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Hezbollah, Iran, and the Politics of Obstructionism
Sep 23, 2016Imad K. HarbOn September 7, Lebanon’s Parliament failed for the forty-third time to convene a session to elect a president. Since the expiration of former president Michel…
- Policy AnalysisLevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Doomed to Fail: Syria is not Ready for a Ceasefire
Sep 23, 2016Joe MacaronFor the second time in nearly six months, Washington and Moscow are striving to implement a nationwide ceasefire in Syria. The ultimate objective of establishi…
- Policy AnalysisLevantSecurity and Defense
New US-Israeli Military Aid Package Reflects Shifts in Relationship
Sep 15, 2016Yousef MunayyerOn September 14, 2016 the United States and Israel signed a new 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on military aid, which replaces a previous MOU set to…
- Policy AnalysisUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Senate Races 2016 Update
Sep 7, 2016Roxanne PeruginoIn 62 days voters will cast their ballots for President and for 34 Senate seats up for re-election. Democrats remain cautiously optimistic that their party ca…
- Policy AnalysisLevantReligion and Politics
Implications of Al-Qaeda Rebranding in Syria
Aug 31, 2016Radwan ZiadehThe announcement by the top leader of Al-Nusra Front in Syria Abu Mohammed Joulani to distance his group from Al-Qaeda last month was very controversial.…
- Policy AnalysisLevantRegional Relations and Geopolitics
The US fatal mistake in northern Syria
Aug 31, 2016Joe MacaronThe moment the Turkish incursion into Syrian Territory began on August 24, the stage was set for a looming direct military confrontation between Ankara a…
- Policy AnalysisLevantDemocracy and Governance
Biden in Ankara enticing Erdogan to weigh his options
Aug 24, 2016Joe MacaronVice President Joe Biden visited Ankara on August 24 to salvage the remnants of US interests in Turkey. The July 15 military coup attempt left President Recep …
- Policy AnalysisUS Domestic Politics and Elections
A Sane Alternative to Trump: Hillary has yet to Define her Nomination
Aug 2, 2016Joe MacaronAfter scrambling to unite her Democratic Party at the outset of the convention in Philadelphia last week, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton rolled out her n…
- Policy AnalysisUS Domestic Politics and Elections
DNC 2016 Platform: In Denial over Mideast Challenges, Dispensable Language on Israel
Jul 29, 2016Joe MacaronLike every partisan document in a tense prelude to national elections, the 2016 Democratic platform reflected the party’s status quo with presidential nominee …
- Policy AnalysisUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Democratic Party Unity Remains a Challenge for Hillary Clinton
Jul 27, 2016Joe MacaronThe Democratic Party confirmed on July 26 the candidacy of Hillary Clinton, making her the first female presidential nominee of a major party in American polit…
- Policy AnalysisUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Trump’s Convention Speech and the Rise of Conservative Nationalism
Jul 25, 2016Joe MacaronRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump is the first American politician in modern history to invoke both nationalism and populism in a successful bid to …