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- ViewpointPalestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
The Significance of Hussein al-Sheikh’s Appointment as PLO Vice President
Jun 17, 2025Rami G. KhouriWhen Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appointed Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), he sent many signals to …
- ViewpointSyriaDemocracy and Governance
Timeline of the Recent Sectarian Strife on Syria’s Coast
Mar 19, 2025Radwan ZiadehOn March 6, loyalists to Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad attacked the new government’s troops in the coastal areas of Syria where Assad’s Alawite sect…
- ViewpointLebanonDemocracy and Governance
The Emergence of Lebanon’s Third Republic
Jan 16, 2025Imad K. HarbThe election on January 9, 2025, of the Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun as the fourteenth president of Lebanon can very well be the inauguration of the Leb…
- ViewpointSyriaDemocracy and Governance
Will Assad’s Fall Give Iran’s Reformists a New Lease on Life?
Dec 11, 2024Daniel BrumbergFor Iran, the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and what was left of his regime—together with Moscow’s decision to throw its leading Middle East ally to the wind…
- ViewpointSyriaDemocracy and Governance
A New Syria is Born: Hopes and Challenges
Dec 11, 2024Marwa DaoudyDecember 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…
- ViewpointPalestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
Netanyahu’s Government after Gantz’s Resignation: Shaky Ground or Sticking Around?
Jun 13, 2024Yousef MunayyerBenny Gantz resigned from Israel’s war cabinet because of differences with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the conduct of the war on Gaza.
- ViewpointIranDemocracy and Governance
Raisi Departs, But Iran Remains Khamenei’s Realm
May 20, 2024Imad K. HarbIranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death comes at a particularly precarious time for the Islamic Republic. While important, considering the monumental news, Sup…