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MENASource Jun 17, 2025
By David Daoud
As wave after wave of Israeli jets continue to strike Iran, Tehran’s proxy on Israel’s northern border remains quiet.
MENASource Jun 4, 2025
Municipal election results did not demonstrate the militant group’s dominance over Lebanon’s Shiites, but Hezbollah nevertheless retains popularity.
MENASource May 22, 2025
By Sinan Hatahet
Israel’s ongoing intervention in Syria appears different from its 1982 invasion of Lebanon—but beneath the surface, parallels are striking.
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MENASource
By Holly Dagres
2021 was a year full of impactful elections, historic anniversaries, and new challenges for the Middle East and North Africa.
By Nicholas Blanford
For a government formed less than two months ago after more than a year of bitter political wrangling, it is becoming increasingly doubtful if it will survive long enough to reach the date of parliamentary elections four months away.
On October 17, the National Interest published an article by Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Patrick Quirk offering steps the Biden administration can take in its 2022 National Security Strategy to address threats posed by fragile states. In the piece, Quirk discusses these threats – from non-state armed groups that fuel instability to corruption that weakens fragile state […]
By Matthew Zais
Before the United States and World Bank throw a lifeline to either Bashar al-Assad or Lebanon, they should demand concessions that reduce Iranian and Russian influence in the region.
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Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs
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Director, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
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