinpoint it exactly, but somewhere in the Near East.” DNA Reveals Far-Off Origins of Ancient 'Gladiators' 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The former veteran case officer, now in his early 60s, spent time in Central America, Iraq and Afghanistan as a clandestine case officer assigned to the Latin America and Near East divisions. Former CIA chief in Benghazi challenges the story line of the new movie ‘13 Hours’ 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Patrick Clawson, of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, saw a desire to send a pointed message to Washington. U.S. Struggles to Explain Alliance With Saudis 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z To prevent Hamas from benefiting directly from its aid, Saudi Arabia is channeling money to Gaza mainly through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, or Unrwa. Politics Slows Rebuilding in War-Ravaged Gaza Strip 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The United States undersecretary of state for the Near East, Anne W. Patterson, will attend the talks, which diplomats said would be low-key consultations to prepare for further multilateral discussions. Geneva Raises Level of Alert in Hunt for Paris Attack Suspects 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The analysis by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy also says “ethnic cleansing” is rampant among various different factions fighting in the nation’s multi-front civil war. Syrian refugees numbers higher than reported; ethnic cleansing rampant 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Their sample included the first DNA ever sequenced from early farmers in the Near East, such as this one buried at Barcın Höyük in northwest Anatolia, in today’s Turkey. How farming changed the European genome 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Then a wave of people arrived whose DNA resembles that of people in the Near East. Agriculture Linked to DNA Changes in Ancient Europe 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The Times article noted that the U.S. “shares with Britain the gravest concern about the possibility that Iranian oil, the biggest supply now available in the Near East, might be lost to the Western powers.” This is why they hate us: The real American history neither Ted Cruz nor the New York Times will tell you 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Yet it would be a mistake to analyze the group’s apocalyptic ideology through the lens of Western rationality, said Matthew Levitt, head of the counterterrorism program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. For the Islamic State, paroxysms of violence portend apocalypse 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The researchers surveyed Europe, the Near East and northern Africa. Stone Age Pottery Reveals Signs of Beekeeping 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Traces of beeswax found on ancient pottery from Europe, the Near East and North Africa suggest the first farmers kept bees. Prehistoric farmers were first beekeepers - BBC News 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z “I think this is not a strategy — it’s more like a line of effort,” said Andrew J. Tabler, a Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Obama Turns to Diplomacy and Military in Syria, and Is Met With Doubts 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z “He’s stepping out of his comfort zone to do this,” David Makovsky, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said of Mr. Netanyahu. Netanyahu May Try to Mend Fences in First U.S. Visit Since Iran Deal 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z But U.S. officials may be reluctant, fearing Israel's involvement could give it the ability to undermine the deal, wrote Makovsky, who is now with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Obama and Netanyahu urged to revive relationship, but can they get along? 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z “As the administration heads into its final year, a full reset for the bilateral relationship is unlikely,” wrote David Makovsky, an analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank. After Iran feud, Obama and Netanyahu turn to Israel's aid wish list 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z The writer is a fellow and director of the Fikra Forum at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The real barriers to Mideast peace 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The attack in Ankara “was our 9/11, but it didn’t unite us,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish research program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The End of the Turkey Model 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z “Turkey is at a very unique juncture for a democracy,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey, Deeply Divided, Prepares to Reprise Its June Vote 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z “It’s in their interest” to maintain the relationship, said Michael Herzog, a retired Israeli general and a fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, referring to the Palestinian leadership. Caught Between Protesters and Israel, Palestinian Security Forces Shift Tactics 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z Naziri, a PhD candidate with a focus on Near East religions at Antioch University, was there to welcome her. The surprising thing that happened when this Islamophobe protested at a mosque 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Andrew Tabler, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, says the destruction of arms depots by the Russians affects the rebels' ability to fight back. Russian firepower ups the stakes in Syria - BBC News 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z “They brought the