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Deciphering the Quick Collapse of the Assad Regime
Dec 17, 2024Radwan Ziadeh
Many western media outlets have speculated about the quick collapse of the Syrian regime and its military and security…
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Will Assad’s Fall Give Iran’s Reformists a New Lease on Life?
Dec 11, 2024Daniel Brumberg
For Iran, the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and what was left of his regime—together with Moscow’s decision to…
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A New Syria is Born: Hopes and Challenges
Dec 11, 2024Marwa Daoudy
December 8, 2024, marked a historic turning point in Syria and the Middle East region—a day when the Syrian…
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Israel’s Violations of the Ceasefire with Hezbollah Threaten to Undo It
Dec 10, 2024Imad K. Harb
The ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Lebanon on November 27 was a welcome development after 14 months of…
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A Preview of Trump’s National Security Team
Nov 19, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich
Just two weeks have passed since President-elect Donald Trump won the election, and his new administration is already taking shape. Trump’s…
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Trump’s Middle East Team Will Have to Deal with His Unpredictability and Narcissism
Nov 8, 2024Daniel Brumberg
It is very hard to predict the foreign policy that president-elect Donald Trump will pursue because he is deeply…
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Harris and the Arab-American Vote: Election Day Approaches
Oct 31, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich
The continued peripheralization of Arab-American voices has made it clear that to Harris and her campaign, just as Palestinian…
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Middle East Realities That Require an Escape Route
Oct 17, 2024Rami G. Khouri
The past month may prove to be the most critical moment of geo-strategic transformation in the Middle East since…
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Nasrallah’s Killing Prompts Serious Calculations
Sep 30, 2024Nabeel A. Khoury
Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has shocked many in Lebanon and the region regardless of what…
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Haniyeh’s Assassination: Fallout from Israel’s Latest Killing Spree
Aug 2, 2024Yousef Munayyer
The assassination is the clearest message that Israel is not interested in an actual deal and is using ceasefire…
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Netanyahu’s Demagoguery Before Congress over the Gaza War
Jul 31, 2024Khalil E. Jahshan
In his convoluted and divisive presentation, Netanyahu made an emotional attempt at rallying American support behind his puttering ten-month…
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Desperately Seeking Support for Biden’s Plan on Gaza
Jun 18, 2024Khalil E. Jahshan
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken just concluded another intensive diplomatic trip to the Middle East, his eighth to…
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Netanyahu’s Government after Gantz’s Resignation: Shaky Ground or Sticking Around?
Jun 13, 2024Yousef Munayyer
Benny Gantz resigned from Israel’s war cabinet because of differences with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the conduct of…
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The ICJ Moves to Protect International Law from Israeli Transgressions
May 24, 2024Khalil E. Jahshan
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today issued its long-awaited decision regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip and…
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Whitewashing Biden’s Policy on Gaza
May 21, 2024Khalil E. Jahshan
On May 13, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan addressed the media in the White House press room on current…
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Raisi Departs, But Iran Remains Khamenei’s Realm
May 20, 2024Imad K. Harb
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death comes at a particularly precarious time for the Islamic Republic. While important, considering the…
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Congress’s Crackdown on Campus Protests and the Threat to Civil Liberties
May 15, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich
It has been a month since student protests started at Columbia University with the establishment of a protest encampment…
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A Failed Iranian Performance and Its Repercussions
Apr 15, 2024Imad K. Harb
Rare are the occasions when a purportedly capable country’s determined military response to attack turns out to be a…
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Path of Least Cost: Assuaging Public Protests in Jordan
Apr 1, 2024Imad K. Harb
Once again, events in Gaza are showing up in the form of indignant protests in Jordan that, if not…
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Whither the Arab World from What is Happening in Gaza?
Mar 20, 2024Imad K. Harb
Israel’s war on Gaza has recently entered its sixth straight month with no respite or apparent possibility of a…

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