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LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Without a National Consensus, Lebanon’s Talks with Israel Are Doomed to Fail
Apr 14, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury
Forcing Lebanon to accept an occupation will backfire, provoking even fiercer resistance, risking civil war, and sowing heightened anti-American sentiments acr…
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LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
Lessons from Lebanon’s Frustration: From the Christians Yesterday to the Shia Today
Mar 30, 2026Mark Daou
After the civil war ended in 1990, Lebanon entered a new phase of rebuilding state institutions and ending internal conflict. However, that phase was not equit…
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International Law
The Uncertainties of the New World Order Affect the Middle East
Feb 11, 2026Amal Mudallali
The rules-based world order is facing its most serious, indeed existential, challenge since it was created after World War II. What makes this moment in world …
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Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Another Step in the Weaponization of Aid: Israel Bans Humanitarian Agencies in Gaza
Jan 22, 2026Yara M. Asi
In late December 2025, two months after the much-lauded ceasefire agreement that was meant to end the physical destruction of Gaza and bring a significant incr…
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YemenRegional Relations and Geopolitics
The Saudi–Emirati Drama in Yemen
Jan 13, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury
Of the three interrelated levels of conflict at play in Yemen—local, regional, and international—it was the regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the Unite…
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Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Is Nibbling at the Margins of Arab Security
Jan 8, 2026Imad K. Harb
Israel’s December 26, 2025, recognition of the Republic of Somaliland showed that it will continue to threaten the security architecture of the Arab world, dis…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Unmitigated Danger of Lebanon’s Current Moment
Dec 16, 2025Imad K. Harb
Lebanon today is facing what is arguably its most dangerous moment, as its leaders and politicians grapple with the choice of continuing hostility with Israel …
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US Foreign Policy
US National Security Strategies: From Carter to Trump
Dec 11, 2025Nabeel A. Khoury
Over the past several decades, US National Security Strategies (NSS) have reflected a combination of goals and approaches that remained general enough to refle…