whole package,” said Jeffrey White, a former Mideast analyst with the Defense Intelligence Agency now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Russian Military Uses Syria as Proving Ground, and West Takes Notice 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z To him, the worst option is the collapse of Assad's regime and the dominance of Syria and the Near East by a fanatical, fundamental Islamic terrorist outfit. Russia's Valuable Weapon 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z This migration from the ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, roughly corresponding to modern Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria, reshaped the African continent's genetic makeup. Ancient Ethiopian man's genome illuminates ancestry of Africans 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Edgar Vasquez, a spokesman for the State Department’s Bureau of Near East Affairs, said it was at the request of the Israeli government due to the circumstances. Netanyahu Accuses Arabs of 'Undermining' Israel Amid Attacks 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Edgar Vasquez, a spokesman for the State Department's Bureau of Near East Affairs, said it was at the request of the Israeli government due to the circumstances. Amid wave of stabbings, Israel's prime minister accuses Arab lawmakers of incitement 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z “It’s a proxy war by happenstance,” said Jeff White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, who counted at least 15 tanks and vehicles destroyed or disabled in one day. Did U.S. weapons supplied to Syrian rebels draw Russia into the conflict? 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Writing in the journal Science, the researchers conclude that people from the Near East spread into Africa 3,000 years ago. Scientists Sequence First Ancient Human Genome From Africa 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Writing in The Atlantic two years ago, Soner Cagaptay, an expert on Turkey at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said, “Turks suffer from a deep-rooted, historic reluctance to confront the Russians.” Russia Military’s Actions in Syria Cause Rift With Turkey 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z But with the Russian military buildup continuing, it remains unclear precisely what Russian intentions are, said Jeffrey White, a military analyst with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Russia defends Syria airstrikes amid claims of blows to U.S.-backed rebels 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z “What we will see is more sophisticated weapons flowing to the rebels,” said Riad Kahwaji, CEO of the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis in Dubai. Russia Entry Adds New Fuel to Syria War 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z “The positions of both Moscow and Washington’s proxies are worsening,” said Andrew J. Tabler, a Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. Begins Military Talks With Russia on Syria 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z They pinpointed the source of the DNA to ancient farmers in the Near East. Scientists Sequence First Ancient Human Genome From Africa 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z “The reason it failed is because we got the politics wrong,” said Andrew J. Tabler, a Syria specialist at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Finger-Pointing, but Few Answers, After a Syria Solution Fails 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The best way to ensure climate investments reflect people's needs is to put the planning "directly into the hands of local authorities and communities", said the Near East Foundation's Yacouba Deme. Climate-smart development crystallizes on Senegal's salt flats 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z “We have to respond,” said Mr. Jeffrey, who’s now a scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, an American think tank. U.S. Weighs Talks With Russia on Military Activity in Syria 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Only 10 of the men of Charlie Company were there to be recognized at the ceremony at what is now Columbus Public Schools’ Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center on the Near East Side. Ceremony marks 65 years since Columbus marines left for war 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z If people from the Near East moved into Africa, he argued, a drastic shift in the archaeology of the region would logically follow. Scientists Sequence First Ancient Human Genome From Africa 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Paradoxically, while archaeology shows that Europe's earliest farmers hailed from the Near East, populations living in that region today do not particularly resemble them genetically. Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins - BBC News 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Jeffrey White, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer who now studies Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that Mr. Putin’s intentions were clear. Russian Moves in Syria Pose Concerns for U.S. 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z But Robert Satloff, executive director of the pro-Israel Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that the White House’s outreach was more show than substance. Benjamin Netanyahu faces a stark dilemma in the Iran nuclear deal 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Part of the family’s case rests on a police car video that shows Kenny backing out of a stairway on the city’s Near East Side and firing at Robinson. