Barbara A. Leaf
Articles
Articles
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* [Washington Confuses Tactics with Strategy: The Perils of Shuttering the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/washington-confuses-tactics-strategy-perils-shuttering-us-embassy-baghdad), October 9, 2020\.
* [The F\-35 Triangle: America, Israel, the United Arab Emirates](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-f-35-triangle-america-israel-the-united-arab-emirates), September 15, 2020\.
* [The UAE\-Israel Breakthrough: Bilateral and Regional Implications and U.S. Policy](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-uae-israel-breakthrough-bilateral-and-regional-implications-and-u.s.-po), September 14, 2020\.
* [The Gulf’s Calculus on UAE\-Israel Deal](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-gulfs-calculus-on-uae-israel-deal), August 19, 2020\.
* [The New U.S.\-Iraq Strategic Dialogue: Expert Views from Both Sides](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-new-u.s.-iraq-strategic-dialogue-expert-views-from-both-sides), June 18, 2020\.
* [U.S.\-Iran Tensions: Implications for Homeland Security](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/u.s.-iran-tensions-implications-for-homeland-security), January 15, 2020\.
* [Don’t Write Off Iraq](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/dont-write-off-iraq), September 24, 2019\.
* [Bringing Diplomacy Back to the Pressure Campaign Against Iran](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/bringing-diplomacy-back-to-the-pressure-campaign-against-iran), September 23, 2019\.
* [The Ends of Iran: Next Steps for Tehran and Its Neighbors](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-ends-of-iran-next-steps-for-tehran-and-its-neighbors), May 30, 2019\.
* [A U.S.\-Iraq Security Partnership: Avoiding the Pitfalls Just Ahead](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/a-u.s.-iraq-security-partnership-avoiding-the-pitfalls-just-ahead), March 13, 2019\.
* [Reports from Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Capitol Hill: Middle East Policy Forecast for 2019](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/reports-from-saudi-arabia-israel-and-capitol-hill), February 4, 2019\.
* [It’s Time for a Serious Saudi\-Houthi Back Channel](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/its-time-serious-saudi-houthi-back-channel), January 9, 2019\.
* [Containing Iranian Proxies in Iraq](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/containing-iranian-proxies-iraq), September 26, 2018\.
* [U.S. and Iran Ramp Up War of Words Ahead of Sanctions](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/us-and-iran-ramp-war-words-ahead-sanctions), July 30, 2018\.
* [Yemen Is Not a Sideshow](https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/yemen-not-sideshow), June 12, 2018\.

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