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January 2025

Syria gets a new autocrat as Sharaa styles himself ‘president’
If the economy tanks, it’s likely Sharaa will return to his Islamic roots and produce a state similar to ISIS
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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Good news and bad news from Lebanon as Nawaf Salam elected premier
Israel-bashing president of the International Court of Justice hardly seems the one to bring peace with neighbor
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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Israel Is Overhauling Its Defense Ideology; Will Arab States Finally Support It?
Moderate Arab capitals have overlapping interests with Israel in curbing Iranian troublemaking and restricting uninvited Turkish meddling
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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Lebanon’s Aoun could move toward peace – if Hezbollah lets him
The Iran-backed militia is bowed but not broken – and it could still find a way to hijack Saudi funds for its own rehabilitation
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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Lebanon is not serious about disarming Hezbollah
Topping the list of reasons for lack of Lebanese interest, all presidential hopefuls need Hezbollah votes
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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December 2024

Understanding Syria’s pleasantly surprising new ruler Sharaa
He told journalists the region’s problem is the Iran regime while he chooses diplomacy to settle disputes with Israel
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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In Syria, Civil War Could Easily Return
Qatar has tried to rebrand radical Islamist groups in the past, painting them moderate only for these organizations to reemerge as radical
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Assad Is Gone: What Happens To Syria Now?
Joy of victory will wear off and the world will be anxious to see which direction Syria will go: A modern state or an Islamist emirate
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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Gulf countries talk like Iran, act like Israel
The GCC rhetoric on Israel masks its true aims to decouple Syria's Assad and the Islamic Republic and declaw Hezbollah in Lebanon
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain

November 2024

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