January 23, 2020
The Collapse of the Syrian Pound May Doom the Syrian Economy
Syria’s most difficult battle now is how to support its national currency and fix its collapsing economy with an impoverished central bank and the absence of regional and international assistance for reconstruction.
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The Coming American Defeat in Iraq
The vote by Iraq’s Parliament to force the withdrawal of American troops from the country marks the beginning of the end of the 2003 US intervention.
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A Middle East Calamity Is about to Unfold
killing Soleimani has put the Middle East at the edge of a dangerous abyss and hastened an inevitable confrontation between the United States and Iran.
Learn more »December 26, 2019
The Khashoggi Verdict: Whitewashing a Murder
Saudi Arabia's reputation remains on the line despite the whitewashing and the convoluted twists of Khashoggi’s killing. For now, at least, in Jamal’s case “justice delayed is justice denied.”
Learn more »December 04, 2019
Challenges to Resolving the GCC Crisis
Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the challenges inherent in a reconciliation between Qatar and the neighboring countries that embargoed it and precipitated the unsettling Gulf crisis in 2017.
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US Policy Reversal on Israeli Settlements
Khalil E. Jahshan believes that the Trump Administration’s policy reversal about Israeli settlements is an overture to the president’s evangelical supporters ahead of the 2020 presidential elections and presents a lifeline to Israel’s Netanyahu, who...
Learn more »October 30, 2019
Putting al-Baghdadi’s Demise in Perspective
Khalil E. Jahshan looks at the deeper meaning of the United States’ killing of IS leader Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi and doubts if his demise will portend the end of terrorism in the region, especially if current...
Learn more »October 18, 2019
Lebanon’s Protests Cannot Be Ignored
Imad K. Harb writes that Lebanon’s current protests are a reminder that the Arab Spring is alive and well and that Lebanese politicians have no choice but to heed the demands to change the deteriorating...
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