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Diwan, a blog from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Middle East Program and the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, draws on Carnegie scholars to provide insight into and analysis of the region. 

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The Futility of a Lebanon War

Israel has no military options that could achieve a better result than a negotiated solution or a return to the status quo.

· June 27, 2024
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Setting Up an Arab Civil War

The Biden administration’s plan for the “day after” in Gaza would be disastrous without the promise of Palestinian statehood.

· May 27, 2024
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The Laws of Hegemony

In an interview, H. A. Hellyer talks about international justice as the ICC prosecutor seeks to pursue Israeli officials. 

· May 22, 2024
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Rockin’ in An Unequal World

Antony Blinken took his guitar to Kyiv to lift the spirits of Ukrainians, but Arabs are apparently denied his tunes.

· May 17, 2024
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Kuwait in Suspended Animation

The emir has just put parliament and the constitution on the backburner, but for what purpose?

· May 16, 2024
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Diplomatic License in Beirut

In a recent book, a former U.S. ambassador explains Washington’s perennial policy shifts in Lebanon.

· May 14, 2024
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Gaza and the Revolt in U.S. Colleges

As students around the United States and Europe protest, the relationship of Western elites with Israel is being redefined.

· April 30, 2024
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Defending Israel, but not Kurdistan?

When U.S. Patriots shot down an Iranian missile over Erbil on April 15, Kurds wondered why such defenses weren’t activated when they were attacked.

  • Wladimir van Wilgenburg
· April 25, 2024
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Delaying Lebanon’s Municipal Elections, Again

The decision is not surprising, given that the country’s political class mistrusts a poll whose outcome it doesn’t fully control.

· April 24, 2024
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The Terrible “Day After” in Gaza

Dislocation, destruction, and continued oversight were always part of Israel’s plan for the post-conflict situation in the Palestinian territory.

· April 17, 2024