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Syrian Regime Change: The View from Oman
Jan 9, 2025Giorgio CafieroThe abrupt end of 61 years of Baathist rule in Syria on December 8 caught the Gulf states by…
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Lebanon’s Post-Hezbollah “Day After”
Jan 7, 2025Patricia KaramThe surprising fall of the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria on the heel of Hezbollah’s spectacular losses…
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Lebanon’s Health System: Decades of Struggle and a Year of Israeli Attacks
Jan 2, 2025Yara M. AsiOn September 17 and 18, 2024, a coordinated Israeli attack turned pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon into explosive devices,…
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Damascus Falls, and So Does US Policy
Jan 2, 2025Charles W. DunneWith a presidential transition imminent, US policy on Syria, not to mention the broader Middle East, is in limbo.
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Rebuilding and Strengthening Syria’s State Institutions
Dec 23, 2024Nour TahaNour Taha discusses the need for reviving and strengthening state institutions in Syria after the collapse of the Assad…
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Turkey and the Transition to a Post-Assad Regime in Syria
Dec 20, 2024Salim ÇevikTurkey's intervention in Syria and its approach to the post-Assad era reflects a complex interplay of short and long-term…
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Syria’s Kurds Facing Dangerous Headwinds
Dec 18, 2024Gregory AftandilianThe rapid collapse of the Assad regime by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) fighters has put Syrian Kurds of the…
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Recalibrating US Engagement in Yemen Under a New Trump Administration
Dec 11, 2024Afrah NasserThe military escalation between the United States and the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen has significant implications for Yemen’s…
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Implications of Assad’s Fall for Syria and the Region
Dec 10, 2024Heba Gowayed Imad K. Harb Bahraa Hijazi Khalil E. Jahshan Patricia Karam Annelle ShelineThe fall of Damascus marked the end of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, who inherited the presidency from his…
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Trump and Company Return to the Folly of “Maximum Pressure” on Iran
Dec 5, 2024Daniel BrumbergWhen it comes to US Iran policy, simple yet profound realities merit repeating. One of these is that economic…
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Hezbollah’s Likely Demise and Lebanon’s Uncertain Future
Dec 4, 2024Patricia KaramIsrael's approval of a US-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah set the stage for an end to fourteen months of fighting…
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Trump’s Election and Future of Turkish-American Relations
Dec 4, 2024Salim ÇevikTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed clear satisfaction with the election of Donald Trump as president of the United…
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Motivations for Israel’s Unprecedented Destruction of Palestinian Lives
Dec 2, 2024Daoud KuttabFor over a year, a systematic and unprecedented Israeli campaign of death, injury, and ruin of entire communities has…
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UNRWA Closure as Prelude to the Elimination of Palestinians’ Right of Return
Dec 2, 2024Mtanes ShihadehThe United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established in 1949…
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Trump Is Back: What Does It Mean for Oil and US-Gulf Relations?
Nov 27, 2024Jim KranePresident-elect Donald Trump has made clear his fondness for fossil fuels, a fondness that was reciprocated by many in…
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Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu: A Long Time Coming
Nov 27, 2024Susan M. Akram John B. QuigleyThe charges against Netanyahu and Gallant include the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and intentional…
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Gaza and Lebanon: No Distinction Between Civilian and Military Targets
Nov 22, 2024Jonathan KuttabOne of the consequences of the present Israeli war on Gaza has been the blatant erosion of respect for…
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Security Dimensions of the Saudi-Iranian Détente
Nov 21, 2024Giorgio CafieroThe Saudi-Iranian renormalization deal, signed in Beijing on March 10, 2023, has led to a significant reduction in friction…
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Foreign Policy in the Second Trump Administration Takes Shape
Nov 19, 2024Nabeel A. KhouryThe foundations of President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy are now taking shape. He has nominated Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL),…
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Saudi Arabia and Trump: Expectations and Challenges Ahead
Nov 14, 2024The Unit for Political StudiesOn November 5, former President Donald Trump successfully reclaimed the White House, achieving a decisive victory over his Democratic…