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z A study of a single week’s output by IS conducted by Aaron Zelin of the Washington Institute for Near East Studies found 123 media releases in six languages, 24 of them videos. The propaganda war 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z These pioneers expanded from a homeland in the Near East, sweeping across Europe about 7,000 years ago to usher in the period known as the Neolithic. Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins - BBC News 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Hani Abu Dayyeh, president of the Near East Tourist Agency, which organizes tours to the Middle East and Europe, said he hadn’t received cancellations after the Tunisia massacre. The Holy Land’s Surprising Wave of Tourism 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z “The most important way to discredit the appeal of their ideology is by military defeat,” Michael Eisenstadt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy told that armed services panel hearing last week. ISIS Marks First Anniversary 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z What exactly happened just before Madison police Officer Stephen Heimsness fired three shots into Paul Heenan, killing the unarmed and intoxicated musician on the city’s Near East Side three years ago? Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z She is also known for her work on the African-American community of her Near East Side neighborhood and Poindexter Village. Ohio museum to host tribute to late artist Aminah Robinson 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z They are senior fellows at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The key to averting another Gaza war? Egypt. 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Their number swelled in the aftermath of the Arab spring, when the boundaries between politics and religion blurred, writes Jacob Olidort of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a think-tank. Politics and the puritanical 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The letter emerged from a “study group” on nuclear issues organized by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a conservative think tank. Former Advisers Caution Obama on Iran Nuclear Talks 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Off Capitol Hill, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations panel on the Near East, Chris Murphy, D-Conn., will share his proposed "new foreign policy for America" on June 22 at the Wilson Center. Congress Sharpens Its Knives Ahead of Iran Deal 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z In the late 19th and 20th centuries, our understanding of the other cultures of the Ancient Near East advanced rapidly. Classics for the people – why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z And the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East is one of the regions most vulnerable to drought as temperatures rise. There is no conflict between our faiths and the science of climate change | Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Rabbi David Rosen and Professor Dr M Din Syamsuddin 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Baghdad and it’s Shiite-led government has been reluctant to get Sunnis more involved, said Michael Eisenstadt, an Iraq veteran and now senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. Will Send Additional Troops to Iraq for Iraqi Army Training 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z In any event, said Soner Cagaptay, a Turkey scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, it is a near certainty that any government that emerges will not last long. Turkey’s general election deals blow to Erdogan, creates political uncertainty 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z “He thinks democracy is winning elections, period,” Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkey program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy told me last year. Turks Turn Erdogan from Would-Be Despot to Transitional Head 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z “We’ve gotten very good at document exploitation,” said Matthew Levitt, a former Treasury Department official who is director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. Raid in Syria Uncovers Details on ISIS Leadership and Finances 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z “The fate of the Kurdish nationalist movement is now interlocked with the fate of liberal, democratic Turkey,” said Soner Cagaptay, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey’s Kurds find themselves on threshold of unprecedented power 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Around 10,000 years ago, human populations in the Near East and South Asia began farming and taming wild aurochs. How to create an auroch 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Kevin Butcher is a Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick and a specialist in the Roman Near East. Palmyra: IS threat to 'Venice of the Sands' - BBC News 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z “The lack of any real progress in the Moscow talks” demonstrates “the constraints in getting Assad to go diplomatically,” said Andrew J. Tabler, an expert on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Kerry, Searching for Answers on Syria Conflict, to Meet With Putin 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z The outbreaks outside the United States have occurred in Asia, Africa, the Near East and parts of Europe, according to the CDC. Bird Flu Poses Little Threat to People: CDC 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z The American Committee for Syrian and Armenian Relief, now known as the Near East Foundation, was the first nonsectarian international relief campaign to exist in the US. The Armenian rugs that tell two stories 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z "You don't need to control territory for that, you just need a safe