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Bolton Is In; Fasten Your Seatbelts
Mar 23, 2018Imad K. Harb
It is hard to see how the Trump Administration can conduct a purposeful and reasoned foreign policy with the…
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Trump’s Transactional Relationship with Saudi Arabia
Mar 22, 2018Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
The March 21, 2018 press conference between US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
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Where on Earth is the Palestinian Press?
Mar 16, 2018Khalil E. Jahshan
As a long-term observer of Middle East politics, I have always been intrigued by the surprisingly limited impact exerted…
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Tillerson’s Departure: Implications for Middle East Policy
Mar 13, 2018Imad K. Harb
President Donald Trump’s sacking of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has important ramifications for US policy in the Middle…
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Eastern Ghouta: Syria’s “Hell on Earth”
Feb 23, 2018Khalil E. Jahshan
In recent weeks, the Assad regime and its supporters have subjected the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta to one…
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Abbas Reassures UNSC of Palestinian Commitment to Just and Lasting Peace
Feb 20, 2018Khalil E. Jahshan
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas delivered today his long-anticipated speech to the UN Security Council. His objective was essentially two-fold,…
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Mahmoud Abbas at the UN Security Council
Feb 20, 2018Imad K. Harb
What was most noticeable in Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s peace plan was his reaffirmation that the Arab Peace…
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A change in the American rules of engagement in Syria
Feb 9, 2018Radwan Ziadeh
The American forces in northeastern Syria intervened in the Deir Ezzor area to protect and defend their local ally,…
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Russia has abandoned all restraint in its support of Assad
Feb 8, 2018Imad K. Harb
It appears that Russia has decided to fully throw in its weight behind Bashar al-Assad’s regime and in fact…

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