Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) is a Jewish organization founded in 1985 by Martin Indyk, previously research director of the leading pro-Israel lobby, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac). WINEP quickly became one of the most influential think tank concerning US Middle East policy claiming it met every year to "set the President's Middle East Policy agenda". While it was at first most supportive of Israel's Labour party, it became closer to the right-wing Likud party led by Ariel Sharon. This article is about the year. ... Dr. Martin Indyk (born July 1, 1951, London, England) is a former American ambassador. ... U.S. President George W. Bush addresses AIPAC members in Washington on May 18, 2004. ... This article is about the institution. ... Labour or Labor, (Hebrew: העבודה, ha-`Avōdāh) is a political party in Israel. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a right-wing political party in Israel. ... For more detail of Sharons recent illness, see Illnesses of Ariel Sharon. ...

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." Strategic planning is a way to identify and move toward desired future states. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

According to Right Web's profile (located at [1]), funds for the creation of the center were "provided mainly by members of Jewish communities of the United States who have proved aware of and sensitive to the need for such an institution in Israel." The center is to conduct research on "matters related to Israel's national security" and it aims "to contribute to the public debate and governmental deliberation of issues that are-or should be-at the top of Israel's national security agenda."

Members of its Board of Advisors include Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, Warren Christopher, Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Alexander Haig, Max M. Kampelman, Jeane Kirkpatrick, 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]. Richard Norman Perle (born September 16, 1941 in New York City), is a Jewish-American political advisor who served the Reagan administration as an assistant Secretary of Defense and served on the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee from 1987 to 2004. ... Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (born December 22, 1943) is an American academic and political figure. ... Warren Minor Christopher (born October 27, 1925) is an American diplomat and lawyer. ... Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (born August 1, 1930), is an American statesman and diplomat who served under Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. ... Alexander Haig For other people named Alexander Haig, see Alexander Haig (disambiguation). ... Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick (born November 19, 1926) is an American conservative political scientist and member of the neoconservative movement. ... Edward Nicolae Luttwak (born 1942) is an economist and historian known for his many publications on military strategy and international relations. ... Christian A. Herter Professor and Director of the American Foreign Policy program at Johns Hopkins University. ... U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Robert Carl Bud McFarlane (born 1937), was National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to late 1985 and became one of the administration’s primary scapegoats during the Iran-Contra Affair. ... Martin Peretz (also Marty Peretz) is a Harvard lecturer who is the owner and editor-in-chief of The New Republic, which he purchased in 1975. ... Richard Norman Perle (born September 16, 1941 in New York City), is a Jewish-American political advisor who served the Reagan administration as an assistant Secretary of Defense and served on the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee from 1987 to 2004. ... James G. Roche Dr. James G. Roche is the 20th Secretary of the Air Force. ... Shultz in his official D.O.L. portrait. ... Robert James Woolsey, Jr. ... Mortimer Benjamin Zuckerman (born 1937) is a U.S. (Canadian-born) magazine editor, publisher, and real estate businessman. ...

As of 2006, it is led by Executive Director Robert Satloff. Several members of WINEP have entered the administration of Bush Sr, others the Clinton administration and many the Bush administration. Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born June... Order: 42nd President Term of Office: January 20, 1993–January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas Date of death: Place of death: First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic Vice President... George W. Bush administration is the administration of the 43rd president of the United States of America, 2001-present George H. W. Bush administration is the administration of the 41st president of the United States of America, 1989-1993 This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise...

Lists of board members from the IRS reveal little religious, ethnic, or cultural diversity at WINEP, despite the reputation it enjoys as an unbiased "think tank".

Notes

• ↑ "US: the pro-Sharon thinktank", Le Monde Diplomatique, July 2003.

See also

• The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, a study by political scientists Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, March, 2006.

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy is a working paper which claims that U.S. Middle East policy is not in Americas national interest and is driven primarily by AIPAC. The paper was published in March, 2006 by John Mearsheimer, political science professor at the University of... // Selected awards 1988 -- Edgar S. Furniss National Security Book Award for The Origins of Alliances Academic career January 2000 -- Visiting Professor of Strategic Studies, Institute for Defense and Security Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 1996 - 1999 -- University of Chicago, deputy dean of social sciences 1995 - 1999 -- University of Chicago, professor... Professor John J. Mearsheimer John J. Mearsheimer (born December 1947) is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. ...

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
• Washington Institute for Near East Policy Year 2000 Trustees, Extracted from the organization's Year 2000 IRS Filing