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Neither Thaw nor War: Steering the U.S. and Iran Out of No-Man’s-Land

Published November 25, 2019by Guest Contributor 6 Comments

By Ghoncheh Tazmini With protests flaring up around the country over a hike in fuel prices, the atmosphere in Iran is febrile. At the same time, it is eerily quiet with the near-total internet shutdown cutting the country off from… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Iran Ghoncheh Tazmini, Iran

The Lebanese Uprising: No End in Sight for the Current Impasse

Published November 25, 2019by Guest Contributor

By Joe Macaron It has been over a month since the Lebanese uprising began and there are no indications that the country’s ruling oligarchy is willing or ready to offer concrete concessions in giving up power. The political class seems united in… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Lebanon Joe Macaron, Lebanon

Turkey in the Gulf: Between Regional Aspirations and Setbacks

Published November 24, 2019by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

By Jacopo Spezia Depretto In recent years there has been remarkable upheaval between Persian Gulf countries. Iran and Qatar have been on mostly extremely negative terms with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain. The U.S.’s “maximum pressure”… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Turkey Jacopo Spezia Depretto, Turkey

Will Iraq’s Protests Lead to Radical Change?

Published November 23, 2019by Guest Contributor

By Abdulwahab Al-Qassab and Imad K. Harb The ongoing protests in Iraq indicate that the country’s youth, who are overwhelmingly Shia, have become disillusioned with status quo politics of control by Islamist political parties and with government corruption and ineptitude. Following the… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Iraq Abdulwahab Al-Qassab, Imad K. Harb, iraq

From Safadi back to Hariri: Lebanon’s search for a prime minister

Published November 22, 2019by Guest Contributor

By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Lebanon is in search of a new prime minister to replace Saad Hariri, who resigned on October 29 amid protests against government corruption and economic woes under his leadership. But the larger, more complicated question is… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Lebanon Ghassan Michel Rubeiz, Lebanon

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