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The American-Russian Strategic Competition in the Arab Middle East
Mar 23, 2017Abdulwahab Al-QassabThe Historical ContextThe presence of global powers in the Arab Middle East region is not new. American and Russian…
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The Difficult Tasks for the Arab League
Mar 22, 2017Imad K. HarbAs the Arab League limps through its eighth decade, its problems increase in number and intensity while the Arab…
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Lebanon’s Oligarchy Consolidates Control over the Security Establishment
Mar 22, 2017Joe MacaronAfter an impasse of nearly four years, on March 8 the Lebanese government announced a sectarian quota deal to…
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Turkey-Europe Tensions: Where are They Headed?
Mar 21, 2017Mustafa GurbuzThe escalation of tensions between Turkish and Dutch authorities seems to have played well in domestic political calculations in…
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The Arab World after ISIL’s Defeat
Current efforts to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) will, with time and sustained commitment,…
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Turnover: What Are the Implications of Recent and Upcoming Changes in Hamas?
Mar 15, 2017Yousef MunayyerBackgroundSince its establishment in the 1980s, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, or Hamas, has increasingly become an important player…
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Obstacles to President Trump’s Options on Iran
Mar 14, 2017Imad K. HarbAlmost two months into his presidency, Donald Trump has charted a clear path to tense relations between the United…
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Why Federalism Is a Bad Idea for Syria
Mar 13, 2017Radwan ZiadehIn the middle of the discussion about transition in Syria, Russia proposed the idea of a federal republic, according…
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Turkey-Iran Relations: A Sectarian Future?
Mar 8, 2017Mustafa GurbuzThe Syrian war and ensuing crisis in Iraq have put Turkey and Iran in an unprecedented sectarian rivalry. Competition…
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J Street Annual Conference: “Defending Our Values: Fighting for Our Future”
Mar 8, 2017Roxanne PeruginoJ Street, the liberal left-of-center Jewish pro-peace, pro-Israel organization held its sixth annual conference at the end of February…
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Trump’s Defense Budget Militarizes US Foreign Policy
Mar 7, 2017Joe MacaronThe signature blueprint of any US president is the federal budget. Donald Trump is giving us an insight into…
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Regaining Western Mosul: Consequences and Implications
Mar 2, 2017Abdulwahab Al-Qassabimg { margin: 5px; padding: 5px;}Since October 2016, the Iraqi government,…
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How Will Trump Run Washington’s Favorite Killing Machine?
Mar 2, 2017Joe MacaronIn 2016, US unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) dropped on average three bombs every 60 minutes in the global fight…
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The Trump Administration’s Hezbollah Problem
Mar 2, 2017Imad K. HarbAs paramilitary organizations go, Lebanon’s Hezbollah has achieved resounding success since its establishment by the revolutionary Iranian regime, which…
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Netanyahu and Trump Chart New US-Israel Relationship
Feb 26, 2017Yousef MunayyerBackgroundOn February 15, 2017, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump met in the White House for…
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Democratization and Radicalization: Understanding Tunisia’s Model of Democratic Transition
Feb 21, 2017Tamara KharroubOn February 1, 2017, German police arrested a Tunisian asylum seeker suspected of recruiting for the Islamic State of…
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Erdoğan’s Gulf Tour: Reassurance without Substance?
Feb 21, 2017Mustafa GurbuzContemporaneous visits to the Gulf region by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani indicate urgent…
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Going Forward on Egyptian-American Relations
Feb 21, 2017Imad K. HarbEgypt recently marked the sixth anniversary of the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak and his handover of power…
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Libya after ISIL: What Will Trump Do?
Feb 15, 2017Joe MacaronIt is safe to say that at present, Libya might not be high on the agenda of President Donald…
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General Flynn, We Hardly Knew You
Feb 15, 2017Roxanne PeruginoAfter serving only 24 days as President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, Lt. General Michael Flynn has resigned, leaving…