May 25, 2018
Iraq’s Elections and the Arduous Road Ahead
Iraq has just finished a fourth round of parliamentary elections. What Iraqis await now are the results of consultations between political parties and factions in preparation for choosing a new prime minister.
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A Crack in the Russian-Iranian Alliance in Syria?
In a rare instance since the Russian intervention in Syria in September 2015, the policy differences between Moscow and Tehran have become public. This raised questions about Russia’s calculations vis-à-vis Iran and whether the two...
Learn more »May 22, 2018
Pompeo Peddles Disaster for American Interests
Another spectacle of a confused American foreign policy was on display on May 21, 2018 at the Heritage Foundation, where Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered what amounted to an ultimatum to Iran and American...
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The United States Abdicates Its Responsibilities in the Middle East
It is impossible to see how the massacre of unarmed Palestinian protesters in Gaza or the moving of the American embassy to Jerusalem will help chart a way out of the morass of instability in...
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A Dangerous Israeli-Iranian Escalation in Syria
In the most dangerous escalation since the establishment of the Golan Heights ceasefire line in 1973, Israel and Iran exchanged fire in southwestern Syria under the watch of the United States and Russia.
Learn more »May 10, 2018
Lebanon’s Elections Provide No Serious Change
Lebanon has just finished a feverish election campaign for its 128-seat Chamber of Deputies. This round followed a nine-year period in which this basic democratic practice was thwarted because of serious differences between the country’s...
Learn more »May 10, 2018
Deploying Arab Forces in Syria is not Advisable, nor Possible
Over the last few months, President Donald Trump has made announcements that regional states should bear more of the burden of ridding Syria of the so-called Islamic State and that Saudi Arabia should pay $4...
Learn more »May 03, 2018
Seventy Years of Nakba: Ending a Process that Has Not Stopped
On May 15, 2018, Palestinians commemorate 70 years of their Nakba, the catastrophe of dispossession and homelessness that unfolded when the state of Israel was established and hundreds of thousands were expelled from historic Palestine...
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