March 16, 2018
Khalil Jahshan: Where on Earth is the Palestinian Press?
As a long-term observer of Middle East politics, I have always been intrigued by the surprisingly limited impact exerted by the Palestinian media on Palestinian political affairs. Two related questions have nagged me over the...
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Imad K. harb: Tillerson’s Departure: Implications for Middle East Policy
President Donald Trump’s sacking of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has important ramifications for US policy in the Middle East, and specifically toward the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Along with Secretary of Defense James Mattis,...
Learn more »February 23, 2018
Khalil E. Jahshan: Eastern Ghouta: Syria’s “Hell on Earth”
In recent weeks, the Assad regime and its supporters have subjected the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta to one of the most violent attacks of the seven-year Syrian civil war. The region, home to about...
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Khalil E. Jahshan: Abbas Reassures UNSC of Palestinian Commitment to Just and Lasting Peace
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas delivered today his long-anticipated speech to the UN Security Council. His objective was essentially two-fold, he wanted first and foremost to assure the international community of his unwavering commitment to reject...
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Imad K. Harb: Mahmoud Abbas at the UN Security Council
What was most noticeable in Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s peace plan was his reaffirmation that the Arab Peace Initiative (API) of 2002 remains the central piece of any peace deal, which means that he...
Learn more »February 09, 2018
Radwan Ziadeh: A change in the American rules of engagement in Syria
The American forces in northeastern Syria intervened in the Deir Ezzor area to protect and defend their local ally, the Syrian Democratic Forces. An estimated 100 pro-regime fighters were killed in air and artillery strikes....
Learn more »February 08, 2018
Imad K. Harb: Russia has abandoned all restraint in its support of Assad
It appears that Russia has decided to fully throw in its weight behind Bashar al-Assad’s regime and in fact take part in bombing civilian targets. I think Russia’s participation in this bombing was caused by...
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