haven," said Aaron Zelin, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy who studies the groups' online communications. Islamic State's apparent expansion may be deceptive 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z “If the public mobilization units aren’t going to fight, it’s an embarrassing break of solidarity,” said Michael Knights, an analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Iraqi Shiite militias balk at offensive if U.S. airstrikes are involved 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Andrew J. Tabler, a Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, on Twitter described Kerry’s comments as a “slip of the tongue.” Kerry’s comments on Assad create uproar in the Middle East 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z "The Brotherhood, by relative standards, is fairly innocuous, it's not a significant threat to the kingdom," said David Schenker of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a think tank. Split of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood blow to regional group 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Andrew Tabler, an expert on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that Mr. Kerry’s interview had sent a mixed message. Kerry Suggests There Is a Place for Assad in Syria Talks 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z “The market is where people meet and drink tea,” said Jina Krause-Vilmar, director at the Near East Foundation, a nonprofit organization helping vulnerable communities. Despite Good Intentions, Vacancies in Refugee Camp for Syrians 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Other genetically isolated populations of the Near East, like Cypriots, Sephardic Jews and Lebanese Christians, also share a lot of ancestry with the Iceman, whereas other Near Easterners, like Turks, Syrians and Palestinians, share less. Study Backs 5th-Century Historian’s Date for Founding of Armenia 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Their analyses show that 7,000-8,000 years ago, a closely related group of early farmers moved into Europe from the Near East, confirming the findings of previous studies. DNA documents ancient mass migration 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z “A big majority of Israelis don’t like Obama’s policy,” Rynhold said last week during a discussion at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. In appealing to Congress, Netanyahu places a dicey political bet 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z Agriculture first appeared in the Near East and then spread along two main routes into Europe. Wheat present in UK 'for 8,000 years' 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Early farming began in the Near East about 10,500 years ago. Britain Imported Wheat 2,000 Years Before Growing It 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z This indicates that the Armenians and other isolated populations are closer than present-day inhabitants of the Near East to the Neolithic farmers who brought agriculture to Europe about 8,000 years ago. Study Backs 5th-Century Historian’s Date for Founding of Armenia 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z According to the "Anatolian hypothesis", Indo-European languages were spread by the first farmers from the Near East 7,000-8,000 years ago. DNA documents ancient mass migration 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The writer, a counselor and fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, was a special assistant to President Obama from 2009 to 2011. The U.S.-Israel divide on Iran 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The writer, who served as ambassador to Iraq from 2010 to 2012, is a distinguished visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Obama puts down in writing his troubling worldview 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z "This is not a cycle the king would relish," said David Schenker of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a think tank. Jordan's king thrusts country to center of Islamic State war 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z “It’s not really changing anything in the Palestinian calculus,” says al-Omari, now a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Why Palestinians Don't Benefit From the Obama-Netanyahu Rift 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy said that “unless Netanyahu changes the date it’s hard to escape the view that this was deliberate.” Israeli Opposition Takes Aim at Netanyahu Over Planned Speech to Congress 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The leaders are likely to discuss Syria, Iran and oil prices, said Simon Henderson, an expert on U.S.-Saudi relations at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. UPDATE 2-Obama includes Republicans in big delegation to meet new Saudi King 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z But unlike other European colonial powers, the French never really left their former colonies, continuing to intervene economically and militarily to defend France’s national interests in Africa and the Near East. How France Became a Target for Jihad 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z He’s lead author of an article in the December issue of Near East Archaeology about the items: Tiny bits of clay once used to seal documents. Ancient clay seals may shed light on biblical era 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Sunday’s raids were probably no different, said Jeff White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Israel bombs Syria in attacks probably aimed at Hezbollah They were domesticated in the so-called Fertile Crescent of the ancient Near East thousands of years earlier and were introduced to this area about 4,000 years ago, the researchers said. Want to live on the 'roof of the world'? Grow barley 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Robert Satloff, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that incident could doom the Obama administration’s efforts to get the parties back to the negotiating table in the near future. With killings in Jerusalem, prospect of U.S.