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LebanonSecurity and Defense
The Prickly Issue of Disarming Palestinian Factions in Lebanon
Jun 4, 2025Imad K. Harb
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas recently reached an agreement to regulate the presence of armed Palestinian factions in …
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Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide
Israel’s New Gaza Food Plan: Military-Directed Starvation
May 30, 2025Jonathan Kuttab
On May 5, 2025, Israel announced that it had reversed its position on prohibiting all food and other humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, and is launching a ne…
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Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy
President Trump Does Business in Saudi Arabia
May 13, 2025Imad K. Harb
In front of a packed hall hosting an investment forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, US President Donald Trump spoke of an ironclad American-Saudi relationship that …
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy
Why the Gulf States Might Be the Most MAGA US Partners
May 13, 2025Andreas Krieg
The iconic red MAGA hat has arrived in the Gulf. It is quite telling that the cap—so often mocked in liberal circles in Europe and the United States—appears to…
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IranUS Foreign Policy
Already Focused on Iran, Congress Looks at a New Phase in US-Iran Relations
May 9, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich
Lawmakers returned to Washington after a short break away from the Capitol. Their two-week recess coincided with major developments in the Middle East. The Uni…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Legacies of Lebanon’s 1975-1990 Civil War
Apr 25, 2025Imad K. Harb
On April 13, 2025, the Lebanese, to the day, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the start of Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war that, with hindsight, can be seen …
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Lebanese Civil War in Iran’s Narrative of Resistance
Apr 25, 2025Assal Rad
As Lebanon marks 50 years since the start of its devastating civil war of 1975-1990, it finds itself at another inflection point. Israel occupies parts of sout…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Syria’s Role in the Lebanese Civil War of 1975–1990
Apr 25, 2025Marwan Kabalan
On April 14, 2025, a day after the Lebanese people were commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1975-1990 civil war, the new prime minister, Nawaf Salam, was…