Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) was founded in 1985 by Martin Indyk, a former research director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee who later became United States ambassador to Israel. WINEP is one of the most influential think tanks concerning US Middle East policy.
According to its mission statement, it was "established to advance a balanced and realistic understanding of American interests in the Middle East. Under the guidance of a distinguished and bipartisan Board of Advisors, the Institute seeks to bring scholarship to bear on the making of U.S. policy in this vital region of the world. Drawing on the research of its scholars and the experience of policy practitioners, the Institute promotes an American engagement in the Middle East committed to strengthening alliances, nurturing friendships, and promoting security, peace, prosperity, and democracy for the people of the region."
Since January 1993,[1] it is led by Executive Director Robert Satloff. Several current and former members of WINEP have served in senior positions in the administrations of Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Members of its Board of Advisors include Warren Christopher, Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Alexander Haig, Max Kampelman, Samuel W. Lewis, Edward Luttwak, Michael Mandelbaum, Robert McFarlane, Martin Peretz, Richard Perle, James Roche, George P. Shultz, R. James Woolsey, and Mortimer Zuckerman.[2]
[edit] Notable Current and Former Scholars
- Patrick Clawson
- Martin Indyk
- Martin Kramer
- Joshua Muravchik
- Dennis Ross
- Robert Satloff
- Moshe Ya'alon
[edit] Notes
- ^ Robert Satloff, Executive Director (WINEP)
- ^ WINEP: About Us Paul Wolfowitz resigned from the board in 2001 upon entering government service, but his name remains on the Institute's website
[edit] External links
- Washington Institute for Near East Policy Homepage
- The myth of the "Jewish lobby" in the Frontline (India's National Magazine) Volume 20 - Issue 20, September 27 - October 10, 2003.
- Profile of Washington Institute for Near East Policy on Right Web
- US thinktanks give lessons in foreign policy, Brian Whitaker, Guardian Unlimited, August 19 2002
- US: the pro-Sharon thinktank by Joel Beinin, Le Monde Diplomatique, July 2003
- Robert Satloff talks about Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust'’s Long Reach Into Arab Lands.[video] November 2006
