• Policy Analysis

    Is There a US Policy Toward the Kurds in Iraq and Syria?

    Feb 21, 2018

    Recent tensions between the United States and Turkey over US support for the Syrian Kurds have brought to the forefront the issue of US policy toward the Kurdi…

  • Viewpoint

    Abbas Reassures UNSC of Palestinian Commitment to Just and Lasting Peace

    Feb 20, 2018

    Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas delivered today his long-anticipated speech to the UN Security Council. His objective was essentially two-fold, he wanted f…

  • Viewpoint
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Mahmoud Abbas at the UN Security Council

    Feb 20, 2018Imad K. Harb

    What was most noticeable in Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s peace plan was his reaffirmation that the Arab Peace Initiative (API) of 2002 remai…

  • Policy Analysis

    The War of Others on Syria’s Soil

    Feb 20, 2018

    The late diplomat, politician, and publisher of the influential Lebanese daily An-Nahar, Ghassan Tueni, characterized the 15-year Lebanese civil war as “a war …

  • Press Releases

    Mahmoud Abbas’s speech at the UN Security Council

    Feb 20, 2018

    Statement byH.E. Mr. Mahmoud AbbasPresident of the State of PalestineBefore the United Nations Security CouncilNew York20 February 2018Excellency Sheikh Sabah …

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Congressional Update – Week Ending February 16, 2018

    Feb 16, 2018

    Congressional hearings on global threats to the US; Trump’s illusive peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians; the state of human rights in Bahrain; Tillerso…

  • Imad K. Harb talks to Aljazeera about the state of US global power (in Arabic)

    Feb 16, 2018

    Is US global power in a state of expansion or contraction under the Trump administration?Watch

  • Policy Analysis

    Mahmoud Abbas’s Disappearing Options

    Feb 15, 2018

    Abbas’s options have significantly narrowed after Trump’s position change on Jerusalem; but his limited choices are not beneficial for anyone given the ambigui…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Like Quicksand, Many Issues Threaten to Engulf Lebanon

    Feb 13, 2018Imad K. Harb

    As it approaches the highly anticipated round of legislative elections on May 6, Lebanon finds itself bereft of a cohesive political center that can withstand …

  • Policy Analysis

    Can Iran’s Minorities Be Used against the Regime?

    Feb 9, 2018

    The heightened tension and antagonistic discourse between Saudi Arabia and Iran help Tehran legitimize its security policies in the country and to “alert” its …

  • Viewpoint

    A change in the American rules of engagement in Syria

    Feb 9, 2018

    The American forces in northeastern Syria intervened in the Deir Ezzor area to protect and defend their local ally, the Syrian Democratic Forces. An estimated …

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Congressional Update – Week Ending February 9, 2018

    Feb 9, 2018

    Government is funded until late March; Mattis discounts Iran and terrorism as the greatest threats to US; Congress, Trump Administration explore solutions to S…

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