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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

Don’t Just Focus on Trump’s Crimes at Home

Published November 22, 2019by John Feffer 5 Comments

By John Feffer It’s a cliché in Westerns. The bad guys ride into town only to be met by a sheriff who stands tall. “I am the law,” the sheriff says, “and you boys better move on.”

Analysis, US Domestic Policy, US Foreign Policy Afghanistan, Israel, John Feffer

Impeachment and Its Lessons About Patriotism

Published November 22, 2019by Paul Pillar 3 Comments

By Paul R. Pillar Sometimes an accusation that a mote is in someone else’s eye (to paraphrase a biblical quotation) ought to underscore the significance of the beam that is in the accuser’s eye.  Donald Trump’s tactic of accusing his… Continue Reading →

Analysis, US Domestic Policy, US Foreign Policy impeachment, Paul Pillar, Trump

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