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ia Thomas L. Friedman Article 3. The Washington Institute Avoiding Assad's Forced Solution to the Syria Crisis Andrew J. Tabler Article 4. Now Lebanon Does the US seek an Arab-Iranian "equilibrium?" Hussein Ibish Article 5. The Christian Science Monitor As Egypt squeezes Gaza, Hamas looks incre

J. Tabler is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute and author of In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria. Anicic 4. EFTA00651256 Now Lebanon Does the US seek an Arab-Iranian equilibrium?" Hussein Ibish January 21, 2014 -- American policy in the Middle East

Iraq, where the Islamic State of Iraq and al- Sham (ISIS) has routed government forces since June 10, have sent reverberations across the region. In Lebanon, the ISIS victory has sparked fears of increased attacks against Hezbollah for its role in propping up Bashar al-Assad. It has also shifted the ord

i is a doctoral candidate focusing on Iranian policy toward post-Saddam Iraq at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies. Anicic 4. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace EFTA00669743 Hezbollah's Iraq Problems Alexander Corbeil June 26, 2014 -- Events in Iraq, wher

ished classical pianist, Barak was a special forces legend famous for actions such as planning the hostage-rescue raid on Entebbe and sneaking into Lebanon on an assassination run dressed as a woman. He finished his military career as chief of the general staff, then parachuted into politics in 1995, d

efore. But even if it does, Ehud Barak is unlikely to vanish from Israeli life for long. Jonathan Tepperman is Managing Editor of Foreign Affairs. Anicic 4. The Financial Times Netanyahu: tactical genius, strategic idiot Gideon Rachman January 14, 2013 -- In a normal time, in a normal country, Benja

Daily Star, and Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, in Beirut, Lebanon. Article 3 Project-Syndicate Middle East Frenemies Bernard Haykel & Daniel Kurtzer Dec 13, 2013 -- Princeton — The recent interim nuclear agreem

Egypt, is a visiting professor of Middle East policy studies at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Anicic 4. Today's Zaman EFTA00706378 Kurdistan: another state in the making in the Middle East? Robert Olson 2013-12-11 -- That yet another state is i

John Kerry lives. Let's suppose for the moment that al-Qaeda's new base in eastern Syria, Hezbollah's deployment of tens of thousands of missiles in Lebanon and the crumbling of the U.S.-fostered Iraqi political system pose no particular threat to America. That still leaves U.S. allies in the region —

ran. He also served as speaker of the Cabinet. He later became the president of the Iranian International Centre for Dialogue among Civilizations. Anicic 4. The National Interest How to Handle Russia Denis Corboy, William Courtney, Kenneth Yalowitz October 28, 2013 -- That Russia and the West are coo

n the West, but no one in the Middle East buys Iran's projection of pacifism. Indeed, Tehran's direct involvement in Sunni-Shiite carnage in Syria, Lebanon and has sharpened its image. Iran's breakout capability will be pivotal in regional assessments, with most governments likely to conclude that if

rael agrees with that assessment should become clearer after Monday's summit. Patrick Clawson is director of research at The Washington Institute. Anicic 4. The Council on Foreign Relations President Obama's March Summit with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Robert M. Danin February 28, 2014 -- Pres

11, 2014 -- The unrest in Syria has quickly spiraled beyond a sectarian civil war and into a regional crisis. Two million refugees have poured into Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey at a rate surpassing several thousand a day, with more than 6.5 million displaced overall. Iran and Saudi Arabia are doin

tine territories and nearby sovereignties. He worked 16 years at the Washington Post in Nairobi, Istanbul, Baghdad, Los Angeles and Rockville, MD. Anicic 4. The National Interest Syria: The Wages of Inaction Julie Lenarz, Michael Miner February 11, 2014 -- The unrest in Syria has quickly spiraled bey