The Washington Institute for Near East Policy reported his comments.

华盛顿近东政策研究所报道了他的评论。

But the colder water near East Africa means they get less rain and even drought.

但是东非附近较冷的水意味着他们得到的雨水更少，甚至干旱。

He is the director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

他是美国华盛顿近东政策研究所土耳其研究项目的主任。

Soner Cagaptay is the director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

索内尔·恰阿普塔伊是美国华盛顿近东政策研究所土耳其研究项目主任。

Now, I asked a Turkey expert, Soner Cagaptay of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about all this.

我采访了华盛顿近东政策研究所的土耳其专家索内尔·恰阿普塔伊，请他就这些问题发表看法。

Michael Knights is with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and specializes in Iraqi military and security affairs.

米歇尔·奈特斯是华盛顿近东政策研究所的伊拉克军事和安全事务专家。

This is indispensable in a region like the Near East, where the scarcity of water prohibits further agricultural expansion.

对于近东这样的区域来讲，这是极为必要的，在这里，水的短缺限制了农业的扩展。

We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Near East, where people first learned to write.

我们从书中可读到5,000 年前近东发生的事情，那里的人最早学会了写字。

The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made remarks at the meeting call to discuss this week's demolition of Palestinian buildings near East Jerusalem.

巴勒斯坦总统马哈茂德·阿巴斯在电话会议期间做了讲话，讨论了本周东耶路撒冷附近巴勒斯坦建筑遭到拆毁的事情。

Former U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey, who is now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, says intercepted communications are hard to analyze.

前美国大使詹姆斯·杰弗里目前就职于华盛顿近东政策研究所，他说很难分析截获的通信信息。