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There is No “Lebanon”: Rethinking American Aid in the Age of Hezbollah
In March 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Lebanon for the first time. In a tense meeting with Lebanese officials, he stressed...
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Jun 11, 20195 min read


Syria’s Spinoff Crisis
The crisis you almost forgot is still there. The violence in Syria is suddenly halfway through its third year, with no end in sight. With...
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Jun 27, 20136 min read


Resigned to Chaos
There are times (for instance, when one is boarding a plane in Sicily and dreading the cold rain that will undoubtedly great her at the...
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Apr 3, 20135 min read


Keep Calm and Shelter More Refugees
It seems absurd to claim that any country in a region as unstable as the Middle East/North Africa could be stagnant – but if any of them...
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Feb 25, 20135 min read


Negotiations with a Side of Hamas
The ceasefire established Wednesday between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas (which controls the Gaza Strip) ended a week of rocket...
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Nov 23, 20125 min read
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