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    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    A New Syria is Born: Hopes and Challenges

    Dec 11, 2024Marwa Daoudy

    December 8, 2024, marked a historic turning point in Syria and the Middle East region—a day when the Syrian people achieved what had seemed unattainable: the t…

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    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Violations of the Ceasefire with Hezbollah Threaten to Undo It

    Dec 10, 2024Imad K. Harb

    The ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Lebanon on November 27 was a welcome development after 14 months of skirmishes between the Israeli Army and …

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    US Foreign Policy

    A Preview of Trump’s National Security Team

    Nov 19, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Just two weeks have passed since President-elect Donald Trump won the election, and his new administration is already taking shape. Trump’s selections for his …

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    US Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Middle East Team Will Have to Deal with His Unpredictability and Narcissism

    Nov 8, 2024Daniel Brumberg

    It is very hard to predict the foreign policy that president-elect Donald Trump will pursue because he is deeply and pathologically unpredictable. On both the …

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    Harris and the Arab-American Vote: Election Day Approaches

    Oct 31, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The continued peripheralization of Arab-American voices has made it clear that to Harris and her campaign, just as Palestinian lives may not matter as much as …

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    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Middle East Realities That Require an Escape Route 

    Oct 17, 2024Rami G. Khouri

    The past month may prove to be the most critical moment of geo-strategic transformation in the Middle East since the end of the Second World War—if not its mos…

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    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Nasrallah’s Killing Prompts Serious Calculations

    Sep 30, 2024Nabeel A. Khoury

    Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has shocked many in Lebanon and the region regardless of what they thought of the man and hi…

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    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Haniyeh’s Assassination: Fallout from Israel’s Latest Killing Spree

    Aug 2, 2024Yousef Munayyer

    The assassination is the clearest message that Israel is not interested in an actual deal and is using ceasefire negotiations to extend the war while it kills …