Foreign Policy Essay
Five Myths about Sponsor-Proxy Relationships
Assaf Moghadam, Michel Wyss Sun, Dec 16, 2018, 10:00 AM
What people get wrong about proxy war.
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Another War in Lebanon?
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Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel are running high. What is keeping the peace—and can it last?
Lebanon
Three Observations after Observing the Lebanese Elections
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Hezbollah's gains and a growing cohort of independent, trans-confessional politicians make clear why the United States needs to stay engaged.
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Iraq’s Controversial Cleric Poised to Win Election
J. Dana Stuster Tue, May 15, 2018, 11:56 AM
What you missed while the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran deal stole the headlines.
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Hezbollah, Drugs, and the Obama Administration: A Closer Look at a Damning Politico Piece
Daniel Byman Tue, Jan 30, 2018, 7:00 AM
What to make of Politico’s account of the Obama administration’s posture toward Hezbollah during the Iran deal negotiations.
Middle East Ticker
Saudi Power Play Sends Shockwaves Abroad
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 10:30 AM
Mohammed bin Salman has purged his rivals and is trying to check Iran’s influence in Lebanon and Yemen, while setting the stage for closer cooperation with Israel.
Middle East Ticker
Trump May Kick Iran Deal Debate to Senate, the Islamic State’s Bastion Pinched on Two Fronts, the Gulf Crisis Gets Even More Petty
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 12:00 PM
The Trump administration lays out its game plan for decertifying the Iran deal, the Islamic State is being squeezed in Deir Ezzor, and Trump offers to fix the Gulf crisis.
Middle East Ticker
Iran Still Complying with Nuclear Deal, Rebel Coalition in Yemen Bends but Doesn’t Break, U.S. and Hezbollah Fight over Islamic State in Syria
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Sep 5, 2017, 9:30 AM
The IAEA disagrees with the Trump administration about Iran’s compliance, Houthi and Saleh loyalists involved in Sanaa streetfighting, and an Islamic State convoy is trapped between Syria’s frontlines.
Middle East Ticker
Temple Mount Protests Wind Down, New Ceasefire in Libya Complicates Peace Effort, Hajj Gets Caught in Gulf Crisis, and Lebanon’s PM Makes Pitch in DC
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Aug 1, 2017, 11:00 AM
Two weeks of protests appear to be ending in Jerusalem, France pushes through a ceasefire in Libya but peace remains elusive, Saudi Arabia and Qatar trade accusations of politicizing the pilgrimage to Mecca, and Lebanon’s Saad Hariri lobbies Washington.
Material Support
Prosecuting Hezbollah Agents: The Domestic Front of a Larger, Long-Term Shadow Conflict
Robert Chesney Fri, Jun 9, 2017, 2:11 PM
This week's arrest of two Hezbollah/IJO agents might best be understood as one small part of a larger, complex policy framework that usually is glimpsed only through the lens of its diplomatic aspects.