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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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By Atlantic Council
IranSource
By Raz Zimmt
Hamas’s decision to start a war at a time not determined by Iran created a situation of escalating risks.
Event Recap
By Charles Johnson
On Wednesday, February 14, the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project hosted a hybrid panel event about the crucial role women and their testimonies play in pursuit of justice and accountability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
MENASource
By Nicholas Blanford
The chances of calming the Lebanon-Israel border will be that much greater if a temporary ceasefire in Gaza evolves into a permanent ceasefire.
If the Gaza war drags on for much longer and clashes continue to persist along the Lebanon-Israel border, the pressure on the Israeli government to launch some form of offensive into south Lebanon is going to be hard to resist.
The Lebanese government seems to believe that it will get better terms as international desperation to stop Hezbollah’s attacks grows.
Podcast
By Alia Brahimi
Host and Nonresident Senior Fellow Alia Brahimi speaks with Iraq expert Renad Mansour about what motivates the non-state actors who are leading the bid to avenge Gazans.
What Hezbollah has not been seeking is opening a full-scale war with Israel. However, Hezbollah has other indirect options that it may activate.
By Rachel Friedman
2023 was a tumultuous and tragic year for the Middle East and North Africa. It also produced moments of hope and diplomatic feats.
Fellow
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Freedom and Prosperity Center
Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs
Staff
Director, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Policy, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
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