-sponsored talks dims further U.S.-led coalition aircraft flew overhead as Nicolo Marchetti, a professor of archaeology and art history of the Ancient Near East at the University of Bologna. Archaeologists dig at ancient site near Syrian war 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z Expect a Republican Congress to state more explicitly its view of what constitutes a good Iran deal, says Michael Singh of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a think-tank. From olive branch to big stick 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Michael Knights, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said increased cooperation between Baghdad and Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, was critical to the U.S. strategy in Iraq. Iraq’s Kurds appeal for new U.S. arms to combat Islamic State She added: "It is only when famers from the Near East arrived about 8,000 years ago that the structure of the European population changed significantly." First Europeans 'weathered Ice Age' 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z The second were farmers who expanded into Europe about 8,500 years ago from the Near East. From Ancient DNA, a Clearer Picture of Europeans Today 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z “The whole war effort in Syria and Iraq is really a work in progress,” said Soner Cagaptay, a Turkish political analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Reinforcements Enter Besieged Syrian Town via Turkey, Raising Hopes 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z In Jordan, a recent poll showed that only 62 percent of respondents considered the Islamic State terrorist, according to David Schenker of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Military success has bred popular support for the Islamic State Scientists there measured the breakdown of radioactive carbon and determined the bone was about 45,000 years old — making it the oldest modern human fossil ever found outside of Africa and the Near East. Reconstructed Genome of 45,000-Year-Old Man Offers Clues on Modern Humans 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z “The territory of Lebanon is a longer-term goal,” said David Schenker, director of the program on Arab politics at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Lebanon pulled into war with Islamic State group 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Over all, the market for Near East antiquities is very hot. ISIS’s Looting Campaign 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z “It’s a long shot,” said Frank Anderson, a former Near East division chief for the CIA’s operations wing. The Spy Who Came In From the Desert Andrew J. Tabler, of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told the Times’s Mark Landler that “there are factual mistakes, and then there are political mistakes”—and Biden’s was the latter. Off Prompter: Joe Biden Explained 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z The findings raised questions about research suggesting that humans in India and the Near East dated back as far as 100,000 years ago. Reconstructed Genome of 45,000-Year-Old Man Offers Clues on Modern Humans 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z “Ankara wants to see the PKK weaken in Syria so the organization comes to the bargaining table from a position of weakness,” said Soner Cagaptay of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. frustration rises as Turkey withholds military help from besieged Kobane “There are factual mistakes, and then there are political mistakes,” said Andrew J. Tabler, an expert on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Saudis Are Next on Biden’s Mideast Apology List After Harvard Remarks 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z “Turkey’s Syria policy is awash with confusing and often conflicting priorities,” Soner Cagaptay, a Turkey analyst with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, wrote last week. Turkey's Syria policy complicates role in U.S.-led coalition 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z “There’s a tremendous emotional component to living in a place like Gaza during a war,” said Matthew Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Hamas radio station in Gaza reports on the sunny side of Islamist movement’s rule Previous studies — both on genes and fossils — have suggested that they then expanded through the Near East to the rest of the Old World. Reconstructed Genome of 45,000-Year-Old Man Offers Clues on Modern Humans 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Appearing at the Washington Institute on Near East Policy, Burns said that this year's talks are more difficult than last year's effort to reach an interim nuclear agreement. Netanyahu calls on Arabs to take first step for peace 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Andrew J. Tabler, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy who follows Syria, said the answer depends on definitions. U.S. Goal Is to Make Syrian Rebels Viable 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z "There was a sharp genetic transition between the hunter-gatherers and the farmers, reflecting a major movement of new people into Europe from the Near East," noted Reich. Europeans Are Descendants of at Least 3 Ancient Human Groups: Study 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Agriculture originated in the Near East - in modern Syria, Iraq and Israel - before expanding into Europe around 7,500 years ago. Europeans drawn from three 'tribes' 