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Radwan Ziadeh: Time is up for calculations (in French)
Nov 8, 2017Radwan ZiadehThe two recent rounds of talks in Astana bringing together the Syrian regime and the opposition had brought nothing new and were merely a facade.Read more
- Policy AnalysisJordanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Bilateral Disagreements Aside, Jordan and Israel Agree on Syria
Nov 7, 2017Gregory AftandilianJordan and Israel view military activities by Sunni extremists groups and by Hezbollah as threats and are using their developing ties with Russia to try to mit…
Khalil Jahshan’s speaks with Alaraby TV on Yousef Al-Otaiba’s anti-BDS efforts (in Arabic)
Nov 6, 2017Khalil E. JahshanNovember 3, 2017
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Imad K. Harb: Lebanese PM Saad Hariri resigns citing Iranian meddling
Nov 4, 2017Imad K. HarbFor Hariri to make the announcement in Riyadh "basically means he can't have control over his government or his country.Read more
- Policy AnalysisLevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Is Palestinian Reconciliation Viable This Time?
Nov 3, 2017Khalil E. JahshanThe Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement is the product of political manipulation between parties that lack confidence in each other’s strategic objectives. Th…
- Policy AnalysisLevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A Century after Balfour: Israel’s Knesset Wants All of Palestine
Nov 2, 2017Yousef MunayyerA hundred years after the Balfour Declaration, Israeli lawmakers are slated to take legislative steps that, instead of moving toward democracy, would only doub…
- Policy AnalysisLevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Raqqa’s Liberation and US Policy in Syria
Oct 31, 2017Radwan ZiadehThe Islamic State’s defeat in Raqqa was met with widespread approval among all Syrians, but the Kurds’ control of the liberated city and its surroundings promp…
- Policy AnalysisLevantRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Ankara’s Ambiguous Policy toward a Divided GCC
Oct 30, 2017Mustafa GurbuzAs a key player in the GCC crisis, Turkey has tried to support Qatar while avoiding potential deterioration in Ankara-GCC relations, which would result in nega…
- Washington Policy WeeklyLevantSecurity and Defense
Congressional Update – Week Ending October 20, 2017
Oct 20, 2017Marcus MontgomeryI. Congress1) Legislation. This week, with the House of Representatives on recess and the Senate preoccupied with passing its version of a budget resolution, t…
- Policy AnalysisLevantMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
The Challenges of Turkey’s Operation in Syria’s Idlib
Oct 19, 2017Mustafa GurbuzTurkey is concerned about who controls neighboring Idlib Province in Syria but is equally interested in thwarting the Syrian Kurds’ plans for autonomy south of…
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Mostafa Gurbuz: Raqqa: a fatal blow to the Islamic state (in Portuguese)
Oct 17, 2017Losing Raqqa is certainly a fatal blow to the EI, whose legitimacy is built on the territorial claim.Read More
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranUS Foreign Policy
Congressional Update – Week Ending October 13, 2017
Oct 13, 2017Marcus MontgomeryCongress debates Iran and its proxies; President Trump refuses to certify Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA and designates the IRGC a terrorist organization.