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Radwan Ziadeh: The Fantasy of Syria’s Reconstruction (in Arabic)
Jul 20, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
The Asad Regime is making promises to Russia and China that their companies will be given preference over others when it comes to Syria's future reconstruction…
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Tamara Kharroub: Foreign Funded Extremism in the West: Politics vs. Evidence
Jul 18, 2017Tamara Kharroub
When it comes to Saudi funding of extremist Wahhabi ideologies believed to contribute to violent extremism, the UK and others walk a thin line.Read more
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Imad K. Harb: Attempts to Confine Iran Will Only Increase US Isolation
Jul 6, 2017Imad K. Harb
The United States government is likely to stand alone in countering Iran's development of missile technology.Read More
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Radwan Ziadeh: The 1967 War as Portrayed in Classified U.S. Documents (in Arabic)
Jun 29, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
Recently released classified documents reveal that President Lyndon B. Johnson didn't make the Middle East a priority, and that the 1967 War took him by surpri…
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Marcus Montgomery: Spy Tools and Intelligence Sharing
Jun 28, 2017Marcus Montgomery
How intelligence sharing operates and what, if any, intelligence Trump might provide to his autocratic US allies in the region, is of utmost concern.Read More
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Yousef Munayyer: Saudi Arabia’s Royal Reshuffle
Jun 22, 2017Yousef Munayyer
Muhammad bin Salman, along with his close ally Mohamed bin Zayed of Abu Dhabi, has cultivated channels to Washington that seem to be more direct to the Oval Of…
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Radwan Ziadeh: Forced Displacement in Syria (in French)
Jun 21, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
To prevent the demographic change and ethnic cleansing that is currently taking place in Syria, the international community and the UN must adopt a clear posit…
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Tamara Kharroub: Saudis and allies working on list of Qatar ‘grievances’
Jun 18, 2017Tamara Kharroub
Saudi Arabia is not intending to escalate this crisis any further ... trying to lessen the issue from demands to grievances.Read more
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Khalil Jahshan: Trump, other factions feed week of chaos, crisis in the Middle East
Jun 10, 2017Khalil E. Jahshan
The Trump administration is not thinking strategically, nor is it in control of its foreign policy, if it has one.Read more
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Yousef Munayyer: Reframing the 1967 WAR
Jun 9, 2017Yousef Munayyer
Between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, half the residents or more live as either second-class citizens or noncitizens because they are Palestinian…
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Imad K. Harb: Trump is a Danger to Transatlantic Relations
Jun 2, 2017Imad K. Harb
Withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, walking away from decades-old alliances and commitments, and insulting allies will only damage the US' global sta…
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Radwan Ziadeh: The History of the Syrian Constitution
Jun 1, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
Syria has had at least twelve constitutions since it obtained independence in 1946 and since the last French soldier withdrew from Syrian soil in 1947.Read more
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Tamara Kharroub: Impeaching Trump Would be Bad for the Middle East
May 29, 2017Tamara Kharroub
It's liberals' favorite fantasy right now, but a President Pence could end up being much, much worse than Donald Trump ever could be.Read more
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Mustafa Gurbuz: What’s going on inside Trump’s National Security Council?
May 18, 2017
On the eve of Trump's first Middle East visit, a power struggle over the shape of US policy is brewing in the National Security Council.Read more
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Tamara Kharroub: Peace for Palestinians Begins with Recognizing the Nakba
May 15, 2017Tamara Kharroub
Israel continues to enjoy full impunity for its ongoing violations of human rights and international law. The time for accountability has come.Read more
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Imad K. Harb: Trump’s embrace of petty dictators only empowers them further
May 11, 2017Imad K. Harb
While US foreign policy has never been averse to collaborating with authoritarian leaders, Trump's policy of rolling out the red carpet is unacceptable.Read mo…
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Radwan Ziadeh: The Federal Bureaucracy Roadblocks in Trump’s Path (in Arabic)
May 11, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
The Federal Bureaucracy and the system of checks and balances has created several roadblocks impeding the execution of Trump's agenda in his first 100 days. Re…
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Yousef Munayyer: Hamas Charts a Mew, more Tolerant Course
May 4, 2017Yousef Munayyer
The anti-Semitic language of the previous Charter is gone, and references to the Muslim Brotherhood are absent, representing a willingness by Hamas to adapt to…
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Radwan Ziadeh: Building justice for Syria
Apr 24, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
The brutality of the Syrian regime's widespread crimes requires a response from the international community beyond condemnations and statements.Read more
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The Enigma of Assad-How a Painfully Shy Eye Doctor Turned into a Murderous Tyrant
Apr 21, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
The Damascus spring was only a cosmetic step by Assad to try to get legitimacy.Read more

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