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The retiree, Robert Richer, a former Marine who was chief of CIA’s Near East division, became close with King Abdullah when he was Amman station chief in 1999. US fears Islamic State group attack on Jordan 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Half of the priority species in temperate regions are located in the Fertile Crescent, an area that arcs around the Near East. Food crop wild relatives endangered 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Department of the Treasury official who directs the counterterrorism and intelligence program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Islamic State: Oil Magnates of Terror 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z “There’s certainly been a P.R. boon for them,” said Matthew Levitt, director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. Identifies Citizens Joining Rebels in Syria 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Blue-eyed, swarthy hunters mingled with brown-eyed, pale skinned farmers as the latter swept into Europe from the Near East. Europeans drawn from three 'tribes' 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z “It’s a blow to the regime’s confidence that it can actually prevail,” said Jeff White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Syria warns against U.S. strikes on Islamic State on its soil "If you don't visit the Middle East, the Middle East visits you," says Michael Eisenstadt, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. No Other Choice in Iraq 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z “They are opening their coffers to deal with the effects of sectarian war in Iraq and Syria,” said Andrew J. Tabler, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Saudis Give $100 Million to U.N. Fight on Terrorism 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z “It’s not the intelligence community that has gone too far during the War on Terror, it’s the entire country,” says Frank Anderson, who served as the CIA’s Near East division chief from 1991 to 1994. Former Spies Ponder CIA's Future After Torture Report 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Although frequently referred to in media accounts, including The Washington Post’s, as the “U.N. Relief and Works Agency,” it’s really the “U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.” The controversial U.N. agency that found rockets in its Gaza schools The bill authorizes up to $1 million annually for a special envoy’s office to promote freedoms for religious minorities in what the bill describes as the Near East and South Central Asia. Blunt touts passage of religious envoy legislation 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Michael Herzog, a retired Israeli general and a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said there was some risk to even a temporary cease-fire. Israel Extends Cease-Fire in Gaza, a U.N. Request Rejected by Hamas 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z But Jeffrey White, a defense fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, says Hamas reaps benefits from showering Israel with missiles, even if they don't hit their targets. The deadly arsenal on both sides of Israel’s invasion of Gaza 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The U.S. aid package will include $15 million for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and $32 million in emergency relief assistance. Obama pushes for Gaza cease-fire 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z As David Pollock of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy observed last week, polling by a respected Palestinian organization shows that a large majority oppose Hamas’s rule. When Gaza fighting is over, there is a way to change for the better Hamas has been working on a drone, probably with Iranian help, since at least late 2012, said Jeffrey White, a defense fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Hamas drone injects new element into Arab-Israeli conflict 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z “We need support and help,” Fuad Hussein, Mr. Barzani’s chief of staff, said this week at an event in Washington hosted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Poised to Gain in Iraq Crisis, Kurds Face New Barriers to Autonomy 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Now, in a new poll commissioned by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a majority of Palestinians favor a one-state outcome. The United States should help close gaps between Israelis and Palestinians He was also a special assistant to Clinton and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs at the National Security Council from 1993 to 1995. US Mideast Envoy Quits After Attempt at Peace Deal 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z “The KRG is chronically on the verge of liquidity problems,” says David Pollock, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former senior official at the U.S. Iraqi Kurds Closer to Petro State of Their Own 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z “While Sunni governments don’t support ISIS,” their people do, said Andrew Tabler, an expert on Arab politics at the Washington Institute for Near East policy. Jihadist expansion in Iraq puts Persian Gulf states in a tight spot “It’s fair to say that a lot of governments are losing control of the counterinsurgency,” said Michael Knights, an analyst at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Barrel bombs risk becoming answer to insurgency 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z “Clearly there are differences of opinion between Israel and the United States,” said Michael Herzog, a fellow of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former military official and negotiator based in Israel. Abbas Seeks