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- Policy AnalysisIranRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Hamas Plans a Comeback to Damascus: US and Regional Implications
Jul 31, 2019Joe MacaronHamas is looking to realign itself with Syria as the Trump Administration floats ideas about Palestinian-Israeli peace; however, it appears that the Syrian reg…
- Policy AnalysisIranIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
Trump’s Sanctions on Hezbollah Threaten Lebanon’s Stability
Jul 30, 2019Nabeel A. KhouryCurrent conditions in the Middle East and American sanctions against Hezbollah could upset the delicate balance of power in Lebanon and potentially lead to an …
Albawaba interviews Imad K. Harb regarding the tensions between Iran and the US
Jul 18, 2019Albawaba's Hayder al-Shakarchi interviewed Imad K. Harb regarding the steadily rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.Read more
- Policy AnalysisIranIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
The Symbolism behind the Latest US Sanctions against Hezbollah
Jul 17, 2019Joe MacaronThe latest US sanctions against Hezbollah--and their impact on domestic Lebanese politics--are largely symbolic. In reality, the Trump Administration may have …
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranSecurity and Defense
Congress Deliberates US-Iraq Relations
Jul 17, 2019Marcus MontgomeryMarcus Montgomery discusses Congress’s deliberations with the Trump Administration about US-Iraqi relations. One of the important considerations is whether Was…
- Policy AnalysisIranRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Hard Choices Facing Tehran and Washington
Jul 10, 2019Daniel BrumbergIf the Trump Administration decides to adhere to a strategy of pushing for regime change in Tehran, Iran’s leaders might eventually embrace a fraught nucleariz…
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranProtests and Activism
Republicans Define What It Means to Be Pro-Israel
Jul 10, 2019Marcus MontgomeryThe definition of “standing with Israel,” one held by high profile Republican officials and members of Congress who spoke at the Christians United for Israel a…
- Washington Policy WeeklyBahrainRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Congress Has Been Deafeningly Quiet on the Bahrain Meeting
Jul 3, 2019Marcus Montgomerysince Jared Kushner convened his economic workshop in Bahrain last month, nearly every prominent member of Congress has been silent on the plan, signaling skep…
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranSecurity and Defense
How Congress Is Trying to Prevent Another Middle East War
Jun 26, 2019Marcus MontgomeryWith tensions escalating between the United States and Iran, Congress is trying to reassert its own war powers to prevent the Trump Administration from startin…
- Policy AnalysisIranSecurity and Defense
Iran: How Trump is Emboldening the Hawks and Hardliners
Jun 25, 2019Imad K. HarbUS hawks, their Gulf allies and Israel will see Trump's preference for avoiding military confrontation as capitulation.
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Imad K. Harb: Iran: How Trump is emboldening the hawks and hardliners
Jun 24, 2019Imad K. HarbUS hawks, their Gulf allies and Israel will see Trump's preference for avoiding military confrontation as capitulation.Read more
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranSecurity and Defense
Would Trump Really Go to War with Iran?
Jun 19, 2019Marcus MontgomeryWith multiple miscalculations and missteps that could develop, should we be worried about another war in the Middle East?