a New Government That Would Seal Alliance With Hamas 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z After his spy work in places such as Lebanon and Yemen, he rose to become the agency’s national intelligence officer for the Near East and South Asia, overseeing all its analytic work for these regions. A CIA agent sympathetic to the Palestinian cause David Schenker, a former Pentagon official now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think-tank, said the Defense Department was eager to move America's strategic relationship with Egypt back to a more normal footing. Amid Egypt rights abuses, U.S. stalls over more military aid 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z In a speech last week at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Mr. Indyk drew a distinction between the Israeli government and Mr. Netanyahu, who he said took substantial risks. Mideast Peace Effort Pauses to Let Failure Sink In 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z "What was true then is also possibly true today," Indyk told a conference hosted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank. U.S. faults both sides for collapse of Israeli-Palestinian talks 2014-05-09T04:02:08Z The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, known as Unwra, said that the explosion at the school happened just before midday on Tuesday. UN condemns bomb near Syria school 2014-02-19T17:56:02Z For instance, many populations of the southern Mediterranean and Near East have segments of African origin in their genomes that were inserted at times between A.D. Tracing Ancestry, Team Produces Genetic Atlas of Human Mixing Events 2014-02-13T19:17:06Z The Rev. Dr. Mary Mikhael, former president of the Near East School of Theology in Beirut, discusses the current status of Syrian refugees. Religion events from around the Washington area 2014-02-01T03:04:08Z Andrew J. Tabler, an expert on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said Iran’s presence “seems to widen the circle of regional involvement.” U.N. Invites Iran to Peace Conference on Syria, Surprising U.S. Officials 2014-01-20T02:39:08Z “Giving them some ScanEagle drones is great,” said Michael Knights, an expert on Iraqi security at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. U.S. Sends Arms to Aid Iraq Fight With Extremists 2013-12-26T03:27:41Z East Asia has always been a leading contender, but so have the Middle and Near East—somewhere between Israel and India. How Europe Tamed the Dog 2013-11-15T10:50:25Z The lowest amount of African admixture occurs in the Druze, a religious group of the Near East that prohibited slavery and has been closed to converts since A.D. Tracing Ancestry, Team Produces Genetic Atlas of Human Mixing Events 2014-02-13T19:17:06Z Michael Knights, an Iraq specialist with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said the Obama administration has been reluctant to re-engage with Iraq since the 2011 withdrawal. Iraq Leader's Visit Shows Strain With U.S. 2013-11-01T23:25:06Z Only 8 percent of the mitochondrial DNA shows signs of being from the Near East. Ancestral mothers of large Jewish group may have been European converts, study finds 2013-10-14T20:28:04Z A majority of the hunters belonged to the maternal clan known as haplogroup U, whilst the farmers carried a selection of genetic lineages characteristic of the Near East. European origins laid bare by DNA 2013-10-10T22:23:42Z When farmers showed up from the Near East about 7,500 years ago, eager to grow their grains in the soil of Central Europe, they were met by indigenous hunters and gatherers. Stone Age farmers, hunters kept their distance 2013-10-10T18:00:00Z "The Holocaust used to be something you only read about in history books in Iran," says Mehdi Khalaji, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Why Iran takes issue with the Holocaust 2013-10-08T23:57:16Z Eisenstadt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said there are problems with sending small teams of foreign nationals into Syria on this kind of mission. Obama’s Sarin Plan B 2013-09-23T09:45:00Z Ehud Yaari, a fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy who is based in Jerusalem, said Israelis were dubious about the diplomacy and “confused at the performance of the president.” U.S. Backing of Russian Plan Leaves a Wary Israel Focusing on Self-Reliance 2013-09-11T23:36:30Z Despite those threats, Matthew Levitt, who studies the region at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said Jerusalem and Washington essentially agree that “right now, there’s no good way for this war to end.” Israel Backs Limited Strike Against Syria 2013-09-06T00:00:12Z "It raises the stakes for them of not having diplomacy succeed," said Ross, now with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think-tank. Analysis: U.S. strike on Syria could derail Iran president's master plan 2013-09-04T14:01:54Z "I would now be shocked if the U.S. government doesn't go to war, even if alone," said Bilal Saab, director and head of research at the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis. U.S. says world cannot let Assad get away with chemical attack 2013-08-31T02:49:32Z “This won’t be a strike to end the war — it’s got other, much more limited objectives,” says Jeffrey White, a former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst now with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The Careful Calibration of an Attack on Syria 2013-08-29T19:35:26Z Jeffrey White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank wrote this week. Analysis: Strike on Syria could trigger retaliatory attacks, cyberwar 2013-08-29T05:09:56Z Robert Satloff, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, divides the possible goals into three categories. To Strike or Not? 2013-08-27T19:34:00Z |
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